I want to directly launch the Google Play Game Page for my game programmatically when the player hits this button from the game screen:
An example of the page I want to launch to is:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8Xfkv7Sp0JzdzJiWWpFWG8zNHoydnMzWkwzZVJWZDJuUXZr/view?usp=sharing
Any thoughts/suggestions on doing this?
PS. I've just taken a random awesome game "BADLAND" as an example :). Hope that's okay!
It has been a while so I don't know if you found the answer already but I have been working on essentially the same thing today and figured I would share my solution. I found no sources on this online and ended up decompiling the app to look at what it expects for the intents to launch it.
Intent intent = new Intent();
//Clear the activity so the back button returns to your app
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
//Manually specify the package and activity name
intent.setComponent(new ComponentName("com.google.android.play.games", "com.google.android.gms.games.ui.destination.api.ApiActivity"));
//Not really needed as default happens if you don't specify it.
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_DEFAULT);
//You must specify the current players user. It ensures that Google Play Games is logged in as the same person.
intent.putExtra("com.google.android.gms.games.ACCOUNT_KEY", Games.Players.getCurrentPlayerId(googleApiClient));
intent.putExtra("com.google.android.gms.games.SCREEN", 1050); //"Magic" number from the source code for the about page
intent.putExtra("com.google.android.gms.games.GAME", Games.GamesMetadata.getCurrentGame(googleApiClient));
startActivity(intent);
Note that the page itself uses a hard coded number. I tested over several versions of Google Play Games and they worked but I still haven't found where the value is defined. You may also want to add in some error handling for cases such as Google Play Games not being installed.
Details on more pages such as profile compare
Github Gist of all pages
The accepted answer is deprecated now. Do the following:
Create these methods in AccountUtil.class (Or whatever you may call it):
fun getGamesAccount(): GoogleSignInAccount? {
return GoogleSignIn.getLastSignedInAccount(app)
}
fun getGamesPlayerInfo(): Task<Player>? {
val account = getGamesAccount()
return if (account != null) {
Games.getPlayersClient(app, account).currentPlayer
} else null
}
fun getPlayerProfileIntent(player: Player): Task<Intent>? {
val account = getGamesAccount()
return if (account != null) {
Games.getPlayersClient(app, account).getCompareProfileIntent(player)
}else null
}
Then you can get the profile intent like this:
accountUtil.getGamesPlayerInfo()?.addOnSuccessListener { player ->
accountUtil.getPlayerProfileIntent(player)?.addOnSuccessListener {
startActivityForResult(it, PROFILE_REQUEST_CODE)
}
}
companion object {
const val PROFILE_REQUEST_CODE = 23423
}
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I have small code which makes sure a url is always opened in browser. It is working so far.
Recently, I got message from Google Play Console stating:
If your app requires the QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES permission, you need to
submit the declaration form in Play Console by July 12
I have checked and verified, we don't use QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES in my app. However, we use Explicit Intents and resolveActivity in few places. One of the code (I took it from this place) is:
override fun openInBrowser(url: String) {
val dummyIntent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("http://"))
val resolveInfo = context.packageManager.resolveActivity(dummyIntent, PackageManager.MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY)
val browserPackageName = resolveInfo?.activityInfo?.packageName
val realIntent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url))
if (browserPackageName != null && browserPackageName.isNotBlank() && browserPackageName != "android") {
realIntent.setPackage(browserPackageName)
}
startActivity(context, realIntent, null)
}
I am not sure if it falls under the category of querying a package. I have gone through this link and as per my understanding I don't need to add either package under queries tag or QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES. I just want to validate my understanding.
The limited app visibility affects the return results of methods that give information about other apps, such as queryIntentActivities(), getPackageInfo(), and getInstalledApplications(). The limited visibility also affects explicit interactions with other apps, such as starting another app's service.
Some packages are still visible automatically. Your app can always see these packages in its queries for other installed apps. To view other packages, declare your app's need for increased package visibility using the element. The use cases page provides examples for common app interaction scenarios.
I'm trying to incorporate Pepper's built in Android tablet more in DialogFlow interactions. Particularly, my goal is to open applications installed on the tablet itself for people to use while they're talking with Pepper. I'm aware there is a 'j-tablet-browser' app installed on Pepper's end that can let a person browse the tablet like an ordinary Android device, but I would like to take it one step further and directly launch an Android app, like Amazon's Alexa.
