You -> Amethyst or You -> Nostr? I don't care if Amethyst loses people.
My issue is that the receiver doesn't have a Nostr app pre-installed to load the link that we can send. So, it has to be a web link.
Even if we send a link to download Amethyst, there is no way to add extra information to pre-load in the app when the person opens it up for the first time, losing most of the benefits of a friend-based onboarding.
It's not about Amethyst losing and another client winning. It's about a seamless experience. That said, doesn't Nostr.com essentially have this already and act as the onboarder with njump and clients being listed for users to choose?
Couldn't we use referral links that are deep linked into Amethyst with a URL handler?
amethyst.com/?friend=npub1234
I can test but I don't think deep links work if apps are not installed first. It will likely go back and forth between the browser and the app (first to install and then deeplink to onboard). And if that is the case, then it doesn't make sense to be an Amethyst link, given that people can choose Nostur or Snort, etc, if they are not on Android.
BTW, I am not saying that Amethyst won't have onboarding, on-boarding a friend requires some flexibility on the client choice.
