start activity from browser

Question

Im trying to register a protocol in my app whereby a url executed in the android browser will launch my activity, all the examples Ive seen on the web say to add an Intent Filter on my activity such as

<activity android:name=".UrlActivity">

<intent-filter> 
<action android:name="android.intent.action.View"/> 
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/> 
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE"/>  
<data android:scheme="myscheme" android:host="myhost"/> 
</intent-filter>
</activity>`

but this doesnt seem to be enough to get the Android OS to launch my activity... Is there anyone who could tell me if there is something Im missing?

Thanks

Did you check this thread ? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6049290/android-browsable-intent-api-level Regards, Stéphane — Snicolas, Aug 21 '11 at 10:42
at the moment im just trying to set up a test case,so its just test://www.testing.com — TNM, Aug 22 '11 at 05:32

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 29 '13 at 09:14

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The URL has to be made available as a hyperlink on a page for the user to tap. Entering the URL in a browser on your device will not work. This resolved the problem for me.

answered Jul 29 '13 at 09:14

Ken

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 21 '11 at 12:39

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Try removing theandroid:host part, but retain the android:scheme attribute.

Also check logcat for any errors or warnings.

answered Aug 21 '11 at 12:39

Dave

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thanks for your reply, i have tried that,there's got to be something wrong with my setup,im also debugging on a phone running 2.2 as i constantly have problems with the emulator – TNM Aug 21 '11 at 14:18

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