Load a web URL
To open a web page, use the ACTION_VIEW
action and specify the web URL in the intent data.
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Action
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ACTION_VIEW
Data URI Scheme
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http:<URL>
https:<URL>
MIME Type
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PLAIN_TEXT_TYPE
("text/plain"
)"text/html"
"application/xhtml+xml"
"application/vnd.wap.xhtml+xml"
Example intent:
public void openWebPage(String url) { Uri webpage = Uri.parse(url); Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, webpage); if (intent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null) { startActivity(intent); } }
Example intent filter:
<activity ...> <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" /> <!-- Include the host attribute if you want your app to respond only to URLs with your app's domain. --> <data android:scheme="http" android:host="www.example.com" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" /> <!-- The BROWSABLE category is required to get links from web pages. --> <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" /> </intent-filter> </activity>
Tip: If your Android app provides functionality similar to your web site, include an intent filter for URLs that point to your web site. Then, if users have your app installed, links from emails or other web pages pointing to your web site open your Android app instead of your web page.