iOS (and Android) - register to open certain file-types?

[Ben Rubinstein]

On 02/11/2012 17:17, Richard Gaskin wrote:
>> Is there a way (on iOS, on Android) to register my LiveCode-built mobile app
>> as capable of opening certain file types?  I understand about custom URL
>> schemes; but this is about files, which might be downloaded from a browser,
>> but might also be opened from utilities like Dropbox, Box, or Evernote.
>
> I believe you'll find what you're looking for in the Android Release Notes,
> starting on p44 in the section titled "Custom URL schemes".
>
> Further details at the Android dev site:
> <http://developer.android.com/training/sharing/receive.html>

Thanks for the link, Richard.  I can see how this works when files arrive over 
HTTP, and therefore have a mime type - do you know how this can work by file type?

(And is there a similar mechanism for iOS?)

thanks,

Ben