What Is Android Intent Category Launcher?
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What is Android Intent category?

category: android.intent.category. DEFAULT. Matches any implicit Intent. This category must be included for your Activity to receive any implicit Intent.

What is the purpose of Intent in android?

An intent is to perform an action on the screen. It is mostly used to start activity, send broadcast receiver,start services and send message between two activities. There are two intents available in android as Implicit Intents and Explicit Intents. Here is a sample example to start new activity with old activity.

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

Automotive & Future Transportation Editor

Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.

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