Unable to get implicit intents to work

Question

I'm learning how to use implicit intents along with intent filters, and have so far been unable to get the correct activity to fire. The code that is used to fire the intent is:

intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction("com.appsculture.intent.action.PLUGIN_RECEIVER");
startActivity(intent);

And the Intent filter for the desired activity is:

<activity android:name="PluginReceiver">
<intent-filter>
    <action android:name="com.appsculture.intent.action.PLUGIN_RECEIVER"></action>
</intent-filter>
</activity>

The error I get is the standard ActivityNotFound

09-04 17:15:27.827: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(2552): android.content.ActivityNotFoundException: No Activity found to handle Intent { act=com.appsculture.intent.action.PLUGIN_RECEIVER }

Solution: Simply addeded the android.intent.category.DEFAULT category to the intent filter

Works like a charm after that

Raveesh Bhalla Raveesh Bhalla · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-25T18:14:41

I managed to solve this by simply adding the android.intent.category.DEFAULT category to the intent filter. Works like a charm after that.

As Commonsware has indicated in a comment on his answer, a category is required for Activities, though not for services or broadcast receivers.

Unable to get implicit intents to work

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