On Jan 21, 5:11 pm, "Mark Murphy" <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote: > > I've been trying (and failing) to write an intent filter which will > > allow my app to handle "text/calendar" attachments received in the > > GMail or email apps > > > I don't really know if my failure is because the mail apps are just > > not looking for apps to handle these attachments, or if I am getting > > the intent filter wrong. > > > And I realise that the MIME types I see in sample intent filters are > > always vnd.android.something, not regular text/something types, which > > makes me wonder if intent filters just don't work on anything that > > doesn't have a provider. > > > So, what's the story ? Here's my current attempt: > > > <intent-filter> > > <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" /> > > <action android:name="android.intent.action.EDIT" /> > > <action android:name="android.intent.action.PICK" /> > > <category > > android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" /> > > <category > > android:name="android.intent.category.ALTERNATIVE" /> > > <data android:mimeType="text/calendar" /> > > </intent-filter> > > In answer to your one question, you definitely can (and should) use > real-world MIME types here when they are available. Most samples are using > fake sorts of data and therefore use equally fake MIME types. > > You don't really describe the nature of the failure. What specifically is > happening when you try to view one of these attachments. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com > Android App Developer Books:http://commonsware.com/books.html
Well, what I'd like to happen is this: - Receive a mail with a text/calendar attachment in the GMail (or email) app - Click on the attachment - See my app open to handle it What actually happens is that the mail apps show the attachment is there, but don't offer any way to open it. And I'm not sure if that is simply because I have my intent filter wrong, or because the mail apps aren't even looking for apps to open these attachments. Thanks, Richard
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