Middleman is an interesting new Swift library to easy using x-callback-url in your app.
Apple launches Shortcuts
I guess we’re grownups now. With the release of Apple’s Shortcuts app, x-callback-url is now a supported standard documented on Apple’s site!
AppTalk URL directory launched
AppTalk is a great new site and community project to better document app URL schemes from Peter Minarik.
If you have apps which support x-callback-url, consider submitting a pull request with examples of the actions supported by your app!
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OmniFocus adds x-callback-url support
Version 2.14 of the OmniGroup’s venerable task manager OmniFocus adds support for powerful x-callback-url features. For details, read the topic on the OmniGroup’s discourse site.
Ulysses adds x-callback-url support
Great to have Ulysses, the powerful writing app from The Soulmen, add x-callback-url support! Check out their documentation for details.
CallbackURLKit
CallbackURLKit looks like a nifty Swift library for implementing x-callback-url.
R3 Specification
The x-callback-url specification has been updated to R3, with the addition of a brief section on security concerns. Recommending security methods is beyond the scope of the specification, but I thought it was a good idea to be encouraging developers to at least consider the security implications of adding URL scheme actions to their apps.
URLs are inherently anonymous and subject to attacks using maliciously constructed URLs placed in emails, web pages, etc., and your apps should be ready for that possibility.
Comments on improve this section are welcome.
Workflow
Workflow is a very cool new app that pushes the boundaries of automation on iOS. And, of course, has x-callback-url support!
Google Maps and PlainText join the x-callback-url family
Phillip Gruneich had a few good finds. Looks like Hog Bay’s excellent PlainText has added x-callback-url support.
Also, though undocumented by Google, it has apparently made it’s way into the Google Maps app.