I'd like to see my app in the list of player ("continue action using...") that pops up when I try to open an audio file (ie. from file browser or gmail attachment). Here are the intent filters I've tried for my MainActivity:
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MUSIC_PLAYER" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.CATEGORY_APP_MUSIC" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<data android:mimeType="audio/mpeg" />
</intent-filter>
thanks for your help !
You always need a <category>
on an <activity>
<intent-filter>
, as there is always at least one category on the Intent
used with startActivity()
.
Here is what the AOSP Music app uses:
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<data android:scheme="file"/>
<data android:mimeType="audio/*"/>
<data android:mimeType="application/ogg"/>
<data android:mimeType="application/x-ogg"/>
<data android:mimeType="application/itunes"/>
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
<data android:scheme="http" />
<data android:mimeType="audio/*"/>
<data android:mimeType="application/ogg"/>
<data android:mimeType="application/x-ogg"/>
<data android:mimeType="application/itunes"/>
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter
android:priority="-1">
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
<data android:scheme="content" />
<data android:mimeType="audio/*"/>
<data android:mimeType="application/ogg"/>
<data android:mimeType="application/x-ogg"/>
<data android:mimeType="application/itunes"/>
</intent-filter>
This worked for me:
AndroidManifest:
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
<data android:scheme="file" android:pathPattern=".*mp3" android:mimeType="audio/mpeg" />
</intent-filter>
MainActivity:
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
if (Intent.ACTION_VIEW.equals(getIntent().getAction()))
{
File file = new File(getIntent().getData().getPath());
// do what you want with the file...
}
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