Use an android.intent.action.VIEW of category android.intent.category.BROWSABLE.
From Romain Guy’s Photostream app’s AndroidManifest.xml,
<activity
android:name=".PhotostreamActivity"
android:label="@string/application_name">
<!-- ... -->
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
<data android:scheme="http"
android:host="flickr.com"
android:pathPrefix="/photos/" />
<data android:scheme="http"
android:host="www.flickr.com"
android:pathPrefix="/photos/" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
Once inside you’re in the activity, you need to look for the action, and then do something with the URL you’ve been handed. The Intent.getData()
method gives you a Uri.
final Intent intent = getIntent();
final String action = intent.getAction();
if (Intent.ACTION_VIEW.equals(action)) {
final List<String> segments = intent.getData().getPathSegments();
if (segments.size() > 1) {
mUsername = segments.get(1);
}
}
It should be noted, however, that this app is getting a little bit out of date (1.2), so you may find there are better ways of achieving this.