JavaScript If Else Script

[alexw]

Hello everyone,

I am using the script below to direct users to Instagram via the app or the website based on the device they are on. The script works great until it is used on a phone that does not have the Instagram app. The user without the app will get an invalid address error message. Is there a way to update the script to redirect mobile users without the app to the Instagram website link instead of the app link?

  <script>
    function isMobile() {
      if (/Android|webOS|iPhone|iPad|iPod|BlackBerry|IEMobile|Opera Mini/i.test(navigator.userAgent)) {
        // true for mobile device
        window.open("instagram://user?username=username");
      } else {
        // false for non-mobile device
        window.open("https://www.instagram.com/username", "_blank");
      }
    }
  </script>

 

[Mutiny]

Maybe something like this: http://www.javascriptkit.com/javatutors/openclose.shtml

Basically, try to open the mobile device window and then check the state of whether the window was actually opened or immediately closed.

 

[alexw]

I could not figure out how to tie in the code at the link with what I have. I am going to put this issue on the back burner, for now. I went to a few popular websites where the developer put the social media links on the site and none of them are forcing the use of the app. All the Instagram links I tested initially open the site in the browser on my iPhone. Once the site opens, I get the option to open it in the app, and Instagram always opens in the app from that point.

I have done some additional research on what I was trying to do, and all signs point to the social media site developer as the person that needs to make this possible. So, I may not use the JS code for social media sites. I might repurpose it for something else later on.