How to retrieve the application name that launched a share intent to my application?

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I'm working on an application that can receive data (image or text) as a share intent. So from any application, if you want to share a text or an image, my application will be in the list.

I would like to know if there is a way (in my bound activity) to know which application started it ?

is this what you're looking for http://stackoverflow.com/a/5938014/6689101 — zombie, Dec 20 '16 at 09:34
Have you tried [getCallingActivity()](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html#getCallingActivity()) or [getCallingPackage()](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html#getCallingPackage()) — Monish Kamble, Dec 20 '16 at 09:45

Nas · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-20T11:26:49.337

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Currently android doesn't support to detect the package name(of application) of intent who sent it. Intent doesn't contain the sender information.

getCallingActivity() or getCallingPackage() will only work when the sender what to return something from you app. Like photo capture or cropping app

edited Dec 20 '16 at 11:26

answered Dec 20 '16 at 09:36

Nas

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I wasn't asking for a solution to implement my activity as a share intent receiver. Sorry if that was unclear. I'm trying to know which application started my application with a share intent. – Thomas Sebire Dec 20 '16 at 09:41

How to retrieve the application name that launched a share intent to my application?

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