Available Intents in Android

You can give intents a test run by invoking some of the applications that come with Android. The page at http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/g-app-intents.html documents some of the available Google applications and the intents that invoke them.

Image NOTE: This list may change depending on the Android release.

The set of available applications could include the following:

  • A browser application to open a browser window
  • An application to call a telephone number
  • An application to present a phone dialer so the user can enter the numbers and make a call through the UI
  • A mapping application to show the map of the world ...

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