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Android Intents and Broadcast Receivers Implicit Intents and Intent Filters Creating Intent Filters

Posted by sean tatenda jack
sean tatenda jack
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Our time travel app needs to handle Intents for incoming text messages from anywhere in space and time (as long as

I am not sure on how to add an intent filter to the TimeTravellActivity. Can someone help

Our time travel app needs to handle Intents for incoming text messages from anywhere in space and time (as long as they are using the default SEND action!). Add an Intent filter to the TimeTravelActivity here in the manifest that handles this kind of Intent. Configure it to accept plain text, video, and image messages. You may want to visit Common Intents for help!

AndroidManifest.xml 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest package="com.teamtreehouse.timetraveler"
          xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">

        <activity android:name=".MainActivity">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
            </intent-filter>

        </activity>

        <activity android:name=".TimeTravelActivity">
          <intent-filter/>
          <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEND"/>
          <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
          <data android:nameType="text/plain"/>
        </activity>

    </application>

</manifest>