How can I create an intent to handle opening a photo?

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I have my android application manifest file and I made a new activity. I want this activity to be able to handle images just like the built in image viewer. So I can tap an image in the browser, and it will ask if i want to use my application, or the default activity to view the image. What action can I use in the following intent filter:

<intent-filter>
    <action android:name="android.intent.action." />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
    <data android:mimeType="image/*" />
</intent-filter>

I assume it would be listed at http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html but I cannot figure out which one is for viewing images.

see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5383797/open-an-image-using-uri-in-androids-default-gallery-image-viwer — zohreh, Nov 23 '13 at 06:28

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 23 '13 at 06:27

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You are looking for android.intent.action.VIEW

Intent.html#ACTION_VIEW

answered Nov 23 '13 at 06:27

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How can I create an intent to handle opening a photo?

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