How to open any other App or website from your app?

Intent can be used to open urls or other apps from android app.

To open URLs from app

 1. In order to link to a url from your app, which means on clicking a button or on any other event the url opens in default browser in mobile, first add an intent component in LOGIC area of Sketchware project.
2. Next, on button click event, add following blocks:
Intent setAction ACTION_VIEW,
Intent setData URL of website to be opened
StartActivity Intent

To open other apps in mobile from app

1. Other apps in mobile can be opened using the package name of those apps. If the app is not installed on mobile, then it will not open. Below is an example to open Snapseed photo editor app from a Sketchware app.

2. In order to open other apps directly on button click, add an intent component as shown above.

3. Next, on button click event, add following blocks:
Intent setAction ACTION_VIEW,
Intent setData android-app://com.niksoftware.snapseed(package name of the app)
StartActivity Intent

Comments

  1. Achille mr hackerOctober 14, 2017 at 9:58 AM

    Make one for file loading apus that load a file from an apk like it library folder plz need that

    ReplyDelete
  2. Rajesh Kumar DhuriyaOctober 27, 2017 at 9:26 AM

    How open all sharable app and share then

    ReplyDelete
  3. DreamPlay DevMarch 12, 2018 at 9:32 PM

    How to open specified contact on whatsapp?

    ReplyDelete
  4. DreamPlay DevOctober 30, 2018 at 5:56 AM

    Not working this on the latest version.
    While java compiling..
    It shows..

    ACTION_VIEW Cannot be resolved to a variable

    How to fix this
    Help

    ReplyDelete
  5. UnknownFebruary 12, 2019 at 8:15 PM

    I have webview app but i need to open torrent applications when i click on the magnet link on wwbview hiw it i possible?

    ReplyDelete
  6. RacyJune 30, 2019 at 6:01 AM

    How can I deep link an android app with my app?

    ReplyDelete
  7. UnknownJanuary 22, 2020 at 5:00 PM

    syntax in opening calculator pls. tnkz

    ReplyDelete
  8. IsaacMarch 10, 2020 at 5:05 AM

    I have a problem trying to open a website from sketchware app I developed. I am always getting the below message.

    Item not found. Retry

    Then the google.store link comes below the page.

    The item to open is an apk file which is not from google.store.

    Thanks

    Isaac

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. sanjeevMarch 10, 2020 at 5:37 AM

      If it is a download url, use codes which enable download. If it is a website which tries to open in other app, stop using Intent which opens it in other apps.

      Delete
  9. RameshMarch 27, 2020 at 7:31 PM

    How to open a specific website in a
    specific app(ex chrome only) from my app?

    ReplyDelete
  10. Akshit from Neon TechMay 8, 2020 at 2:54 AM

    It worked

    ReplyDelete
  11. UnknownAugust 14, 2020 at 10:34 PM

    Thanks Now I am going to make my own Launcher😂

    ReplyDelete
  12. Magtipon22February 11, 2021 at 10:03 AM

    How can open. App activity in sketchware... Example paypal .. Intent a botton to send money directly to my app

    ReplyDelete
  13. UnknownApril 7, 2022 at 5:08 AM

    it didn't work, the app just don't start at all.

    ReplyDelete

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