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This is a list of extras that can be used in intents. Add a new extra.

Title Extra keys Teaser
Allow Multiple com.blackmoonit.extra.ALLOW_MULTIPLE

Primarily used in conjunction with the Pick File action so that multiple files will be returned instead of just one. Instead of using resultIntent.getData(), the code necessary to retrieve multiple file uris in onActivityResult would be
ArrayList<Uri> fileUriList = resultIntent.getExtras().get(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM);
Application label org.openintents.extra.APPLICATION_LABEL

The name of an application (human readable). String extra. For instance: "OI About".
Artists org.openintents.extra.ARTISTS

A list of (application development) artists' names, together with their email addresses, URLs and other denominations. Array of strings extra. One artist string per array element.
Authors org.openintents.extra.AUTHORS

A list of (application development) authors' names, together with their email addresses, URLs and other denominations. Array of strings extra. One author string per array element.
Bluetooth watch (Text lines) com.smartmadsoft.openwatch.action.*
line1
line2
Button text org.openintents.extra.BUTTON_TEXT

Text for the default button of an activity.
Category com.funkyandroid.CATEGORY

A String holding the category of an item. This should be a textual representation and not an id (e.g. Hotel expenses).
Color org.openintents.extra.COLOR

An integer specifying a color.
Command cmd
args

Both type String.
Base command goes into cmd, everything else in args
Comments org.openintents.extra.COMMENTS

Comments text. Usually short explanation, about one or a few paragraphs, not too long or detailed. String extra.
Copyright org.openintents.extra.COPYRIGHT

Copyright information string. String extra. For instance: "Copyright (C) 2009 OpenIntents".
Currency code (in ISO 4217 format) com.funkyandroid.CURRENCY

A string holding an ISO 4217 currency code (e.g. "USD")
Current version current_version
current_version_name

current version code of the application, current_version_name is the version name
Data data

The default Contact app expects a photo picked to have it's Bitmap data returned with this key via putParcelableExtra().
Date in milliseconds from EPOC com.funkyandroid.DATE

A long value holding the date in milliseconds from the epoc as returned by System.currentTimeMillis(), (new Date()).getTime(), or Calendar.getInstance().getTimeInMillis().
Decimal numeric value org.openintents.extra.AMOUNT

Used to specify a decimal value. Is always of type double.
Documenters org.openintents.extra.DOCUMENTERS

A list of (application development) documenters' names, together with their email addresses, URLs and other denominations. Array of strings extra. One documenter string per array element.
Email org.openintents.extra.EMAIL

An email address.
Encode data ENCODE_DATA
ENCODE_TYPE

Data to encode.
Flickr NSID com.google.android.photostream.extra_nsid

NSID of Flickr user.
Flickr photo com.google.android.photostream.extra_photo

Flickr photo.
Flickr user com.google.android.photostream.extra_user

Flickr user name.
From from

The issuer of the Intent or the instance that needs to be informed about the results of the intent. Could be an E-Mail address, XMPP JID or something totally different...
Get complete QR code information la.droid.qr.complete

specifies whether you want to receive full, unprocessed QR code contents; or only a visible, processed representation (this last one is default behavior). For example, a simple QR code with a phone number contains this “tel:+1234567“. By default, QR Droid will only send you back “+1234567″. If you want to receive full data (“tel:+1234567″), you must add this parameter:

qrDroid.putExtra( “la.droid.qr.complete” , true);
Habitat ID org.adaptroid.habitats.HABITAT_ID
org.adaptroid.habitats.HABITAT_NAME

The habitat id is an integer identifier for a habitat that is unique on a device. The habitat id will have a value of -1 as the default ("in the wild") value and subsequent integers will be assigned to other habitats (they are created in Wi-Fi networks or manually). The name of the habitat is also passed in the additional "org.adaptroid.habitats.HABITAT_NAME" extra.
Icon resource org.openintents.extra.ICON_RESOURCE

The resource identifier of an icon. String extra, but not necessarily text.
Icon uri org.openintents.extra.ICON_URI

The content uri of an icon. String extra.
Intent android.intent.extra.INTENT

An Intent describing the choices you would like shown with ACTION_PICK_ACTIVITY.
latitude latitude
License org.openintents.extra.LICENSE_RESOURCE

A license, EULA, or legal information text resource id. The resource id is of a raw text resource. String extra. Can be a long multi-paragraphed text. Usually will at least fill the whole screen. The text is wrapped in the text view by default.
longitude longitude

Longitude
Milliseconds since Unix epoch epoch
datetime

The epoch is a long value representing the number of milliseconds since midnight on January 1, 1970 (See Unix time).

