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Action | Input | Intent Extra | Output | Description | Last update | Last author |
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| API for printing from Android Applications | com.rcreations.send2printer.print | URI: "content:", "file:", "http:", "https:" MIME TYPE: "text/plain", "text/html", "text/xml", "image/*", "application/x-android-picture-stream" | content is rendered, queued, and then send to a network printer configured by the user. |
The "Send 2 Printer" application hooks into existing applications to enable printing, |
Thu, 11/12/2009 - 13:46 | N4Spd | |
| Audio Volume Update Notification Broadcast | org.openintents.audio.action_volume_update | Broadcast action: org.openintents.audio.action_volume_update Required Extra: org.openintents.audio.extra_stream_type Type of the stream upon which the volume is being changed, e.g. STREAM_MEDIA, STREAM_RING, etc. Required Extra: org.openintents.audio.extra_volume_index The volume level to which the stream is being set | No output, the intent should be broadcast as an Ordered broadcast so that any receiver may have the option of cancelling the broadcast and aborting the volume change. |
This broadcast intent is used by an application to notify any receivers that an audio volume change is being performed. |
Fri, 08/20/2010 - 09:29 | yvolk | |
| Bluetooth Watch (Button press) | com.smartmadsoft.openwatch.command |
Intents that are broadcasted on button press by OpenWatch (MBW-100, MBW-150, MBW-200). |
Sat, 01/16/2010 - 12:22 | smartmadsoft | |||
| Bluetooth Watch (Display text) | com.smartmadsoft.openwatch.action | Bluetooth watch (Text lines) |
Intents handled by OpenWatch. Any of these intents is capable displaying up to two lines of text. |
Sat, 01/16/2010 - 12:23 | smartmadsoft | ||
| Calculator | org.openintents.action.CALCULATOR | Intent extras: "X" optional initial double value "Y" optional initial secondary double value "Z" optional initial tertiary double value | Intent extras: "X" double value "Y" optional secondary double value "Z" optional tertiary double value |
Launches a calculator, returns the final value calculated by the user. See RpnCalc for an example of an app that responds to this intent. |
Fri, 03/13/2009 - 20:35 | falk | |
| Call | android.intent.action.CALL | If nothing, an empty dialer is started; else getData() is URI of a phone number to be dialed or a tel: URI of an explicit phone number. |
Perform a call to someone specified by the data. |
Wed, 12/17/2008 - 12:18 | peli | ||
| Capture an image | android.media.action.IMAGE_CAPTURE | none |
An application implementing this intent protocol allows the user to capture an image. |
Sat, 11/01/2008 - 17:07 | friedger | ||
| Check for Update | org.openintents.intents.CHECK_VERSION | data: url to version info file |
Preliminary protocol until Market improves update facitilities! |
Wed, 12/17/2008 - 11:56 | friedger | ||
| Color category | org.openintents.category.COLOR | An optional color. | Color | A color chosen by the user. |
Use as a <category> in combination with the Intent Action "android.intent.action.PICK" in order to launch a color picker. |
Sun, 05/30/2010 - 13:15 | kostmo |
| Connect host | org.theb.ssh.action.CONNECT_HOST | Content URI of the host to connect to. |
Connect to a host. |
Fri, 10/10/2008 - 14:01 | peli | ||
| Create shortcut | android.intent.action.CREATE_SHORTCUT | None. | Shortcut extras | An Intent representing the shortcut. |
Creates a shortcut on the main screen. |
Thu, 09/25/2008 - 12:19 | peli |
| Delete data | android.intent.action.DELETE | URI of data to be deleted. | None |
Delete the given data from its container. |
Thu, 09/25/2008 - 15:24 | friedger | |
| Dial a number | android.intent.action.DIAL | If nothing, an empty dialer is started; else URI of a phone number to be dialed. | None |
Dial a number as specified by the data. |
