WebIntent Plugin (Android)

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WebIntent plugin lets you start an installed application from within Monaca application. The following sample will start an app that will display a map.
This plugin is available only to Android platform.
Enable Plugin in Monaca
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From the IDE menu, go to Configure → Cordova Plugin Settings.
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Under Available Plugins section, hover over the WebIntent plugin and click Enable button.
WebIntent Plugin Demo
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<!DOCTYPE HTML>
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<html>
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<head>
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  <title>WebIntent DEMO</title>
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  <meta charset="utf-8">
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  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, user-scalable=no">
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  <script src="components/loader.js"></script>
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  <link rel="stylesheet" href="components/loader.css">
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​
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  <script type="text/javascript">
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    function startActivity() {
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      window.plugins.webintent.startActivity({
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        action: window.plugins.webintent.ACTION_VIEW,
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        url: 'geo:0, 0?q=' + 'dummy address'},
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        function() {},
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        function() {alert('Failed to open URL via Android Intent')}
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    );
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  }
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  </script>
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</head>
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<body>
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  <hr> WebIntent test <hr><br>
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  <input type="button" onClick ="startActivity()" value ="startActivity()" /><br>
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​
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</body>
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</html>
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Using "url" attribute of the "startActivity" function, an app can specify the target app to be launched. Here are some examples:
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//Call to the specified phone number
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url: 'tel: phone_number=' + '03-5875-6862'
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//Open the specified page in a browser
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    url: 'http://www.asial.co.jp'
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​
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//Open the information of the 1st person in the contact
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    url: 'content://contacts/people/1'
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See Also:
​Core Cordova Plugins​
​Monaca Power Plugins​
Share Plugin (Android)
Monaca Power Plugins
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WebIntent Plugin Demo