Android Fundamentals: Intents

At the core of developing any Android application is how different components work together. Android achieves that by intents. In this course, Android Fundamentals: Intents, you'll learn different ways to use intents with activities, including both within your own app and outside. First, you'll cover how to use explicit intents to launch an activity within your app. Next, you'll delve into how to use implicit intents to launch an activity outside of your app. Finally, you'll explore how to use intent filters to accept intents from other apps. By the end of this course, you'll have the fundamental knowledge of Android intents, and how to utilize it to have different apps working together seamlessly.

Course Overview

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Introduction

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Launching a Specific Activity with an Explicit Intent

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Creating a Second Activity4m

Passing Parameters Using Intent Extras4m

Returning Results Back to the Calling Activity5m

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Specifying an Action by Implicit Intent and Letting the User Decide

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Using ACTION_VIEW to Launch the Browser and Open Google Maps5m

Using ACTION_DIAL to Launch the Phone Dialer2m

Using ACTION_GET_CONTENT to Get an Image from the Gallery4m

Using ACTION_SEND to Share Text and Image5m

Handling the Case When No Activities Matches the Intent4m

Conclusion2m

Accepting Incoming Intents from Other Apps

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Using ACTION_VIEW to Accept a Web Link9m

Using ACTION_VIEW to Accept a Non-web Link7m

Using ACTION_SEND to Accept Shared Text8m

Defining a Custom Action5m

Sending an Implicit Intent via ADB8m

Conclusion

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1. Course Overview

2. Introduction

3. Launching a Specific Activity with an Explicit Intent

4. Specifying an Action by Implicit Intent and Letting the User Decide

5. Accepting Incoming Intents from Other Apps

6. Conclusion