Thu, 09/25/2008 - 15:26 | friedger | |
| Edit collection | net.lp.collectionista.action.EDIT_COLLECTION |
Edit a collection specifically. A collection of items. |
Thu, 06/11/2009 - 22:56 | pjv | |||
| Edit data | android.intent.action.EDIT | URI of the data to be edited. | None |
Provide explicit editable access to the given data. |
Thu, 09/25/2008 - 15:23 | friedger | |
| Edit Images with Photoshop.com Mobile 1.1 Editor | android.intent.action.EDIT | URI of the image to be edited,mime type of the image (must be of type “image/*”) | The URI for the saved image |
Any application can use the Photoshop.com Mobile 1.1 editor for editing images on Android phones. |
Tue, 04/13/2010 - 17:14 | amitg | |
| Edit item | net.lp.collectionista.action.EDIT_ITEM |
Edit an item specifically. An item from a collection. |
Tue, 06/23/2009 - 08:39 | friedger | |||
| Edit title | com.android.notepad.action.EDIT_TITLE | URI of the content whose title should be edited. | None. |
Edit the title of a content. |
Thu, 09/25/2008 - 15:26 | peli | |
| Edit title (of collections, items, ...) | net.lp.collectionista.action.EDIT_TITLE |
Edit the name/title of a collcetion or an item. |
Thu, 06/11/2009 - 22:58 | pjv | |||
| Encode | com.google.zxing.client.android.ENCODE | Encode data |
Encode to barcode and display on screen. |
Fri, 12/12/2008 - 16:58 | peli | ||
| Enter Habitat | org.adaptroid.habitats.ACTION_ENTER_HABITAT | Habitat ID |
Sticky broadcast intent sent by Habitats whenever the current habitat on an android device changes. |
Tue, 08/10/2010 - 08:03 | adaptroid | ||
| Environmental measurement | com.borntotinker.intent.action.MEASURE | Input the type of measurement to collect | Type of measurement | The result of the measurement collection will be returned. Units and data types will vary depending on the physical information being measured. |
An open ended intent to collect information from the android phone's surroundings. |
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 17:15 | peli |
| Flashlight | com.teslacoilsw.intent.FLASHLIGHT | Optional extra: "on" (boolean) "timeout" (int) "off" (boolean) "toggle" (boolean) "strobe" (int [rate]) |
Supported in TeslaLED >= 2.0.1 (http://teslacoilsw.com/teslaled) Used to control the state of the LED Flash for flashlighting purposes. Example usage: Or to start it for 5 minutes: Or for when you're programming java at a rave: |
Sat, 07/17/2010 - 06:06 | teslacoil | ||
| Flickr photo | com.google.android.photostream.FLICKR_PHOTO | Flickr photo |
Show a flickr photo. |
Fri, 10/10/2008 - 14:28 | peli | ||
| Flickr stream | com.google.android.photostream.FLICKR_STREAM |
Display a Flickr stream. |
Fri, 10/10/2008 - 14:25 | peli | |||
| Get content | android.intent.action.GET_CONTENT | The desired MIME type to retrieve. | The URI of the item that was picked. |
Allow the user to select a particular kind of data and return it. |
Thu, 09/25/2008 - 11:04 | peli | |
| Insert data | android.intent.action.INSERT | URI of the directory (vnd.android.cursor.dir/*) in which to place the data. | URI of the new data that was created. |
Insert an empty item into the given container. |
Wed, 09/24/2008 - 17:30 | peli | |
| List all applications | android.intent.action.ALL_APPS | None | None |
List all available applications. |
Fri, 09/26/2008 - 11:14 | friedger | |
| Main | android.intent.action.MAIN | None | None |
Start as a main entry point, does not expect to receive data. |
Wed, 09/24/2008 - 18:09 | peli | |
| Pay money | org.openintents.action.PAYTO | data uri specifying the receiver of the money | none |
Intent to pay some one a specified amount of money. |
Sat, 01/16/2010 - 12:26 | friedger | |
| Pick activity | android.intent.action.PICK_ACTIVITY | data should be empty.<br/> get*Extra field EXTRA_INTENT is an Intent used with queryIntentActivities(Intent, int) to determine the set of activities from which to pick. | Intent | Class name of the activity that was selected. |
