title: iTunes app link not opening iTunes
body: <p>I just released an iPhone app and am updating its support site. I've used the iTunes Link Maker to create a link like below. One time, it opened iTunes, the rest of the times, it has not. I've tried closing iTunes, accessing the link from both Safari and Chrome, but each time I only see the iTunes preview in the browser.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Example:</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/app-name/id123456789?mt=8&amp;uo=4" target="itunes_store"&gt;My App on the App Store&lt;/a&gt;
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  <p><strong>ANSWER:</strong> (see discussion below)</p>
  
  <p>Pulling the href from the <em>"View in App Store"</em> link in <strong>iTunes Connect</strong>:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/app-name/idAPPIDHERE?ls=1&amp;mt=8" target="itunes_store"&gt;My App on the App Store&lt;/a&gt;
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  <p>NOTE: Trailing params might be different in your own case.</p>
  
  <p>SEE ALSO:
  <a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/affiliates/resources/documentation/linking-to-the-itunes-music-store.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.apple.com/itunes/affiliates/resources/documentation/linking-to-the-itunes-music-store.html</a></p>