Start app by scanning qr code

Question

How can I start my app by scanning a qr code?

I found this: Android start application from QR Code with params

The answer is not all clear to me.

<data android:scheme="myApp" android:host="org.hardartcore.myApp" android:path="/"/>

I suppose myApp has to ve replaced by the name of my app, and org.hardartcore is the package name? After creating a qr-code of either of these strings and scan it (using xzing's scanner), the only sensible option is to open to scanned string with a web browser. The webbrowser on it's turn simply can't find the string.

What am I missing here?

Answer 1

No, in this case you are trying to declare that the following URI will open your app:

myApp://org.hardartcore.myApp/

Then you VIEW that URI from another app using an Intent. You could put this in a QR code, and hopefully a reader will do that bit for you when it's scanned.