Hyper links to another indesign document

Hi everyone I am currently working on a mobile app and I have a slight problem
So I have 2 sperate in design docs and i created a frame and convert it to a button.
What I wanted to do is place hyperlink on the button on one doc to goto next indesign doc.
when I use the hyperlink and select page browse to the doc it accepts it but when I test it it does not work.
I checked the crosslink on the button in which it goes to the doc I want but its not working when I test it to my iphone
I can see it bit not working.

I'd like to expand the original question. The "navto://articlename method" worked for me. I can jump to another artical by making a button and adding a hyperlink to go to it. IT takes it to the first page. Here's my question: What if I have an artical that has multible pages and I what to target a particulur page or asset on that page. Lets say I want it to go to page 4 in that artical? I can't find a tutoral to show me howit's done.

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