Open gallery app from Android Intent

Question

I\'m looking for a way to open the Android gallery application from an intent.

I do not want to return a picture, but rather just open the gallery to al

Answer 1

You can open gallery using following intent:

public static final int RESULT_GALLERY = 0;

Intent galleryIntent = new Intent(
                    Intent.ACTION_PICK,
                    android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
startActivityForResult(galleryIntent , RESULT_GALLERY );

If you want to get result URI or do anything else use this:

@Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);

    switch (requestCode) {
    case QuestionEntryView.RESULT_GALLERY :
        if (null != data) {
            imageUri = data.getData();
            //Do whatever that you desire here. or leave this blank

        }
        break;
    default:
        break;
    }
}

Tested on Android 4.0+