Sorry there is not a way to do this. You'd have to query the package manager yourself and show a selection UI that doesn't include your app.
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 5:26 PM, Akshay Goel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I am struggling with a weird problem. I have an application manifest > that defines intent filters for office files, .doc, .ppt, etc. So, the > user can go to an office file in a file explorer, choose open, and > select my application. My application is not really a document viewer; > it allows a user to extract images from a file. > > Now, inside my application, I want to allow the user to view the > selected office file in a document viewer. For this, I am providing an > open button, which fires an ACTION_VIEW intent. When the activity > chooser comes up, it displays my application also as an option because > I have declared the intent filters in my manifest. In a nut shell, I > do not want my application to be one of the options when my > application sends the ACTION_VIEW intent. > > Is there a way I can filter out my application from this chooser > dialog? > > Thanks, > > Akshay > > P.S: I cannot register for the SEND filter instead of the VIEW filter > in my manifest due to my requirements. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
