Work in progress implementation of #216

static/openInApp.js

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+function detectOS() {
+    const userAgent = navigator.userAgent || navigator.platform
+
+    if (/android/i.test(userAgent)) {
+        return 'android';
+    }
+
+    if (/iPad|iPhone|iPod/.test(userAgent) || (/Macintosh/.test(userAgent) && 'ontouchend' in document)) {
+        return 'ios';
+    }
+
+    return 'unknown';
+}
+
+function openTweet(tweetId){
+    var preference = localStorage.getItem("openLinksPreference");
+    if (preference === "true"){
+        const os = detectOS();
+
+        url = `twitter://status?id=${tweetId}`
+        if(os === 'android'){
+            window.location = url;
+        }else if (os === 'ios'){
+            window.location.replace(url);
+        }
+    
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            window.location = `https://x.com/i/status/${tweetId}`
+        }, 1000)
+    }
+}