From what I remember of a class on mobile development during Uni, Android has things called "Intent(s)" which can also capture opened links to open an app, a specific view in an app etc.
Not nearly as powerful, they just have URI handlers.
However, that's all your browser is using on android anyway. It's a little different on iOS as your URI needs a custom scheme while android apps fan e.g. register themselves to handle reddit.com/* if anyone asks but Reddit already sniffs your platform to pick which app store URI and to show a safari or chrome logo
However, that's all your browser is using on android anyway. It's a little different on iOS as your URI needs a custom scheme while android apps fan e.g. register themselves to handle reddit.com/* if anyone asks but Reddit already sniffs your platform to pick which app store URI and to show a safari or chrome logo