Launching URL in non-default browser

[Matt R]

With an intent, I believe. Something along the lines of the browse url intent, with the component specified of the Internet browser app.

Matt

[bdanders]

Have you figured this out? I'd like to get this working as well. My goal is to be able to easily share a URL from Chrome to the Android browser using AutoShare and Tasker as a middle-man. So far I can't figure out an intent that will launch a url with a target browser.

On Sunday, January 6, 2013 8:04:59 AM UTC-5, Adam Graham wrote:

Chrome is my default browser and I'd like to keep it that way.

I want to create a task shortcut/widget on my homescreen that launches the Internet Browser instead with a specific URL.

I have got as far as an icon that launches the browser, but how do I pass it a URL?

Adam

[bdanders]

Never mind, I got it working. For anyone that would like to know, I was able to launch a URL in the stock browser with the following intent:

Action: android.intent.action.VIEW
Cat: None
Mime blank
Data: %url
Extra blank
Package: com.android.browser
Class blank
Target: Activity

This works for the browser that comes with CM10.1 anyway.

[Pent]

Probably you can use Load App and specify the URL in the Data field
too.

Pent

[bdanders]

Good suggestion, but it didn't work for me. I actually didn't even notice that data field was there. What else might that be used for?

[Badhri Narayanan]

Er.. You might have already figured out the answer, but anyway, thought of documenting it.

A1: Send Intent 

[ 

Action:android.intent.action.VIEW Cat:Default 

Mime Type: 

Data:http://www.ebay.in 

Extra: 

Extra: 

Package:com.mx.browser 

Class: 

Target:Activity 

] 

This will open E-bay in Maxthon browser(which is not default). Changing the package name to your browser's might help.

Thanks

[Snorre Rubin]

Is it possible to also have it enter data in the following window, and submit?

I am trying to use this for my workplace wifi sign in page, which doesn't work very well, and not at all in chrome. 

[Darijo Gospić]

I've been trying to open Chrome's bookmark page, or at least new tab page, but with no success. I've tried this:

A1: Send Intent [ 

     Action:android.intent.action.VIEW 

     Cat:None 

     Mime Type: 

     Data:about:newtab/#bookmarks 

     Extra: 

     Extra: 

     Package:com.android.chrome 

     Class: 

     Target:Activity ]

this:

Network -> Browse URL (with URL: chrome://newtab)

and this:

App->Launch app(Chrome) with dana: chrome://newtab

Does anybody have other idea?

Thanks