# Perspective App Navigation Different than Browser **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [October 6, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-app-navigation-different-than-browser/51671 "2021-10-06T18:26:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jacob.ramirez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@jacob.ramirez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacob.ramirez)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-app-navigation-different-than-browser/51671/1 "2021-10-06T18:26:14Z")
In my main project, I am redirecting to another project via the URL. This works great when running in a web browser. When I run this from the Ignition Perspective app, it opens a web browser and attempts to navigate to that URL. Any way to keep the session in the app? ---
**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-app-navigation-different-than-browser/51671/2 "2021-10-07T00:49:47Z")
If you perform page navigation instead, and supply the configured page URL. ---
**Author:** ![jacob.ramirez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@jacob.ramirez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacob.ramirez)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 1:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-app-navigation-different-than-browser/51671/3 "2021-10-07T01:09:22Z")
If it’s in a different project, will that still work? ---
**Author:** ![jacob.ramirez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@jacob.ramirez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacob.ramirez)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-app-navigation-different-than-browser/51671/4 "2021-10-07T12:52:49Z")
I have tried doing that and it gives me View Not Found No view configured for this page Because it’s in a different project. If in a web browser, it works fine it just navigates you to a different page within the web browser but as soon as you use `system.perspective.navigate(url=differentProjectURL)` it takes you out of the app and into your default web browser. How do achieve the same behavior running a project in a web browser and in the app? ---
**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-app-navigation-different-than-browser/51671/5 "2021-10-07T14:49:18Z")
I don’t believe the app supports cross-project navigation. I don’t remember the exact reasoning for the limitation. I’ve reached out to our mobile developer in the hopes that he can chime in on explaining why, or perhaps provide a workaround. ---
**Author:** ![jacob.ramirez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@jacob.ramirez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacob.ramirez)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-app-navigation-different-than-browser/51671/6 "2021-10-07T14:51:55Z")
I made it work. The first project was found and added through the app as a launchable project. Then the button I had on the screen to navigate to the other project had url=“localhost:8088/data/pers…” This works when running from my laptop because the private IP of Ignition and localhost is the same on the laptop. Once I switched the button navigation from localhost to the private IP, it worked properly. ---
**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-app-navigation-different-than-browser/51671/7 "2021-10-07T14:58:52Z")
Instead of using a hard-coded IP, I would suggest using the session props to obtain the gateway address. Then if your Gateway ever moves you won’t have to repair the incorrect IP. something like this: ```auto system.perspective.navigate(url=self.session.props.host + "/data/perspective/client/MyProject/PathToPage") ``` ---
**Author:** ![jacob.ramirez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@jacob.ramirez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacob.ramirez)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-app-navigation-different-than-browser/51671/8 "2021-10-07T15:02:01Z")
If we access the project via a domain name instead of IP, will it show the IP address in `self.session.props.host` or will it be the domain name? ---
**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-app-navigation-different-than-browser/51671/9 "2021-10-07T15:05:52Z")
It looks like you need to configure what is shown if you’re using 8.1.10. If you’re using an earlier version then it will only be the IP: [Session Properties - Ignition User Manual 8.1 - Ignition Documentation](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Session+Properties) ---
**Author:** ![abcruz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@abcruz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/abcruz)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-app-navigation-different-than-browser/51671/10 "2024-01-17T02:57:15Z")
I'm also experiencing the same issue wherein I'm trying to navigate to a different project by using system.perspective.navigate. It also works when I'm testing it in my browser, but when I try to test it in a perspective app, it would also prompt the web browser. I tried using the session.props.host but it would not also work. What is also weird, when I'm testing it on a different tablet, it would not prompt the web browser even if I'm still using the same code to navigate. Are there any work arounds for this? ---
**Author:** ![Ken\_Pace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ken_pace/32/36092_2.png) [@Ken\_Pace](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ken_Pace)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-app-navigation-different-than-browser/51671/11 "2024-01-17T16:08:54Z")
If you're on Android, then using a URL in the deep link format should work, for example `system.perspective.navigate(url='perspective://:/')`. I don't think there's a workaround currently for iOS but we do have an open ticket to improve upon this. ---
**Author:** ![abcruz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@abcruz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/abcruz)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-app-navigation-different-than-browser/51671/12 "2024-01-22T00:16:22Z")
I tried this approach and the result was it works sometimes but it also sometimes wouldn't work. It would hang up during the loading page of ignition and I also noticed that it opened multiple Ignition Perspective sessions in the application manager of the android tablet every time I would navigate using the deep link format. Below is the part where the application would hang up. ![Screenshot 2024-01-22 081155](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/7/97effd1db43bcab8631ffbfcfcd5cdb4530928a4.png) However, I tried to revert back to not using the deep link format and I imported some global props (which I'm not sure what specific change it did) but it miraculously fixed every issue that it would not prompt the browser or it would not hang up when I navigate to a different project inside the perspective app.