off-topic 2021-11-28 | Slack Archive

sova-soars-the-sora23:11:26

Hi. I'm working on turning a website into an iOS app. So for my users, usually I have them click a "login link" or "magic link" in their e-mail that has a token and timestamp in it... and they get logged in. But now, I want people to be able to use the site via iOS app, so I have this thin wrapper around the site to make it into an "App" and I'm wondering if I need to let everyone choose a password now, since I'm not certain if I can use the login link flow for an "app"

sova-soars-the-sora23:11:11

Oh, I just realized I could probably do something like 2FA that askks you to type in the code. Maybe the login screen can say "type in the code you got in your e-mail"

sova-soars-the-sora23:11:21

sova-soars-the-sora23:11:20

Is there a way to force-open an app? Like ?

sova-soars-the-sora23:11:14

^.^ anyway ty, haven't done login flow on iOs apps evar so, yeah. if you have any pointers that'd be grand.

phronmophobic23:11:07

there are ways to open other apps, but if you're sending an email, it's likely to already send them a notification to whichever mail app they use. I believe slack can still use magic links on iOS. Have you tried going through their flow to see what they do?

phronmophobic23:11:57

for apps, you often don't need to require a login and can just use the identifierForVendor. Does your app require an email?

emccue06:11:14

this whole process is a nightmare. I’m not offering to help, i’m just informing you

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sova-soars-the-sora19:11:12

@U3JH98J4R thank you for confirming my suspicions

sova-soars-the-sora19:11:48

@U7RJTCH6J my app, it does require an e-mail.

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