CODEWITHSUNDEEP
androidandroid-intent
Alif Hasnain
Alif Hasnain

Reputation: 1256

`ACTION_WEB_SEARCH` launching search action in Google app

I was trying to launch an Intent which will launch a browser and search query on Google. But the problem is that it is directly launching the search query on Google app instead of any browser. I have tested this on emulator and also in my Android device.

My Approach :

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_WEB_SEARCH);
intent.putExtra(SearchManager.QUERY,queryText);
startActivity(intent);

Upvotes: 1

Views: 630

Answers (1)

Dhaiyur
Dhaiyur

Reputation: 583

you can open browser using below intent

    try{
        String escapedQuery = URLEncoder.encode("Android developer", "UTF-8");
        Uri uri = Uri.parse("http://www.google.com/#q=" + escapedQuery);
        Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, uri);
        startActivity(intent);
    }catch (Exception e){
        e.printStackTrace();  
    }

Upvotes: 2

Related Questions