Open Facebook page from Android app?

Question

from my Android app, I would like to open a link to a Facebook profile in the official Facebook app (if the app is installed, of course). For iPhone, there exists the

Answer 1

You can open the facebook app on button click as follows:-

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    this.findViewById(R.id.button1).setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {

            startNewActivity("com.facebook.katana");
        }
    });

}

public void startNewActivity( String packageName)
{
    Intent intent = MainActivity.this.getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage(packageName);
    if (intent != null)
    {
        // we found the activity
        // now start the activity
        intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
        startActivity(intent);
    }
    else
    {
        // bring user to the market
        // or let them choose an app?
        intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
        intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
        intent.setData(Uri.parse("market://details?id="+packageName));
        startActivity(intent);
    }
}