android-implicit-intent

What is the different between Explicit and implicit activity call in android?

August 12, 2023 by Tarik

For example: implicit activity call In intent filter you create action for you activity, so other app can call your activity via this action as following: <activity android:name=”.BrowserActivitiy” android:label=”@string/app_name”> <intent-filter> <action android:name=”android.intent.action.VIEW” /> <category android:name=”android.intent.category.DEFAULT” /> <data android:scheme=”http”/> </intent-filter> </activity> And the other way to call implicit Intent is below: Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, … Read more

Implementing a File Picker in Android and copying the selected file to another location

May 20, 2023 by Tarik

STEP 1 – Use an Implicit Intent: To choose a file from the device, you should use an implicit Intent Intent chooseFile = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT); chooseFile.setType(“*/*”); chooseFile = Intent.createChooser(chooseFile, “Choose a file”); startActivityForResult(chooseFile, PICKFILE_RESULT_CODE); STEP 2 – Get the absolute file path: To get the file path from a Uri, first, try using Uri uri … Read more

Android implicit intents VS explicit intents

February 9, 2023 by Tarik

Implicit Intents do not directly specify the Android components which should be called, it only specifies action to be performed. A Uri can be used with the implicit intent to specify the data type. for example Intent intent = new Intent(ACTION_VIEW,Uri.parse(“http://www.google.com”)); this will cause web browser to open a webpage. Android system searches for all … Read more

How to make a phone call using intent in Android?

September 23, 2022 by Tarik

You can use Intent.ACTION_DIAL instead of Intent.ACTION_CALL. This shows the dialer with the number already entered, but allows the user to decide whether to actually make the call or not. ACTION_DIAL does not require the CALL_PHONE permission.