Exactly Guillaume! I'm not trying to install the app. I just want to
bring up the same android market activity that shows the app details
instead of first having to go through the search results list. There
really is no way to do this???
On Jul 13, 5:18 pm, Guillaume Perrot <guillaume.p...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The aim is not to automatically install the app.
> The goal is to go to the application'smarketpage directly (instead
> of that annoying search screen with the only result....).
> I am very surprised that there is no official URI to do that, why such
> a design choice ?
> Some time ago we could do that with an ID, that ID was changing at
> each upgrade though. This is now broken.
>
> 2009/7/11 Mike Brown <mbrow...@gmail.com>:
>
> > I don't think it's possible to do what you're trying to do. Installing an
> > app (or even a library for that matter) requires the user's consent. If the
> > app is already installed it's a different story.
>
> > On Jul 10, 2009 5:45 PM, "iPaul Pro" <mr.paulbu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > To do this in a future-proof way, you would set the <intent-filter> on
> > the receiver app to handle your type of data and sending extras with
> > theintentfrom the sending app.
>
> > For example: if you are making an app that SEND's plain text:
>
> > In the java of the app to send the text:
>
> > finalIntentsendIntent = newIntent();
> > sendIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
> > sendIntent.setType("text/plain");
> > sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, EXTRA_SUBJECT);
> > sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, EXTRA_TEXT);
> > try {
> > startActivity(Intent.createChooser(sendIntent, "Send"));
> > } catch (
> > android.content.ActivityNotFoundException ex) {}
>
> > In the manifest, in the appropriate activity:
>
> > <intent-filter>
> > <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEND" />
> > <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
> > <data android:mimeType="text/plain"/>
> > </intent-filter>
>
> > In the java file's onCreate() check for the standard SEND EXTRAS:
>
> > final String EXTRA_SUBJECT = getIntent().getStringExtra
> > (Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT);
> > final String EXTRA_TEXT = getIntent().getStringExtra
> > (Intent.EXTRA_TEXT);
>
> > This concept can be used for other data and intents as well.
>
> > Hopes this helps,
>
> > Paul Burke
> > supp...@ipaulpro.com
> > 347.695.1295
>
> > On Jul 10, 3:30 pm, Mike <michaeldouglaskra...@gmail.com> wrote: > OK,
> > thanks for the head start. ...
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