The App API handles high level App state and events.For example, this API emits events when the app enters and leaves the foreground, handles deeplinks, opens other apps, and manages persisted plugin state.
Add Quick Actions to your Home Screen which can be triggered by 3D Touch. Also, you can enable Link Preview with this plugin. Supported on iPhone6S an up.
This plugin allows you to see if other apps are installed and launch them. On Android, you can send extras to the launched Activity and receive result data (if available), as well as retrieve a list of applications that can open a specified uri.