How to find and set up Your Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube ID?

To use Target Device Settings for opening Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and other apps, follow these platform-specific instructions:

Facebook

Add one "Mobile (iOS/Android)" target in Target Device Settings with URL:
  • fb://profile/ID
Find the ID by using a Facebook ID lookup website - paste the Facebook URL and click Lookup to view the ID.

Instagram

Profile Pages

Add two targets in Target Device Settings:
  • iOS URL: instagram://user?username=ID
  • Android URL: intent://instagram.com/_u/ID/#Intent;package=com.instagram.android;scheme=https;end
Find the ID in the profile URL (e.g., PicSee's ID is picseetw):

Post Pages

Add two targets in Target Device Settings:
  • iOS URL: instagram://media?id=iOS Post ID
  • Android URL: intent://www.instagram.com/p/Android Post ID/#Intent;package=com.instagram.android;scheme=https;end
For iOS Post ID: On desktop, right-click the post > View Page Source > Ctrl + F search "media_id" to find the number:

Android Post ID is in the URL (e.g., BmvBxhNIkVQ):

YouTube

YouTube videos automatically open in-app through PicSee. For channels, add two targets in Target Device Settings:
  • iOS: vnd.youtube://www.youtube.com/channel/ID
  • Android: intent://www.youtube.com/ID#Intent;package=com.google.android.youtube;scheme=https;end
Find your channel ID: Click profile picture > Settings > Advanced settings > See User ID and Channel ID.

Chrome

To force open Chrome browser on mobile (for Google login etc.), add two targets in Target Device Settings:
  • iOS: googlechrome://URL
  • Android: googlechrome://navigate?url=URL
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