diff --git a/app-launcher/README.md b/app-launcher/README.md
index 24a2ef302..da5154051 100644
--- a/app-launcher/README.md
+++ b/app-launcher/README.md
@@ -6,12 +6,18 @@ On iOS you can only open apps if you know their url scheme.
 
 On Android you can open apps if you know their url scheme or use their public package name.
 
-**Note:** On [Android 11](https://developer.android.com/about/versions/11/privacy/package-visibility) and newer you have to add the app package names you want to query in the `AndroidManifest.xml` inside the `queries` tag.
+**Note:** On [Android 11](https://developer.android.com/about/versions/11/privacy/package-visibility) and newer you have to add the app package names or url schemes you want to query in the `AndroidManifest.xml` inside the `queries` tag.
 
 Example:
 ```xml
 <queries>
-  <package android:name="com.getcapacitor.myapp" />
+  <!-- Query by package name -->
+  <package android:name="com.twitter.android" />
+  <!-- Query by url scheme -->
+  <intent>
+      <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW"/>
+      <data android:scheme="twitter"/>
+  </intent>
 </queries>
 ```
 
@@ -27,14 +33,26 @@ npx cap sync
 ```typescript
 import { AppLauncher } from '@capacitor/app-launcher';
 
-const checkCanOpenUrl = async () => {
-  const { value } = await AppLauncher.canOpenUrl({ url: 'com.getcapacitor.myapp' });
-
+const checkCanOpenTwitterUrl = async () => {
+  const { value } = await AppLauncher.canOpenUrl({ url: 'twitter://timeline' });
   console.log('Can open url: ', value);
 };
 
-const openPortfolioPage = async () => {
-  await AppLauncher.openUrl({ url: 'com.getcapacitor.myapp://page?id=portfolio' });
+const openTwitterUrl = async () => {
+  const { completed } = await AppLauncher.openUrl({ url: 'twitter://timeline' });
+  console.log('openUrl completed: ', completed);
+};
+
+// Android only
+const checkCanOpenTwitterPackage = async () => {
+  const { value } = await AppLauncher.canOpenUrl({ url: 'com.twitter.android' });
+  console.log('Can open package: ', value);
+};
+
+// Android only
+const openTwitterPackage = async () => {
+  const { completed } = await AppLauncher.openUrl({ url: 'com.twitter.android' });
+  console.log('openUrl package completed: ', completed);
 };
 ```
 
@@ -68,6 +86,12 @@ This method always returns false for undeclared schemes, whether or not an
 appropriate app is installed. To learn more about the key, see
 [LSApplicationQueriesSchemes](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/LaunchServicesKeys.html#//apple_ref/doc/plist/info/LSApplicationQueriesSchemes).
 
+On Android the URL can be a known URLScheme or an app package name.
+
+On [Android 11](https://developer.android.com/about/versions/11/privacy/package-visibility)
+and newer you have to add the app package names or url schemes you want to query in the `AndroidManifest.xml`
+inside the `queries` tag.
+
 | Param         | Type                                                            |
 | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | **`options`** | <code><a href="#canopenurloptions">CanOpenURLOptions</a></code> |
diff --git a/app-launcher/android/src/main/java/com/capacitorjs/plugins/applauncher/AppLauncherPlugin.java b/app-launcher/android/src/main/java/com/capacitorjs/plugins/applauncher/AppLauncherPlugin.java
index 9f2f6d404..95cf2ea49 100644
--- a/app-launcher/android/src/main/java/com/capacitorjs/plugins/applauncher/AppLauncherPlugin.java
+++ b/app-launcher/android/src/main/java/com/capacitorjs/plugins/applauncher/AppLauncherPlugin.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import com.getcapacitor.JSObject;
 import com.getcapacitor.Logger;
@@ -35,11 +36,19 @@ public void canOpenUrl(PluginCall call) {
         } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
             Logger.error(getLogTag(), "Package name '" + url + "' not found!", null);
         }
-
-        ret.put("value", false);
+        if (!canResolve(pm, new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url)))) {
+            ret.put("value", canResolve(pm, new Intent(url)));
+        } else {
+            ret.put("value", true);
+        }
         call.resolve(ret);
     }
 
+    private boolean canResolve(PackageManager pm, Intent intent) {
+        ResolveInfo resolve = pm.resolveActivity(intent, PackageManager.MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY);
+        return resolve != null;
+    }
+
     @PluginMethod
     public void openUrl(PluginCall call) {
         String url = call.getString("url");
@@ -47,24 +56,28 @@ public void openUrl(PluginCall call) {
             call.reject("Must provide a url to open");
             return;
         }
-
         JSObject ret = new JSObject();
         final PackageManager manager = getContext().getPackageManager();
         Intent launchIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
         launchIntent.setData(Uri.parse(url));
-
-        try {
-            getActivity().startActivity(launchIntent);
-            ret.put("completed", true);
-        } catch (Exception ex) {
-            launchIntent = manager.getLaunchIntentForPackage(url);
-            try {
-                getActivity().startActivity(launchIntent);
+        if (!canLaunchIntent(launchIntent)) {
+            if (!canLaunchIntent(manager.getLaunchIntentForPackage(url))) {
+                ret.put("completed", canLaunchIntent(new Intent(url)));
+            } else {
                 ret.put("completed", true);
-            } catch (Exception expgk) {
-                ret.put("completed", false);
             }
+        } else {
+            ret.put("completed", true);
         }
         call.resolve(ret);
     }
+
+    private boolean canLaunchIntent(Intent intent) {
+        try {
+            getActivity().startActivity(intent);
+            return true;
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app-launcher/src/definitions.ts b/app-launcher/src/definitions.ts
index 2c567366c..b06866f6f 100644
--- a/app-launcher/src/definitions.ts
+++ b/app-launcher/src/definitions.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ export interface AppLauncherPlugin {
    * appropriate app is installed. To learn more about the key, see
    * [LSApplicationQueriesSchemes](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/LaunchServicesKeys.html#//apple_ref/doc/plist/info/LSApplicationQueriesSchemes).
    *
+   * On Android the URL can be a known URLScheme or an app package name.
+   *
+   * On [Android 11](https://developer.android.com/about/versions/11/privacy/package-visibility)
+   * and newer you have to add the app package names or url schemes you want to query in the `AndroidManifest.xml`
+   * inside the `queries` tag.
+   *
    * @since 1.0.0
    */
   canOpenUrl(options: CanOpenURLOptions): Promise<CanOpenURLResult>;