The best solution I can up with is:
User says specific utterance (e.g. "Pepper, open Alexa please")
DialogFlow launches the j-tablet-browser behavior
{
"speak": "Sure, just a second",
"action": "startApp",
"action_parameters": {
"appId": "j-tablet-browser/."
}
}
User navigates the Android menu manually to tap the Alexa icon
My ideal goal is to make the process seamless:
User says specific utterance (e.g. "Pepper, open Alexa please")
DialogFlow launches the Alexa app installed on the Android tablet
Does anyone have an idea how this could be done?
This is quite a broad question so I'll try and focus on the specifics for launching an app with a Dialogflow chatbot. If you don't already have a QiSDK Dialogflow chatbot running on Pepper, there is a good tutorial here which details the full process. If you already have a chatbot implemented I hope the below steps are general enough for you to apply to your project.
This chatbot only returns text results for Pepper to say, so you'll need to make some modifications to allow particular actions to be launched.
Modifying DialogflowDataSource
Step 2 on this page of the tutorial details how to send a text query to Dialogflow and get a text response. You'll want to modify it to return the full reponse object (including actions), not just the text. Define a new function called detectIntentFullResponse for example.
// Change this
return response.queryResult.fulfillmentText
// to this
return response.queryResult
Modifying DialogflowChatbot
Step 2 on this page shows how to implement a QiSDK Chatbot. Add some logic to check for actions in the replyTo function.
var response: DetectIntentResponse? = null
// ...
response = dataSource.detectIntentFullResponse(input, dialogflowSessionId, language)
// ...
return if (reponse.action != null) {
StandardReplyReaction(
ActionReaction(qiContext, response), ReplyPriority.NORMAL
)
} else if (reponse.answer != null) {
StandardReplyReaction(
SimpleSayReaction(qiContext, reponse.answer), ReplyPriority.NORMAL
)
} else {
StandardReplyReaction(
EmptyChatbotReaction(qiContext), ReplyPriority.FALLBACK
)
}
Now make a new Class, ActionReaction. Note that the below is incomplete, but should serve as an example of how you can determine which action to run (if you want others). Look at SimpleSayReaction for more implementation details.
class ActionReaction internal constructor(context: QiContext, private val response: DetectIntentResponse) :
BaseChatbotReaction(context) {
override fun runWith(speechEngine: SpeechEngine) {
if (response.action == "launch-app") {
var appID = response.parameters.app.toString()
// launch app at appID
}
}
}
As for launching the app, various approaches are detailed in other questions, such as here. It is possible to extend this approach to do other actions, such as running or retrieving online data.
I'm currently developing an Android application in order to display home screen widgets. Those ones are related to Microsoft Outlook (Events + Messages) in order to show incoming events and unread new messages in a kind of dynamic tiles.
The Msal graph library helps me a lot to authenticate and retrieve in formations which contains an identifier for each event / message results
But now I want to know if the outlook application is installed on the user device and if there is a way to open Outlook when the user click on the widget. Moreover if the user can open the corresponding clicked event or message with the identifier.
For example the Event widget currently displaying a birthday event. The user click on it. Then it opens Outlook and display directly that birthday event.
Regards
I don't think this is officially documented somewhere. But here's what you can do to find out about it.
You can list all Microsoft applications installed on your device...
val packages = context.packageManager
.getInstalledApplications(PackageManager.GET_META_DATA)
for (info in packages) {
if(info.packageName.startsWith("com.microsoft", true)){
Log.d("package name:" + info.packageName)
Log.d("Launch Activity: " + context.packageManager.getLaunchIntentForPackage(info.packageName))
}
}
Take a note of the "launch intent" displayed in the LogCat. You can use that to launch Outlook. Just make sure you don't hard-code those values because Microsoft can change those values at any point, for example the activity class can change. So, instead of doing this...
context.startActivity(
Intent().apply {
action = Intent.ACTION_MAIN
addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER)
setPackage("com.microsoft.office.outlook")
component = ComponentName("com.microsoft.office.outlook", "com.microsoft.office.outlook.MainActivity")
}
)
Do this...
context.startActivity(
Intent().apply {
action = Intent.ACTION_MAIN
addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER)
component = ComponentName(
outlookLaunchIntent?.component?.packageName,
outlookLaunchIntent?.component?.className
)
setPackage(outlookLaunchIntent.package)
}
)
Also, remember that getLaunchIntentForPackage and component can return null, so make sure you check for null values properly
I am relaying a suggestion from a couple of internal folks:
Please try to open the event using one of the following URLs:
ms-outlook://events/open?restid=%s&account=test#om.com (if you have a regular REST id)
ms-outlook://events/open?immutableid=%s&account=test#om.com (if you are using an immutable id)
Since immutable IDs are still in preview stage in Microsoft Graph, and customers should not use preview APIs in their production apps, I think option #1 applies to your case.
