FB9745173: [WidgetKit] Widgets should be allowed to open external URLs directly #240
Description
- Date: 2021-11-08
- Resolution: Open
- Area: SwiftUI Framework
- OS: iOS 15.1
- Type: Suggestion
Description
Currently, you have to use a custom URL scheme with .widgetURL() to the main app which then opens the external URL. This is slow as the app as to fully open before redirecting to Safari. Seeing as it’s already possible to open external URLs (external URLs being, for example, https://apple.com), it would be nice if widgets could just open them directly, saving the user valuable time. Widgets opening URL has become quite a common thing to do. Users now use widgets as a trigger to run shortcuts, as a bookmark, etc.