Android-intent usage

1. Search for content from Google

Intent intent = new intent ();
Intent. setaction (intent. action_web_search );
Intent. putextra (searchmanager. query, "searchstring ")
Startactivity (intent );

2. Browse the webpage

Uri uri = URI. parse ("http://www.google.com ");
Intent it = new intent (intent. action_view, Uri );
Startactivity (it );

3. display a map

Uri uri = URI. parse ("Geo: 38.899533,-77.036476 ");
Intent it = new intent (intent. action_view, Uri );
Startactivity (it );

4. Route Planning

Uri uri = URI. parse ("http://maps.google.com/maps? F = dsaddr = startlat % 20 startlng & daddr = endlat % 20 endlng & HL = EN ");
Intent it = new intent (intent. action_view, Uri );
Startactivity (it );

5. Call

Uri uri = URI. parse ("Tel: xxxxxx ");
Intent it = new intent (intent. action_dial, Uri );
Startactivity (it );

6. Call the SMS Program

Intent it = new intent (intent. action_view );
It. putextra ("sms_body", "the SMS text ");
It. settype ("Vnd. Android-DIR/MMS-SMS ");
Startactivity (it );

7. send SMS

Uri uri = URI. parse ("smsto: 0800000123 ");
Intent it = new intent (intent. action_sendto, Uri );
It. putextra ("sms_body", "the SMS text ");
Startactivity (it );

String body = "this is SMS Demo ";
Intent mmsintent = new intent (intent. action_sendto, Uri. fromparts ("smsto", number, null ));
Mmsintent. putextra (messaging. key_action_sendto_message_body, body );
Mmsintent. putextra (messaging. key_action_sendto_compose_mode, true );
Mmsintent. putextra (messaging. key_action_sendto_exit_on_sent, true );
Startactivity (mmsintent );

8. Send MMS

Uri uri = URI. parse ("content: // media/external/images/Media/23 ");
Intent it = new intent (intent. action_send );
It. putextra ("sms_body", "some text ");
It. putextra (intent. extra_stream, Uri );
It. settype ("image/PNG ");
Startactivity (it );

Stringbuilder sb = new stringbuilder ();
SB. append ("file ://");
SB. append (FD. getabsolutefile ());
Intent intent = new intent (intent. action_sendto, Uri. fromparts ("mmsto", number, null ));
// Below extra datas are all optional.
Intent. putextra (messaging. key_action_sendto_message_subject, subject );
Intent. putextra (messaging. key_action_sendto_message_body, body );
Intent. putextra (messaging. key_action_sendto_content_uri, SB. tostring ());
Intent. putextra (messaging. key_action_sendto_compose_mode, composemode );
Intent. putextra (messaging. key_action_sendto_exit_on_sent, exitonsent );
Startactivity (intent );

9. Send email

Uri uri = URI. parse ("mailto: xxx@abc.com ");
Intent it = new intent (intent. action_sendto, Uri );
Startactivity (it );

Intent it = new intent (intent. action_send );
It. putextra (intent. extra_email, "me@abc.com ");
It. putextra (intent. extra_text, "the email body text ");
It. settype ("text/plain ");
Startactivity (intent. createchooser (IT, "Choose email client "));

Intent it = new intent (intent. action_send );
String [] TOS = {"me@abc.com "};
String [] CCS = {"you@abc.com "};
It. putextra (intent. extra_email, TOS );
It. putextra (intent. extra_cc, CCS );
It. putextra (intent. extra_text, "the email body text ");
It. putextra (intent. extra_subject, "the email subject text ");
It. settype ("message/rfc822 ");
Startactivity (intent. createchooser (IT, "Choose email client "));
Intent it = new intent (intent. action_send );
It. putextra (intent. extra_subject, "the email subject text ");
It. putextra (intent. extra_stream, "file: // sdcard/mysong.mp3 ");
Sendintent. settype ("audio/MP3 ");
Startactivity (intent. createchooser (IT, "Choose email client "));

10. Play multimedia

Intent it = new intent (intent. action_view );
Uri uri = URI. parse ("file: // sdcard/song.mp3 ");
It. setdataandtype (Uri, "audio/MP3 ");
Startactivity (it );

Uri uri = URI. withappendedpath (mediastore. Audio. Media. internal_content_uri, "1 ");
Intent it = new intent (intent. action_view, Uri );
Startactivity (it );

11. Uninstall APK

Uri uri = URI. fromparts ("package", strpackagename, null );
Intent it = new intent (intent. action_delete, Uri );
Startactivity (it );

12. Install APK

Uri installuri = URI. fromparts ("package", "XXX", null );
Returnit = new intent (intent. action_package_added, installuri );