How to Use the Power Apps Host Object to Enhance Your Mobile Experience
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Do you wish there was an easy way to get information about the browser and operating system users are running your Power Apps on? There is now, thanks to the new Host Object in Power Apps!
In this video, I walk you through everything you need to know about this Host object. We'll explore what data it gives you access to in your Power Apps and I'll highlight my two favorite scenarios to use it for!
You'll see how it can help you add better feedback and troubleshooting to your app experience in Power Apps AND how the Host Object can be used to help you easily customize your Power Apps user experience to open hyperlinks in their native mobile applications! You'll see examples of how to open native map applications, LinkedIn and YouTube and you'll find out how to leverage this same technique to open hundreds of apps!
References
Host Object Documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/pow...
URL Scheme Resources: / complete-list-of-ios-url-schemes-for-third...
00:00 - Intro
00:14 - What is the Host Object?
00:55 - What information does the Host object give us?
02:50 - Using Host Object for Troubleshooting
03:55 - Opening links in native apps
06:35 - Using Host Object to determine device you're on
09:55 - Full Demo of Mobile Experience
10:25 - Wrap Up
