Feature Request: Different NSUserActivity.UserActivityType strings for Spotlight Search vs Universal Links

Originator:bryan
Number:rdar://23363931 Date Originated:2015-11-02
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iOS SDK Product Version:9.1
Classification:Feature Request Reproducible:n/a
 
Summary:
In implementing our app's Universal Links infrastructure, we'd like to be able to distinguish whether an inbound link came from Spotlight versus Universal Links - currently both actions result in an NSUserActivity.UserActivityType of "NSUserActivityTypeBrowsingWeb".

This would be helpful for understanding what paths our learners are using to open the Khan Academy app. (Should we invest more in optimizing Spotlight search results? Or are learners opening links to the app?)

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Make an iOS app that supports Universal Links and App Search (via the "web + apple-app-site-association" option)
2. Launch the app from Spotlight
3. Also try launching the app from a Universal Link

Expected Results:
The NSUserActivityType would be different for Spotlight and Universal Links.

Maybe "NSUserActivityTypeSpotlightSearch" and "NSUserActivityTypeUniversalLink"

Actual Results:
Both activities result in NSUserActivityTypeBrowsingWeb - making it harder to distinguish which of the two paths our learners are using, and therefore making it harder for us to know how to best improve our learners' experience with links and search.

Version:
iOS 9.1

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