How can I use advanced linking in React Native?

How can I use advanced linking in React Native?

You can use the Linking API in React Native to handle deep links and URL schemes. What specific functionality are you looking for?

I want to open specific screens in my app based on the URL.

You can achieve this by using the Linking.addEventListener method to listen for incoming links and then navigate to the desired screen using your navigation library.

Can you show me an example of how to set that up?

Sure! First, set up a listener in your main component like this:

useEffect(() => {
  const handleDeepLink = (event) => {
    const route = event.url.replace(/.*?:\/\//g, '');
    // Navigate to the specific screen based on the route
  };

  Linking.addEventListener('url', handleDeepLink);

  return () => {
    Linking.removeEventListener('url', handleDeepLink);
  };
}, []);

What if I want to handle both iOS and Android differently?

You can check the platform using Platform.OS and then handle the linking logic accordingly within your event handler.