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How to add an option to share to Instagram Stories?

Background
In my Android App, users can share generated images to other apps. It's working nicely using the ACTION_SEND Intent.
Many users have asked why they can't share to Instagram stories directly.
Initially I thought Instagram doesn't support receiving Intents for stories (correct to some extent). I searched for it today, and according to this documentation, to share to Instagram Stories, a separate intent com.instagram.share.ADD_TO_STORY has to be used. I tried it, and it works fine.
The problem:
How do I keep both the options available?
I thought about it a lot, and came up with the following options:
1) Have two separate buttons. It will work, but it will look/feel bad.
2) Have my app accept ACTION_SEND intent, name it as Share to Instagram Story, and redirect the intent to the com.instagram.share.ADD_TO_STORY intent. In principle, make a proxy intent.
It will work, and look/feel great, but I don't know if its allowed (legal, etc) and can I disable the intent if the user doesn't have Instagram installed.
3) Add the 'com.instagram.share.ADD_TO_STORY' to the app chooser launched by ACTION_SEND. This would be ideal, but I don't know how to do it.

If you want to add multiple actions to Intent and create a chooser look at this example:
Intent viewIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
Intent editIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_EDIT);
viewIntent.setDataAndType(uri, type);
editIntent.setDataAndType(uri, type);
Intent chooserIntent = Intent.createChooser(editIntent, "Open in...");
chooserIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_INITIAL_INTENTS, new Intent[] { viewIntent });
startActivity(chooserIntent);
UPDATE: Here is good solution to your answer. How to make an intent with multiple actions

I tried the same approach as on Facebook's official documentation then tested on Huawai P9 Lite, Huawai P20 Lite and on Samsung S8 - it only worked on Samsung S8 for not known reason (to me). I gave up on it since, obviously, it's not working on most of the phones.

// Define image asset URI
Uri stickerAssetUri = Uri.parse("your-image-asset-uri-goes-here");
String sourceApplication = "com.my.app";
// Instantiate implicit intent with ADD_TO_STORY action,
// sticker asset, and background colors
Intent intent = new Intent("com.instagram.share.ADD_TO_STORY");
intent.putExtra("source_application", sourceApplication);
intent.setType(MEDIA_TYPE_JPEG);
intent.putExtra("interactive_asset_uri", stickerAssetUri);
intent.putExtra("top_background_color", "#33FF33");
intent.putExtra("bottom_background_color", "#FF00FF");
// Instantiate activity and verify it will resolve implicit intent
Activity activity = getActivity();
activity.grantUriPermission("com.instagram.android", stickerAssetUri, Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
if (activity.getPackageManager().resolveActivity(intent, 0) != null) { activity.startActivityForResult(intent, 0);}

What intent extra to make youtube android app automatically close when reach the end of video

What parameter should I put on intent to start vnd.youtube to make it close the activity when it reach the end of video. In Youtube API it's something like this:
YouTubeIntents.createPlayVideoIntentWithOptions(getApplicationContext(), mVideoId, true, true);
I want to know the equivalent for "finishOnEnd" option for starting youtube activity directly like following:
Intent viewIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("vnd.youtube:" + mVideoId));
viewIntent.putExtra("force_fullscreen", true);
viewIntent.putExtra("force_finishOnEnd", true);
startActivity(viewIntent);
I found the equivalent for "fullscreen" is "force_fullscreen", but how about "finishOnEnd" option?
Thanks.

intent.putExtra("finish_on_ended", true);

I had the same question, until somebody forwarded me this:
So all the YouTube Library does is this:
.putExtra("force_fullscreen", true).putExtra("finish_on_ended", true);

Why doesn't my App Chooser dialogue show?

I am using this tutorial to learn about the basics of Intents in Android. The code sample I am using is adopted from the section named "Force an App Chooser" on the page linked.
The following is the method which should be invoked on the click of the button.
public void startSecondActivity(View view) {
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
String fileChooserLabel = getResources().getString(R.string.fileChooserLabel);
Intent fileChooserIntent = Intent.createChooser(intent, fileChooserLabel);
if (intent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager())!=null) {
startActivity(intent);
} else {
textView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.text_view);
textView.setText("False");
}
}
But it just enters the else block of the if-else conditional. I tried this app on both a real device and the emulator. So can anybody point out what might be wrong here, and what I can do about it.
Note: I did not add anything to the Manifest file, since I am using Eclipse IDE and I suppose whatever is required at this point is automatically added to the manifest file.

It is returning null because there are no activities on the device that support your Intent. In this case, your ACTION_SEND Intent is not properly set up.
Note that the code sample you used as a reference is not a tutorial. It is not designed to be a complete code sample. In fact, what they list there will not even compile, as their ... is meant to be replaced by your own code to complete setting up the Intent.
You will need to fully configure your ACTION_SEND Intent, most notably setting the MIME type, as is covered elsewhere in the documentation. Replacing:
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
with something like:
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND)
.setType("text/plain")
.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "IM IN UR STAK OVERFLO ANZWR");
should suffice.

