diff --git a/src/app/app.component.ts b/src/app/app.component.ts
index a51f06f3f..c70564c1d 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { Platform, Nav } from 'ionic-angular';
 import { StatusBar } from '@ionic-native/status-bar';
 import { SplashScreen } from '@ionic-native/splash-screen';
 import { CoreEventsProvider } from '../providers/events';
+import { CoreLoggerProvider } from '../providers/logger';
 import { CoreLoginHelperProvider } from '../core/login/providers/helper';
 
 @Component({
@@ -25,9 +26,13 @@ import { CoreLoginHelperProvider } from '../core/login/providers/helper';
 export class MyApp implements AfterViewInit {
     @ViewChild(Nav) navCtrl;
     rootPage:any = 'CoreLoginInitPage';
+    protected logger;
+    protected lastUrls = {};
 
-    constructor(private platform: Platform, statusBar: StatusBar, splashScreen: SplashScreen,
+    constructor(private platform: Platform, statusBar: StatusBar, splashScreen: SplashScreen, logger: CoreLoggerProvider,
             private eventsProvider: CoreEventsProvider, private loginHelper: CoreLoginHelperProvider) {
+        this.logger = logger.getInstance('AppComponent');
+
         platform.ready().then(() => {
             // Okay, so the platform is ready and our plugins are available.
             // Here you can do any higher level native things you might need.
@@ -86,8 +91,25 @@ export class MyApp implements AfterViewInit {
             }, 1000);
         });
 
-        // @todo: Register observer to check if the app was launched via URL scheme.
-        // $mmURLDelegate.register('mmLoginSSO', appLaunchedByURL);
+        // Handle app launched with a certain URL (custom URL scheme).
+        (<any>window).handleOpenURL = (url: string) => {
+            // First check that the URL hasn't been treated a few seconds ago. Sometimes this function is called more than once.
+            if (this.lastUrls[url] && Date.now() - this.lastUrls[url] < 3000) {
+                // Function called more than once, stop.
+                return;
+            }
+
+            this.logger.debug('App launched by URL ', url);
+
+            this.lastUrls[url] = Date.now();
+
+            this.eventsProvider.trigger(CoreEventsProvider.APP_LAUNCHED_URL, url);
+        };
+
+        // Listen for app launched URLs. If we receive one, check if it's a SSO authentication.
+        this.eventsProvider.on(CoreEventsProvider.APP_LAUNCHED_URL, (url) => {
+            this.loginHelper.appLaunchedByURL(url);
+        });
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/login/providers/helper.ts b/src/core/login/providers/helper.ts
index 13e18440a..6a0fa8e32 100644
--- a/src/core/login/providers/helper.ts
+++ b/src/core/login/providers/helper.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export class CoreLoginHelperProvider {
 
         // App opened using custom URL scheme. Probably an SSO authentication.
         this.appProvider.startSSOAuthentication();
-        this.logger.debug('App launched by URL');
+        this.logger.debug('App launched by URL with an SSO');
 
         // Delete the sso scheme from the URL.
         url = url.replace(ssoScheme, '');
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ export class CoreLoginHelperProvider {
 
         promise.then(() => {
             this.openBrowserForSSOLogin(siteUrl, typeOfLogin, service, launchUrl);
+        }, () => {
+            // User cancelled, ignore.
         });
     }
 
@@ -934,7 +936,7 @@ export class CoreLoginHelperProvider {
                 return Promise.reject(null);
             }
 
-            let launchSiteURL = data.siteurl,
+            let launchSiteURL = data.siteUrl,
                 passport = data.passport;
 
             // Reset temporary values.
diff --git a/src/providers/app.ts b/src/providers/app.ts
index 6a546eed9..46dac2a50 100644
--- a/src/providers/app.ts
+++ b/src/providers/app.ts
@@ -224,19 +224,24 @@ export class CoreAppProvider {
      * NOT when the browser is opened.
      */
     startSSOAuthentication() : void {
+        let cancelTimeout,
+            resolvePromise;
+
         this.ssoAuthenticationPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-            // Store the resolve function in the promise itself.
-            (<any>this.ssoAuthenticationPromise).resolve = resolve;
+            resolvePromise = resolve;
 
             // Resolve it automatically after 10 seconds (it should never take that long).
-            let cancel = setTimeout(() => {
+            cancelTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
                 this.finishSSOAuthentication();
             }, 10000);
+        });
 
-            // If the promise is resolved because finishSSOAuthentication is called, stop the cancel promise.
-            this.ssoAuthenticationPromise.then(() => {
-                clearTimeout(cancel);
-            });
+        // Store the resolve function in the promise itself.
+        (<any>this.ssoAuthenticationPromise).resolve = resolvePromise;
+
+        // If the promise is resolved because finishSSOAuthentication is called, stop the cancel promise.
+        this.ssoAuthenticationPromise.then(() => {
+            clearTimeout(cancelTimeout);
         });
     };
 
diff --git a/src/providers/events.ts b/src/providers/events.ts
index a153b1112..60d8cf9f6 100644
--- a/src/providers/events.ts
+++ b/src/providers/events.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export class CoreEventsProvider {
     public static LOGIN_SITE_UNCHECKED = 'login_site_unchecked';
     public static IAB_LOAD_START = 'inappbrowser_load_start';
     public static IAB_EXIT = 'inappbrowser_exit';
+    public static APP_LAUNCHED_URL = 'app_launched_url'; // App opened with a certain URL (custom URL scheme).
 
     logger;
     observables = {};
diff --git a/src/providers/utils/utils.ts b/src/providers/utils/utils.ts
index 6cfb1ba4f..32857be31 100644
--- a/src/providers/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/src/providers/utils/utils.ts
@@ -790,17 +790,27 @@ export class CoreUtilsProvider {
             options.location = 'no';
         }
 
+        // Convert the options to a string.
+        let optionsArray = [],
+            optionsString;
+        for (let name in options) {
+            optionsArray.push(`${name}=${options[name]}`)
+        }
+        optionsString = optionsArray.join(',');
+
         this.iabInstance = this.iab.create(url, '_blank', options);
 
-        // Trigger global events when a url is loaded or the window is closed. This is to make it work like in Ionic 1.
-        let loadStartSubscription = this.iabInstance.on('loadstart').subscribe((event) => {
-            this.eventsProvider.trigger(CoreEventsProvider.IAB_LOAD_START, event);
-        });
-        let exitSubscription = this.iabInstance.on('exit').subscribe((event) => {
-            loadStartSubscription.unsubscribe();
-            exitSubscription.unsubscribe();
-            this.eventsProvider.trigger(CoreEventsProvider.IAB_EXIT, event);
-        });
+        if (this.appProvider.isDesktop() || this.appProvider.isMobile()) {
+            // Trigger global events when a url is loaded or the window is closed. This is to make it work like in Ionic 1.
+            let loadStartSubscription = this.iabInstance.on('loadstart').subscribe((event) => {
+                this.eventsProvider.trigger(CoreEventsProvider.IAB_LOAD_START, event);
+            });
+            let exitSubscription = this.iabInstance.on('exit').subscribe((event) => {
+                loadStartSubscription.unsubscribe();
+                exitSubscription.unsubscribe();
+                this.eventsProvider.trigger(CoreEventsProvider.IAB_EXIT, event);
+            });
+        }
 
         return this.iabInstance;
     }