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This shouldn't be possible on Android. Google requires apps capturing http/s deeplinks verify ownership of the URI.[1] They can accept any other schema declared in their manifest otherwise. Example code would seem most plausible, but I can't see how it would work.

[1] https://developer.android.com/training/app-links/verify-site...



Twitter deeplinks open the third-party Twitter client I have installed (Fenix) on Android for me.




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