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How to use Mobile targeting

The Mobile targeting feature enables you to redirect visitors of a short link to two different app URLs, one for iOS users and the second one for Android users, depending on their operating system.

For more information on mobile targeting use cases, please review the following article.

Note

Mobile targeting is available in every price plan.

How to set up Mobile targeting​

  1. Sign in to your Short.io account.

  2. You can either

    • shorten a link and click on Mobile targeting:

      Link creation dialog with Mobile targeting icon highlighted in customization features

    or

    • open a short link for editing and navigate to Mobile targeting:

      Branded links list with the edit button highlighted on a short link row

  3. In the Mobile targeting panel provide the following information related to:

    • iOS

      • URL for Apple devices (iPhone and iPad)

    • Android - you can apply advanced settings in order for your mobile app to open at the appropriate page:

      • URL for Android devices

      • Application package name

      • Action

      • Component

    For example, when you enter an Android app URL:

    Mobile targeting panel with iOS and Android URL input fields

    the additional fields appear for you to add the required information:

    Android targeting fields with app URL, package name, action, component, and generated deep link

  4. Click on Save to confirm.

Hereafter, when iOS and Android users click on the same short URL, they will be redirected to two different links.