iOS 9 and LDS.org

It is still just developer prerelease, and it may change, but just thought that I'd report that on my development devices (both iPod and iPad) running iOS 9 will try to open every link clicked on LDS.org in gospel library.

To duplicate:
1. Upgrade to iOS 9 and install the current (AppStore) version of gospel library
2. Open LDS.org in safari
3. Click on a link from the LDS.org homepage

This will try to open the link in gospel library. If you copy the link and paste it in the address bar of safari, it will open in safari.

If I were to guess, it is probably related to changes that were made in iOS 9, where it is getting confused with the changes in gospel library that were made to support continuity...I don't know if this is a bug in gospel library or iOS 9 - I just thought I'd report it

-Nathan

Don't forget to report it through the in-app feedback! The Gospel Library for iOS developers don't visit the forums very frequently.

This highlights two problems:

1. Safari should not be opening lds.org links in Gospel Library because the app is not configured for "app links".
2. Even if Gospel Library were configured for "app links", it seems to me that that is undesirable behavior. I'd prefer to still be able to browse around lds.org even if Gospel Library can handle lds.org links.

I've filed bug reports with Apple for both issues, and suggest that anyone who cares do the same. The more bug reports, the more Apple will take it seriously.

I'm on the public beta and the issue affects LDS tools links as well. iOS 9 seems very aggressive about dumping the user to an app. I say IOS 9 but it's only LDS.org that does this for me. I have tried two other browsers and the behavior persists in these (because the use the safari engine, right?).

I've since learned that because Gospel Library supports handoff with lds.org, it gets opted into app links by default. It should be opted out soon (waiting for a server change). In the meantime, enjoy living on the edge

As a workaround, it looks like if you long-press an LDS.org link you can choose if you want to open it in a new tab or in Gospel Library.

I've been seeing this on the iOS 9 betas as well. @hiltonc - any update on that "server change" from July? Is that an lds.org change or an Apple change?

We made the server change but it didn't change anything. I'm less concerned about it now, though, because the issue doesn't appear in the latest developer beta. I don't have a public beta so I don't know.

So it appears that the issue discovered during the developer phase of OS9 still exists. I just upgraded this morning and now I cannot log into lds.org and access leader resources because it tries to open links inside the Gospel Library App.

Not sure if the Gospel Library App needs an update or if a setting needs to be changed on my iPhone or IPad. Any help would be appreciated.

Same thing for me when I try to login to lds.org it takes me directly to Gospel Library App. This is bad since I cannot access Leader Resources to update membership. How do we make sure HQ/apple are looking at this? This is bad.

When tapping a link and Gospel Library is opened, but you wanted to go to Safari, you'll see an "lds.org" link on the right side of the status bar. Tap that.

We've removed the integration from lds.org that causes this, but it is cached on some devices. I do not how long it will take for the problem to go away for affected devices.

I have upgraded to the new public release of iOS 9 and when I go to sign in on LDS.org, my iPhone tries to open Gospel Library. I have deleted Gospel Library for the time being and now I can sign into LDS.org.

I'm guessing this will turn into a big issue today as lots of folks now log in with iOS 9 with its release this last week. I've cleared the cache in my browsers but am still seeing the issue.

This is still an issue. You can't access many parts of lds.org because it launches into the Gospel Library. This is especially frustrating when trying to access leader resources or donations or any other tools.

I'm not having the problem anymore, but when I did, I think I was able to long-hold a link (for example, in the My Account and Ward menu), and choose specifically to have it open in Safari.

jefferymoulton wrote:This is still an issue. You can't access many parts of lds.org because it launches into the Gospel Library. This is especially frustrating when trying to access leader resources or donations or any other tools.

A few posts back, hiltonc explained how to work around it.

When tapping a link and Gospel Library is opened, but you wanted to go to Safari, you'll see an "lds.org" link on the right side of the status bar. Tap that.

Or try the long-hold suggestion sbradshaw provided in the immediately preceding post.

I got hit by this bug this morning during Ward Council, so it is still an issue.

Thank you for the workarounds - I'll give them a try. Hopefully this will be resolved very quickly now that iOS 9 has been released.

I'm having the same problem. I can access tech.lds.org, but when I am at LDS.org and try to sign in, I hit the submit button and it goes to Gospel Library and says " Cannot open content. The requested content is not currently available."
I've tried clearing the cache and any website data, I've tried restarting the iPad, but no change in behavior. I guess the next step is to remove Gospel Library until minds sharper than mine can figure it out.

I was able to resolve the issue by uninstalling Gospel Library, and then reinstalling it again.

- Dave -

Uninstalling and reinstalling Gospel Library worked for me also. Thanks!

Still a problem with the shipping iOS and existing LDS.org.

How much longer before the bug is found and fixed?

Update 9.0.1 fixed it.

I am on 9.0.1 and still having the issue (at least with Chrome). I am going to uninstall Gospel Library and reinstall as others have mentioned.

Yup, that worked.

Looks like there might be a fix with the new gospel library app that was just released. Anyone try the updated app yet? Is it still causing issues? I haven't updated my iOS yet. I usually wait a month to find out all the bugs from others.