iOS - Return to Safari from Native App without Opening New Tab

Question

I am having trouble figuring out how to switch to Safari from a native app in iOS 7+. I\'ve used UIApplication.sharedApplication.openURL(), but that opens a new

Answer 1

The behaviour you described is exactly what FB's AppLinks is designed for, and you'll get the same behaviour with all iOS apps that support it (which is quite a lot) out of box!

By the way Google Maps uses the same component: you can see it if you open Google Maps from let's say Fantastical.app!