What to do if an app does not register a URL Scheme?

Not all apps necessarily register an URL Scheme, but there’s a workaround yet again with the Shortcuts app.

Step 1

Create a new Shortcut (not an automation this time!) and add the “Open app…” action. Select the app you’d like to add here.

Step 2

At the top, give the Shortcut a name, like “Open Yahoo Finance”.

Step 3

In one sec, proceed to add a custom app like you’d usually do. The trick is now, we are using the URL Scheme of the Shortcuts App to run the Shortcut we’ve just created:

The URL Scheme contains a URL parameter at the end called “name=…”. Insert the name of the Shortcut you’ve just created.

Important: replace all spaces contained in the name with %20