Open the native browser from an android app

Question

I have an android phone with multiple browsers installed and I might or might not set a browser to default.

So, my question is..

1. From my App, How do I

Answer 1

Check this code:

private final static List browserComponents  = new ArrayList() {{
    add(new ComponentName("com.google.android.browser", "com.google.android.browser.BrowserActivity"));
    add(new ComponentName("com.android.browser", "com.android.browser.BrowserActivity"));
    add(new ComponentName("com.android.chrome", "com.google.android.apps.chrome.IntentDispatcher"));
}};

public static void openInNativeBrowser(Context context, String url) {
    if (context == null || TextUtils.isEmpty(url)) {
        return;
    }

    PackageManager pm = context.getPackageManager();
    Intent intent = new Intent();
    intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
    intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_BROWSABLE);
    intent.setData(Uri.parse(url));

    for (ComponentName cn : browserComponents) {
        intent.setComponent(cn);
        ActivityInfo ai = intent.resolveActivityInfo(pm, 0);
        if (ai != null) {
            aLog.w(TAG, "browser:  " + ai);
            context.startActivity(intent);
            return;
        } else {
            aLog.w(TAG, "can't resolve activity for " + intent);
        }
    }

    // no native browser
    intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
    intent.setData(Uri.parse(url));
    List list = pm.queryIntentActivities(intent, 0);
    if (list.size() > 0) {
        for (ResolveInfo ri : list) {
            aLog.w(TAG, ri + " : " + ri.isDefault);
        }
        context.startActivity(intent);
    } else {
        aLog.w(TAG, "no browser apps");
    }
}