Pick an activity given an intent, returning the class selected. |
Thu, 07/02/2009 - 16:38 | peli |
| Pick Color | org.openintents.action.PICK_COLOR | Optional: A default color | Color | The color chosen by the user. |
Applications should use startActivityForResult() to launch this color picker with a default color specified in the integer Intent extra "org.openintents.extra.COLOR". The chosen color will be returned in an Intent the same way. |
Fri, 05/28/2010 - 20:14 | kostmo |
| Pick data | android.intent.action.PICK | URI containing a directory of data (vnd.android.cursor.dir/*) from which to pick an item. | The URI of the item that was picked. |
Pick an item from the data, returning what was selected. |
Wed, 09/24/2008 - 17:18 | peli | |
| Pick directory | org.openintents.action.PICK_DIRECTORY | A file URI for suggested starting directory. Can also be left empty. | File URI of the selected directory. |
Pick a directory (folder) through a file manager. |
Wed, 03/18/2009 - 01:51 | peli | |
| Pick file | org.openintents.action.PICK_FILE | A file URI for suggested file name or starting directory. Can also be left empty. | File URI of the selected file. |
Pick a file through a file manager. |
Wed, 03/18/2009 - 01:52 | peli | |
| Pick folder | android.intent.action.PICK | Scheme must be "folder". Data can be a file URI for suggested starting directory or can be left empty. | File URI of the selected folder. |
Pick a folder through a file manager. |
Sat, 02/27/2010 - 20:51 | blackmoon | |
| Plot Data | com.googlecode.chartdroid.intent.action.PLOT | * int[] com.googlecode.chartdroid.intent.extra.DATA (required)<br/> * String[] com.googlecode.chartdroid.intent.extra.LABELS<br/> * int[] com.googlecode.chartdroid.intent.extra.COLORS (optional)<br/> * String com.googlecode.chartdroid.intent.extra.TITLE | Chart representation of input data |
ChartDroid currently produces a pie chart representation of input data. |
Sat, 01/16/2010 - 12:25 | kostmo | |
| Print Image | org.androidprinting.intent.action.PRINT | URI of the image to be printed, mime type of the image (must be of type "image/*") |
Any application can use HP iPrint Photo for Android for printing images on nearby printers from Android phones. |
Tue, 08/10/2010 - 18:31 | Wolf Paulus | ||
| Record a new financial transaction | com.funkyandroid.action.NEW_TRANSACTION | The transaction details |
This intent reports a financial transaction to be recorded in an expenses or banking application. |
Thu, 11/12/2009 - 13:47 | funkyandroid | ||
| Record sound | android.provider.MediaStore.RECORD_SOUND | None. | An uri to the recorded sound stored in the Media Library if the recording was successful. |
Start SoundRecorder application to record sound. |
Sat, 10/11/2008 - 22:07 | peli | |
| Remote View | org.openintents.remote.intent.action.VIEW | Remote Host |
Simulates an android.intent.action.VIEW intent on a remote machine. |
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 23:02 | mr.baldwin | ||
| Resolve unresolved intents | org.openintents.intents.UNRESOLVED_INTENT | none | none |
Delegates the user to a selection of possible applications that can resolve the given intent. |
Fri, 09/26/2008 - 21:57 | friedger | |
| Ringmode Control | com.roozen.intent.RINGMODE_CONTROL | None | None |
Brings user to activity to quickly change the phone's ringmode. |
Fri, 04/10/2009 - 17:27 | droozen | |
| Ringtone picker | android.intent.action.RINGTONE_PICKER |
Show a ringtone picker. |
Thu, 09/25/2008 - 17:33 | peli | |||
| Scan | com.google.zxing.client.android.SCAN |
Scan a barcode. |
Fri, 12/12/2008 - 16:59 | peli | |||
| Search | android.intent.action.SEARCH | None | Query | None |
Perform a search. |
Thu, 09/25/2008 - 11:11 | peli |
| Search book contents | com.google.zxing.client.android.SEARCH_BOOK_CONTENTS |
Use Google Book Search to search the contents of the book provided. |
Fri, 12/12/2008 - 16:58 | peli | |||
