Universal links on iOS vs. deep links (URL schemes)

Question

As I\'m reading, iOS 9 introduced Universal Links. In the \"Support Universal Links\" section in Apple\'s App Search Programming Guide, it says that this is not exactly like

Answer 1

Universal Links replace URL/URI schemes?

In Apple's Ideal World, YES!

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Universal Links is a type of deep links?

Because Apple force to developer user Universal Links in order to deep link. So, Universal Links is a type of deep linking by Apple. But if you see Facebook lasted SDK they implemented own WebView in order support deep linking in iOS 9.0 +. So, for Apple Universal Links better than deep linking.