Launching Android Netflix App And Passing Video Id

In the app I am working on I want to support Netfilx streaming. I intend on doing this by simply starting Netflix and passing a specific URI so it plays a specific video when started. Simple right? Well, the issue is I'm not sure how to pass the video id info in the Intent I use to start the Activity.
I've read the post here , but am unsure where to use this. I used Intent.setData() since it accepts a URI, but to no avail.
Here is what I have been doing (I am hard coding the movie data, this is just for testing purposes) :
// the Netflix intent
Intent intent = getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage("com.netflix.mediaclient");
//the uri
Uri uri = Uri.parse("http://movies.netflix.com/WiPlayer?movieid=70266228&trkid=13462049&ctx=0%2C1%2Ce2bd7b74-6743-4d5e-864f-1cc2568ba0da-61921755");
intent.setData(uri);
//launches but does not go to the video
startActivity(intent);
I've also tried using the URI protocol in the link above like so:
Uri uri = Uri.parse("nflx://movies.netflix.com/WiPlayer?movieid=70266228&trkid=13462049&ctx=0%2C1%2Ce2bd7b74-6743-4d5e-864f-1cc2568ba0da-61921755");
but still am not seeing the video play.
I feel like I am missing something simple here, although I have had very little luck Googling for this, I could find next to nothing about starting the Netflix Android app from another application. The Netflix developer resources don't have any info on this.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can do this or where I should be looking for documentation on this? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks much!

Just some Android Apps intent names to help anyone.
Format: appName, packageName, className
Skype: com.skype.raider, com.skype.raider.Main
Netflix: com.netflix.mediaclient, com.netflix.mediaclient.ui.launch.UIWebViewActivity
ESexplorer: com.estrongs.android.pop, com.estrongs.android.pop.view.FileExplorerActivity
Youtube: com.google.android.youtube,com.google.android.youtube.HomeActivity
Chrome: com.android.chrome,com.google.android.apps.chrome.Main
VLC: org.videolan.vlc, org.videolan.vlc.gui.MainActivity
MBOXSettings: com.mbx.settingsmbox, com.mbx.settingsmbox.SettingsMboxActivity

I've managed to do this. With the following code. First you need the movieId (or videoId) for netflix, then compose the URL to watch.
String netFlixId = "43598743"; // <== isn't a real movie id
String watchUrl = "http://www.netflix.com/watch/"+netFlixId;
Then with this intent
try {
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.setClassName("com.netflix.mediaclient", "com.netflix.mediaclient.ui.launch.UIWebViewActivity");
intent.setData(Uri.parse(watchUrl));
startActivity(intent);
}
catch(Exception e)
{
// netflix app isn't installed, send to website.
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.setData(Uri.parse(item.url));
startActivity(intent);
}
I haven't tried with TV Shows yet. But this works beautifully. If you want to send to the profile page of the movie.. Send it to a url formatted this way
http://www.netflix.com/title/324982
I also found out how to search for a title.
try {
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEARCH);
intent.setClassName("com.netflix.mediaclient", "com.netflix.mediaclient.ui.search.SearchActivity");
intent.putExtra("query", item.label);
startActivity(intent);
}
catch(Exception e)
{
Toast.makeText(this, "Please install the NetFlix App!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}

Here is how to start a movie from an ADB command for com.netflix.mediaclient
adb shell am start -n com.netflix.mediaclient/.ui.launch.UIWebViewActivity -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d http://www.netflix.com/watch/60000724
I still can't find a way to do it for com.netflix.ninja (Netflix for Android TV)

Android how to play video using VLC Player?

I have app for play video in android like as
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vlcforandroid.vlcdirectprofree&hl=en
I want to integrate this app in my app. I have Url for video Streaming and i want to open this video in this app(Vlc Direct), Any idea?
I open this app using:
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
PackageManager manager = getPackageManager();
i = manager.getLaunchIntentForPackage("com.vlcdirect.vlcdirect");
i.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER);
startActivity(i);
But how it start with video streaming, Or any other Player for video Streaming?

More like,
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
i.setComponent(new ComponentName("com.vlcdirect.vlcdirect", "com.vlcdirect.vlcdirect.URLStreamerActivity"));
i.putExtra("url", url);
startActivity(i);
Which supposes that the component, activity, and payload are as shown, and also that the activity is explicitly or implicitly exported -- I don't know the actual values, or if the activity is exported. vlcdirect doesn't document this, but you can
ask the developer, or
view the log as you stream from a URL within that app, to identify the component and activity; dedex and decompile the .apk, to confirm the payload; duplicate payload classes, if necessary; give up and fume after the developer ignores you, if the activity is not exported.
Ideally you would broadcast a "view the stream from this URL" intent, and vlcdirect or any other suitable app would pick it up, but I don't know if vlcdirect or any other app respond to such.

VLC needs to be explicitly told the type:
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
i.setPackage("org.videolan.vlc.betav7neon");
i.setDataAndType(Uri.parse("http://ip:8080"), "video/h264");
startActivity(i);
i.e. just "video/*" wouldn't work for me

Previous answers didn't work me. After a bit of searching I found the official docs here.
Basically, here it is:
int vlcRequestCode = 42; //request code used when finished playing, not necessary if you only use startActivity(vlcIntent)
Uri uri = Uri.parse("file:///storage/emulated/0/Movies/KUNG FURY Official Movie.mp4"); //your file URI
Intent vlcIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
vlcIntent.setPackage("org.videolan.vlc");
vlcIntent.setDataAndTypeAndNormalize(uri, "video/*");
vlcIntent.putExtra("title", "Kung Fury");
vlcIntent.putExtra("from_start", false);
vlcIntent.putExtra("subtitles_location", "/sdcard/Movies/Fifty-Fifty.srt"); //subtitles file
startActivityForResult(vlcIntent, vlcRequestCode);
You can remove unnecessary parts for you.