With Bitly's mobile deep linking, you can set an alternate mobile path (aka mobile URI), Alternate Install Preference, or Alternate Install URL on any link already configured for Universal Links or Android App Links.
Follow these steps to:
Creating an override
- Ensure you have successfully set up Universal Links or Android App Links for your custom domain.
- Edit the link with the mobile deep link settings you want to override.
- Under Mobile behavior, you'll see the Android and iOS apps already associated with the custom domain.
- Click Edit for the app settings you would like to override. Override settings can be set up independently for iOS and Android apps.
Overrides inherit the app already associated with the custom domain. The override cannot be associated with a different app.
- Enter the mobile path, Alternate Install Preference, and Alternate Install URL.
- Mobile Path: The deep link URI which provides the route to the content to be loaded in the app. This route, similar to web URLs, will have a unique structure based on how the app was built.
If you do not know the mobile path, contact your mobile development team
- Alternate Install Preference: The mobile experience shown to a user when the app is not already installed on the mobile device. This can be uniquely set for iOS and Android.
- OFF - User will be automatically taken to the content in mobile web.
- INTERSTITIAL - User will be taken to an interstitial on mobile web where they can choose to go to the Install URL to download the app or be taken to the content in mobile web.
- APP STORE - User will be automatically taken to the Install URL to download the app.
- Alternate Install URL: The URL that will be used when Interstitial or App Store is selected as the Install Preference.
The default settings for the Alternate Install Preference and Alternate Install URL are inherited from the configured app but can be updated for individual links.
- Mobile Path: The deep link URI which provides the route to the content to be loaded in the app. This route, similar to web URLs, will have a unique structure based on how the app was built.
Deleting Overrides
Deleting an override will revert the deep link behavior back to the behavior set for your custom domain.
To delete an override, edit the link and click the X next to the override in the Mobile Behavior section:
You can also click Edit next to the override and then select Remove deep link override: