Correct way in 2018 to open Facebook app via website link?

Question

Let me say first that I\'ve researched this for the past 4 hours. From various threads, I have seen that linking to fb://page/PAGEID is the OLD way of

Answer 1

Now it's changed to:

For iOS: fb://profile/PAGEID

For Android: fb://page/PAGEID

PAGEID is the numeric pageid that the page owner can see in the about box in facebook

Answer 2

I figured it out, hope it helps someone else.

If the device is Android, use:

fb://facewebmodal/

And if it's iOS, use:

fb://page/PAGEID

If you do it automatically you need to detect the device first and then redirect to the appropriate link.

Answer 3

So I figure my solution worked best for my scenario.

By setting the target to "_top" the phone shows the pop up to choose the app that you would like to open the link on.

Answer 4

Beware! I'm testing on android in September 2018:

fb://facewebmodal/f?href=FACEBOOKURL works, but doesn't display the page correctly - the header image is missed off and you end up in "about" with no way to like the app.

fb://page/PAGEID works fine in android and displays the page as intended. (for clarity this is the numeric pageid that the page owner can see in the about box in facebook)

Answer 5

fb://profile/yournumericid Works for iOS only