iOS Universal Links (on Debug) not working?

Question

I'm attempting to check the parsing of a Universal Link on an app I'm working on from within xcode debugger. I have everything working fine for some Universal links on the release build, but I want to walk through the process on debug. But after triple checking everything it just never checks for the app association file when a link is tapped from notes or google search. (Verified from packet sniffing within Charles Proxy both from simulator AND device)

Should this be working on debug?

Answer 1

Yes you can debug universal link using the following method in AppDelegate.swift file. , developer profile must be included with an associated domain for debugging. , I hope this helps you.

func application(_ application: UIApplication, continue userActivity: NSUserActivity, restorationHandler: @escaping ([Any]?) -> Void) -> Bool {
       print("activityType: ", userActivity.activityType)
        if userActivity.activityType == NSUserActivityTypeBrowsingWeb {
            let univrsalLinkURL = userActivity.webpageURL!.absoluteString
            print(univrsalLinkURL)
        }
        return true
    }

Goto developer account and check provisioning profile it's content must be associated domain enabled see this image.

Answer 2

Send the link in simulator message application. And click on that it will help you in debugging.