How to open a URL from terminal

Question

I'm writing a script to run on android's terminal and I need it to open the browser and a URL. I managed to open the browser but didn't find a way to put the URL on it.

am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.browser/.BrowserActivity;

Appreciate any help : )

Answer 1

Just use Intent.ACTION_VIEW (i.e. android.intent.action.VIEW), e.g.:

am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d http://www.xing.de

This way the XING site is started. If you have more than one browser installed, you can of course add the component name of the browser you want to start, e.g.:

am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW 
         -n com.android.browser/.BrowserActivity -d http://www.xing.de

Cheers!