Please reply here if the URL works, or not, and if you have other related questions. I requested the couple of folks to keep an eye on this thread as well.
Well, i managed to open the outlook android application with the help of your code #Leo. As im not developping with Kotlin, ill post the JAVA code below :
Intent outlookLaunchIntent = context.getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage("com.microsoft.office.outlook");
if (outlookLaunchIntent != null) {
context.startActivity(outlookLaunchIntent );
}
Below code to open event/message in a web browser provided by webLink property of the graph API. (I only test for event and the url provided not working. Ill post a new issue on StackOverFlow for that but you already see the issue over there : https://github.com/microsoftgraph/microsoft-graph-docs/issues/4203
try {
Intent webIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW).setData(Uri.parse(calendarWebLink));
webIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
context.startActivity(webIntent);
} catch (RuntimeException e) {
// The url is invalid, maybe missing http://
e.printStackTrace();
}
However im still stuck on the decicive goal of my widget item click which is to open the relative event/email in the Microsoft Outlook Android application.
Microsoft Outlook Android app contains widgets which can achieve what im looking for. So i wonder if it is possible to list its broadcast receivers.
The best thing i found is an old manifest for that app but it doesnt help me.
https://gist.github.com/RyPope/df0e61f477af4b73865cd72bdaa7d8c2
Hi may you try to open the event using one of the url:
ms-outlook://events/open?restid=%s&account=test#om.com (If the
user is having rest id)
ms-outlook://events/open?immutableid=%s&account=test#om.com (If
the user is having immutable id)
there a lot of q&a about how users can rate my app within the app,
but i need just a direct link to review\rate my app to send the user by mail and not to my app page in the market because there he need to cilck review then login and then write the review and this is exhausting and not user friendly.
tnx
In order not to disturb the user with annoying forms you can add a menu item that let the user rate the application through your application site in google play. After the user click in this option, this should not been showed again (even if the user did not rate the app at the end). This solution is quite user friendly, in my opinion.
Add a menu item like this (in res\menu[menu].xml):
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
(other options...)
<item android:id="#+id/MenuRateApp" android:title="#string/menu_Rate_app"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_menu_star"></item>
</menu>
In your main activity add the following in order to hide the option once the user has already rated your app:
#Override
public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu)
{
MenuItem register = menu.findItem(R.id.MenuRateApp);
if(fApp.isRated()) {
register.setVisible(false);
}
return true;
}
Change the fApp.isRated() for a method or variable that keep a boolean saying if the user already rated the app (write and read this value using the sharedPreferences mechanism).
The code to redirect the user to your app site in Google Play could be like the following:
private boolean MyStartActivity(Intent aIntent) {
try {
startActivity(aIntent);
return true;
} catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
return false;
}
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
(other options code...)
if (item.getItemId() == R.id.MenuRateApp) {
//Try Google play
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.setData(Uri.parse("market://details?id="+getPackageName()));
if (MyStartActivity(intent) == false) {
//Market (Google play) app seems not installed, let's try to open a webbrowser
intent.setData(Uri.parse("https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id="+getPackageName()));
if (MyStartActivity(intent) == false) {
//Well if this also fails, we have run out of options, inform the user.
Toast.makeText(this, this.getString(R.string.error_no_google_play), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
//Do not disturb again (even if the user did not rated the app in the end)
fApp.setRated(true);
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
Hope this solution feets your requirements.
Note: part of the code has been borrowed from this site:
http://martin.cubeactive.com/android-how-to-create-a-rank-this-app-button/
Example:
The premise from where you start, saying that rating an app is exhausting and not user friendly is not applicable because the user should only rate your app when he is willing to "donate" 30 seconds of his life to rate your app. There is a minimal responsibility involved when rating other people work.
The farthest I'd go, since there are also ethics involved, is providing a button in the About section of my app with a link to the Market app screen containing my app, using an Intent to the market (search StackOverflow). Other apps constantly ask a user to rate... I find it bothersome, but at least they are not pushing me right into the Edit and star Views of the Market.