The additional extra, datetime, is a hyphenated year-month-date String in ISO 8601 format.
Monetary amount com.funkyandroid.AMOUNT

This should be a String holding a textual representation of an amount without a currency symbol (e.g. "123.45"). The currency symbol is not included because only the receiving intent is aware of currencies it supports.
Package name org.openintents.extra.PACKAGE_NAME

The name of the (java) package. String extra.
Payee for financial transaction com.funkyandroid.PAYEE

A string holding the Payee for a transaction.
Provider provider

Used provider.
Query query

Query string for search action.
Remote Host org.openintents.remote.intent.extra.HOST

Specifies the host on which to execute a remote intent.
Return Data return-data
data

The default Contact app submits an intent with this Boolean extra to indicate the returned Intent must contain the actual data requested via the "data" key. ie. putParcelableExtra("data",someBitmap); Used when picking the image for a contact.
Ringtone input android.intent.extra.ringtone.EXISTING_URI
android.intent.extra.ringtone.SHOW_DEFAULT
android.intent.extra.ringtone.SHOW_SILENT
android.intent.extra.ringtone.TYPE
android.intent.extra.ringtone.DEFAULT_URI
android.intent.extra.ringtone.TITLE
android.intent.extra.ringtone.INCLUDE_DRM

Ringtone extras for input.
Ringtone output android.intent.extra.ringtone.PICKED_URI

Returned from the ringtone picker as a Uri.
Scan mode SCAN_MODE

Provide optional scan mode.
Scan result SCAN_RESULT

Result of scan if successful.
Shortcut extras android.intent.extra.shortcut.ICON
android.intent.extra.shortcut.ICON_RESOURCE
android.intent.extra.shortcut.INTENT
android.intent.extra.shortcut.NAME

Specify a new shortcut.
tag tag

the tag for the contents as a string
Text android.intent.extra.TEXT

Text content.
Title org.openintents.extra.TITLE

Text to display in the title bar of an activity.
Translators org.openintents.extra.TRANSLATORS

A list of (application development) translators' names, together with their email addresses, URLs and other denominations. Array of strings extra. One translator string per array element.
Twitter Message com.twidroid.extra.MESSAGE

intent.putExtra("com.twidroid.extra.MESSAGE",
"This is a test from Twidroid public intent.");
Type of measurement android.intent.extra.measurement.TYPE

Specifies the physical characteristic being measured.
uri uri

content uri of contents to be tagged.
Url of a stream android.intent.extra.STREAM

Identifies as stream that will be handled by the receiver of the intent. Note that the url must be accessible by the receiving activity (important for content:// urls)
User Info Setting ID net.ivantis.userinfo.settingId

the ID of a TextView to fill in with the chosen data from User Info
User Info Types net.ivantis.userinfo.types

data types for User Info:

name
username
email
phone
address
birthday
password
text

pass multiple types by separating them with a |
Version name org.openintents.extra.VERSION_NAME

The version (numbers, code, build, other identifier, ...) of an application (human readable). String extra. Do not add the program name. For instance: "0.1.0".
Website url org.openintents.extra.WEBSITE_URL
org.openintents.extra.WEBSITE_LABEL

WEBSITE_URL: A URL for a link to a website. String extra. For instance: "http://www.openintents.org".
WEBSITE_LABEL: An optional label to display instead of the link URL. String extra. Optional. For instance: "OpenIntents.org".
WebSMS Connector connector

Holds the name of a WebSMS Connector.