| Send a message to the given uri | android.intent.action.SENDTO | data is the URI describing the target. | None |
Send a message to someone specified by the data. |
Fri, 10/17/2008 - 19:34 | friedger | |
| Send data to someone | android.intent.action.SEND | type of the intent is the MIME type of the data being sent. get*Extra can have either a EXTRA_TEXT or EXTRA_STREAM field, containing the data to be sent. If using EXTRA_TEXT, the MIME type should be "text/plain"; otherwise it should be the MIME type of the data in EXTRA_STREAM. Use */* if the MIME type is unknown (this will only allow senders that can handle generic data streams). Optional standard extras, which may be interpreted by some recipients as appropriate, are: EXTRA_EMAIL, EXTRA_CC, EXTRA_BCC, EXTRA_SUBJECT. | None |
Deliver some data to someone else. |
Sat, 06/26/2010 - 01:19 | tachy0n | |
| Send Twitter Message | com.twidroid.SendTweet | Twitter Message |
Send a Twitter/Identi.ca Message thru Twidroid. |
Fri, 12/26/2008 - 10:16 | peli | ||
| Set wallpaper | android.intent.action.SET_WALLPAPER | None. | None. |
Show settings for choosing wallpaper |
Thu, 09/25/2008 - 12:33 | peli | |
| Share (through QR code) | com.google.zxing.client.android.SHARE |
Display an item as QR code to scan with a phone. |
Fri, 12/12/2008 - 16:57 | dswitkin | |||
| Show about dialog | org.openintents.action.SHOW_ABOUT_DIALOG |
Show an about dialog to display information about your application. |
Mon, 01/12/2009 - 22:15 | pjv | |||
| Show GPS Status | com.eclipsim.gpsstatus.VIEW |
Shows the status of the GPS receiver, including the signal strength and location of visible satellites. |
Sat, 01/16/2010 - 12:25 | rhornig | |||
| Show radar | com.google.android.radar.SHOW_RADAR | None | None |
Display a radar like view centered around the current position and mark the given location |
Tue, 09/23/2008 - 16:25 | friedger | |
| Sound Control | com.roozen.intent.SOUND_CONTROL | None | None |
Brings user to a sound control screen where user can modify a number of different sound settings. |
Fri, 04/10/2009 - 17:24 | droozen | |
| Tag data | org.openintents.action.TAG | content uri of tag | None |
Add a tag to the given data. |
Thu, 09/25/2008 - 15:29 | friedger | |
| Translate | org.openintents.action.TRANSLATE | A Text to translate, the source language code and the target language code. | Text | The translated text. |
Translate a text Use some translation engine to translate a text and return the result. |
Wed, 11/04/2009 - 02:22 | kostmo |
| User Info Chooser | net.ivantis.userinfo.chooser | net.ivantis.userinfo.settingId android.intent.extra.TEXT |
allows the user to choose information (username, password, email address..) to be filled into another application |
Thu, 04/15/2010 - 04:16 | ivantis | ||
| Vibration Control | com.roozen.intent.VIBRATION_CONTROL | None | None |
Brings user to activity to quickly change the phone's vibration settings. |
Fri, 04/10/2009 - 17:26 | droozen | |
| View data | android.intent.action.VIEW | Uri of the data to be displayed | None |
Display the data to the user. |
Wed, 09/24/2008 - 18:12 | friedger | |
| Volume Control | com.roozen.intent.VOLUME_CONTROL | Integer: Key="TYPE", Value=Volume Stream (accepted values=AudioManager.STREAM_SYSTEM, AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC, AudioManager.STREAM_RING, AudioManager.STREAM_VOICE_CALL, AudioManager.STREAM_ALARM, AudioManager.STREAM_NOTIFICATION) | Currently None |
Use this intent to pop up a dialog box in your activity to allow the user to manually change one of the six volume streams as listed under input. |
Sat, 01/16/2010 - 12:27 | droozen | |
| Web search | android.intent.action.WEB_SEARCH | getData() is URI of data. If it is a URL that starts with http or https, the site will be opened. If it is plain text, Google search will be applied. | nothing |
Perform a web search. |
Wed, 12/17/2008 - 12:07 | peli |