The question you need to ask yourself: do you need to disrupt the user experience of your app by automatically stopping the activity and displaying this "oh-my-gosh-rate-my-app" view in the Market app?
You don't need to push the user into that situation... chances are you will end up with more low ratings than good ratings. I'd take one star just because of that. :-)
Personally, I wouldn't do it and leave the way it is. My 2 cents, of course.
Based on a similar question I posted, the desired answer I was looking for was
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id= + your.package.name
This should be what you're looking for if a link is what you have in mind. The first part is the default starter, and the second part will be your package name.
Is there a way to start an Intent on the Kindle Fire that will cause the AppStore app to open and display all the apps for a certain developer? For instance, on a phone/tablet with the Android Market installed, I can do this:
Intent otherApps = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW,Uri.parse("market://search?q=pub:\"" + developerName + "\""));
activity.startActivity(otherApps);
And show all my apps in the Android Market. Can I do that with the Amazon App Store? If so, how? I've tried that Intent with other seemingly valid names (such as "ZeptoLab") and I don't get any filtering. It just drops me in the full unfiltered App Store. Looking up a specific app with "market://details?id=package.name" does seem to work.
From https://developer.amazon.com/help/faq.html#Marketing:
To point to your app for marketing purposes use the URL http://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/dl/android?p=packagename (where packagename is your app package name).
If you want to link to the list of all your applications on the Amazon Appstore use the URL http://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/dl/android?p=packagename&showAll=1.
e.g. http://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/dl/android?p=com.rovio.angrybirds&showAll=1
All this can be seen here: https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/in-app-purchasing/sample-code/deeplink.html
Update(deep linking):
amzn://apps/android?p=
Best way is to look at their website (or here), which currently states this :
search: amzn://apps/android?s=amazon%20mp3 or http://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/dl/android?s=amazon%20mp3
detail page using package name: amzn://apps/android?p=com.amazon.mp3 or http://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/dl/android?p=com.amazon.mp3
detail page using unique ID ("asin") : amzn://apps/android?asin=B004FRX0MY or http://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/dl/android?asin=B004FRX0MY
show all apps of the developer who made the app: amzn://apps/android?p=com.amazon.mp3&showAll=1 or http://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/dl/android?p=com.amazon.mp3&showAll=1
Amazon supports their own deep links now: https://developer.amazon.com/appsandservices/apis/earn/in-app-purchasing/docs/deeplink
E.g. you can start an intent with uri amzn://apps/android?p=my.package.name.
From - https://developer.amazon.com/help/tuabg.html
For in-app advertising or mobile browser based linking, please:
Use this link structure: http:// www.amazon.com/gp/mas/dl/android?p=com.example.package/ref=mas_pm_app_name
For a link that directs to a list of all of your apps within our U.S. store, please:
Use this link structure: http://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/dl/android?p=com.example.package&showAll=1
Now, you think amazon would have this correct on their own website, but the first part that I put in bold is wrong. This is what it should actually be:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/dl/android?p=com.example.package&ref=mas_pm_app_name
Notice the & instead of the / between the package name and ref. Hopefully this helps some other people since this little detail wasted some of my time...
Here's the solution I came up with using the advice below from chiuki:
I added a boolean to one of my resource files that indicates whether or not the app is published in the Amazon AppStore or Android Market. Yeah, you have to change it whenever you publish your app, but think of it sort of like remembering to set debuggable to "false" when you publish. Put it on a check list. It goes like this:
In resource file:
<bool name="app_is_in_amazon_app_store">true< /bool>
In code:
public class SomeUtil
{
private static Boolean isInAmazonAppStore;
public static boolean isInAmazonAppStore(Activity activity)
{
if (isInAmazonAppStore == null)
{
isInAmazonAppStore = activity.getResources().getBoolean(R.bool.app_is_in_amazon_app_store) ;
}
return isInAmazonAppStore;
}
public static void startOtherMarketAppsActivity(Activity activity)
{
try
{
Intent otherApps = null;
if (isInAmazonAppStore(activity))
{
otherApps = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW,Uri.parse("http://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/dl/android?p=" + getPackageNameInAmazonAppStore(activity) + "&showAll=1"));
}
else
{
otherApps = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW,Uri.parse("market://search?q=pub:\"" + getAndroidDeveloperName(activity) + "\""));
}
activity.startActivity(otherApps);
}
catch(Exception ex){ /* error handling */}
}