android intents: how to get them?

[TomZ]

My app is very normal, with a boring AndroidManifest.xml and the intent filter with the two lines to make it show up on the homescreen.

Now I want to add a second way for the app to start; namely when a scheme is activated.

<intent-filter>
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
    <data android:scheme="secret" />
</intent-filter>

So, when a webpage asks for that scheme, my app should start.

The question is, how do I get hold of all the details. For instance if I listen to "tel" as the scheme and the full intent is "tel:12345". How do I get access to the '12345' ?

Anyone knows?

[TomZ]

OK, the solution seems to be:

• Create a Java class to inherit QtActivity.
• Reimplement onNewIntent there
• Use QJniEnvironment.registerNativeMethods() and Java 'native' methods to allow passing in the intent or the data from that intent to the C++ code.

The documentation on the site is still far below general Qt level, but improving since 6.7 which I massively appreciate and I only managed to solve this by switching from the 6.5 docs to the 6.7 docs.

[TomZ]

Maybe a better way of asking is: do I need to create a new activity in Java to be able to get hold of the intent, or does the default one allow me to get hold of it in C++?

[TomZ]

OK, the solution seems to be:

• Create a Java class to inherit QtActivity.
• Reimplement onNewIntent there
• Use QJniEnvironment.registerNativeMethods() and Java 'native' methods to allow passing in the intent or the data from that intent to the C++ code.

The documentation on the site is still far below general Qt level, but improving since 6.7 which I massively appreciate and I only managed to solve this by switching from the 6.5 docs to the 6.7 docs.