System share sheet
Navigate to shareapp://message?=Check this out&url=https://app.yourdomain.com/item/42 and the native share dialog opens with your text and link. Users pick the app they want.
What you get
Haptic feedback
Call lighthaptic://, mediumhaptic://, heavyhaptic://, successhaptic://, warninghaptic:// or errorhaptic:// from a hidden iframe or window.location to give tactile feedback on key actions.
Receive shares (Android)
With the ShareIntent API your app can also appear as a share target in other apps and receive text, links or images into your Replit web app.
Prompt for Replit
Paste this into Replit to implement the web-app side. Review the result, publish, then test inside the WebViewGold app.
Prompt to paste into Replit Agent
Add native sharing, invites and haptic feedback for the mobile version. Client: create src/lib/native.ts with isNativeApp() (navigator.userAgent contains "WebViewGold"), share(text, url) that in the native app sets window.location.href to 'shareapp://message?=' + encodeURIComponent(text) + '&url=' + encodeURIComponent(url) and otherwise uses navigator.share or copies the link, and haptic(type) for lighthaptic://, successhaptic:// and errorhaptic:// (native app only, never two calls in the same tick). Server: add POST /api/referrals that creates or returns the user's referral code and the invite URL built from an APP_URL environment variable. UI: Share button on each item, "Invite friends" in settings, successhaptic after every successful save.
Great work! Never coded anything but managed to work with this. Easy and fast! Also with great help from the creators!
Wire it into a Replit app
About 15 minutes.
Find the share moments
Invite a friend, share a result, send a listing, recommend the app. Each gets a button that calls
shareapp://inside the app and the Web Share API or a copy-link fallback in the browser.Detect the app
Check for the WebViewGold user agent (configurable in Config.swift / Config.java) and only then use the native schemes; otherwise fall back to
navigator.share.Add haptics to confirmations
successhaptic://after a saved form or completed order,errorhaptic://on validation errors,lighthaptic://on toggles. Keep it rare so it stays meaningful.Track shares
Append
?ref=shareto shared URLs so Express/Flask/FastAPI backends with Replit Postgres or external databases can attribute sign-ups to sharing.
A share helper for your web app
Works in the app and in the browser:
javascript
function shareItem(text, url) {
var inApp = navigator.userAgent.indexOf("WebViewGold") !== -1;
if (inApp) {
window.location.href = "shareapp://message?=" + encodeURIComponent(text) + "&url=" + encodeURIComponent(url);
} else if (navigator.share) {
navigator.share({ text: text, url: url });
} else {
navigator.clipboard.writeText(url);
}
}
function haptic(kind) {
if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("WebViewGold") !== -1) { window.location.href = kind + "haptic://"; }
}Frequently asked questions
Does the Web Share API work inside the app?
Partially, depending on the system WebView. The shareapp:// scheme is the reliable way and gives you the full native sheet on both platforms.
Do haptics work on Android?
Yes, the same haptic schemes trigger the vibration motor on Android devices that support it.
Is sharing relevant for App Store review?
It is one of the native capabilities reviewers see; combined with push notifications and offline handling it supports the Guideline 4.2 argument.
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