In this featured blog, I am gonna show you how to open your application from the web. Generally, you have watched on this feature on Amazon, e-bay or many tv applications.
So let’s start,
Follow the below steps for implementing this feature on your app,
Step 1: Add the intent filter in your manifest file,
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<intent-filter> <action android:name="com.appopenfromweb.mobikul" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" /> </intent-filter> |
manifest.xml,
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.webkul.openappfromweb" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1.0"> <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="14" android:targetSdkVersion="21" /> <application android:allowBackup="true" android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher" android:label="@string/app_name" android:theme="@style/AppTheme"> <activity android:name=".MainActivity" android:label="@string/app_name"> <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> <intent-filter> <action android:name="com.appopenfromweb.mobikul" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" /> </intent-filter> </activity> </application> </manifest> |
Step 2: You have to Create Uri,
for creating uri, add action, categories and extras if you want to send something from browser to app,
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Intent intent = new Intent("com.appopenfromweb.mobikul"); intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_DEFAULT); intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_BROWSABLE); Bundle bundle = new Bundle(); bundle.putString("msg_from_browser", "Launched from Browser"); intent.putExtras(bundle); |
and for converting the above intent in URI, use intent.toUri(Intent.URI_INTENT_SCHEME) method.
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Log.d("mobikul-->", intent1.toUri(Intent.URI_INTENT_SCHEME)); |
Step 3: Add this to the browser side,
After logging you will get below uri,
intent:#Intent;action=com.appopenfromweb.mobikul;category=android.intent.category.DEFAULT;category=android.intent.category.BROWSABLE;S.msg_from_browser=Launched%20from%20Browser;end
Add this uri to your website,
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<a href="intent:#Intent;action=com.appopenfromweb.mobikul;category=android.intent.category.DEFAULT;category=android.intent.category.BROWSABLE;S.msg_from_browser=Launched%20from%20Browser;end">Click this link to launch you app from web</a> |
So you have successfully add this functionality in your app.
Thanks for go through this blog. Stay cool and stay updated.
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