A library that provides an API to launch Android intents.
expo-intent-launcher provides a way to launch Android intents. For example, you can use this API to open a specific settings screen.
- npx expo install expo-intent-launcherIf you are installing this in an existing React Native app, start by installing expo in your project. Then, follow the additional instructions as mentioned by the library's README under "Installation in bare React Native projects" section.
import { startActivityAsync, ActivityAction } from 'expo-intent-launcher';
// Open location settings
startActivityAsync(ActivityAction.LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS);
import * as IntentLauncher from 'expo-intent-launcher';
IntentLauncher.startActivityAsync(activityAction, params)| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| activityAction | string | The action to be performed, e.g. |
| params (optional) | IntentLauncherParams | An object of intent parameters. Default: {} |
Starts the specified activity. The method will return a promise which resolves when the user returns to the app.
A promise which fulfils with IntentLauncherResult object.
IntentLauncherParamsIntentLauncherParams Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| category (optional) | string | Category provides more details about the action the intent performs. See Intent.addCategory. |
| className (optional) | string | Class name of the ComponentName. |
| data (optional) | string | A URI specifying the data that the intent should operate upon. (Note: Android requires the URI scheme to be lowercase, unlike the formal RFC.) |
| extra (optional) | Record<string, any> | A map specifying additional key-value pairs which are passed with the intent as |
| flags (optional) | number | Bitmask of flags to be used. See Intent.setFlags for more details. |
| packageName (optional) | string | Package name used as an identifier of ComponentName. Set this only if you want to explicitly set the component to handle the intent. |
| type (optional) | string | A string specifying the MIME type of the data represented by the data parameter. Ignore this argument to allow Android to infer the correct MIME type. |
IntentLauncherResultIntentLauncherResult Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| data (optional) | string | Optional data URI that can be returned by the activity. |
| extra (optional) | object | Optional extras object that can be returned by the activity. |
| resultCode | ResultCode | Result code returned by the activity. |
ACCESSIBILITY_SETTINGSActivityAction.ACCESSIBILITY_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.ACCESSIBILITY_SETTINGS"APP_NOTIFICATION_REDACTIONActivityAction.APP_NOTIFICATION_REDACTION ＝ "android.settings.ACTION_APP_NOTIFICATION_REDACTION"CONDITION_PROVIDER_SETTINGSActivityAction.CONDITION_PROVIDER_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.ACTION_CONDITION_PROVIDER_SETTINGS"NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SETTINGSActivityAction.NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.ACTION_NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SETTINGS"PRINT_SETTINGSActivityAction.PRINT_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.ACTION_PRINT_SETTINGS"ADD_ACCOUNT_SETTINGSActivityAction.ADD_ACCOUNT_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.ADD_ACCOUNT_SETTINGS"AIRPLANE_MODE_SETTINGSActivityAction.AIRPLANE_MODE_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.AIRPLANE_MODE_SETTINGS"APN_SETTINGSActivityAction.APN_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.APN_SETTINGS"APP_NOTIFICATION_SETTINGSActivityAction.APP_NOTIFICATION_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.APP_NOTIFICATION_SETTINGS"APP_OPS_SETTINGSActivityAction.APP_OPS_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.APP_OPS_SETTINGS"APPLICATION_DETAILS_SETTINGSActivityAction.APPLICATION_DETAILS_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.APPLICATION_DETAILS_SETTINGS"APPLICATION_DEVELOPMENT_SETTINGSActivityAction.APPLICATION_DEVELOPMENT_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.APPLICATION_DEVELOPMENT_SETTINGS"APPLICATION_SETTINGSActivityAction.APPLICATION_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.APPLICATION_SETTINGS"BATTERY_SAVER_SETTINGSActivityAction.BATTERY_SAVER_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.BATTERY_SAVER_SETTINGS"BLUETOOTH_SETTINGSActivityAction.BLUETOOTH_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.BLUETOOTH_SETTINGS"CAPTIONING_SETTINGSActivityAction.CAPTIONING_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.CAPTIONING_SETTINGS"CAST_SETTINGSActivityAction.CAST_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.CAST_SETTINGS"DATA_ROAMING_SETTINGSActivityAction.DATA_ROAMING_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.DATA_ROAMING_SETTINGS"DATE_SETTINGSActivityAction.DATE_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.DATE_SETTINGS"DEVICE_INFO_SETTINGSActivityAction.DEVICE_INFO_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.DEVICE_INFO_SETTINGS"DEVICE_NAMEActivityAction.DEVICE_NAME ＝ "android.settings.DEVICE_NAME"DISPLAY_SETTINGSActivityAction.DISPLAY_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.DISPLAY_SETTINGS"DREAM_SETTINGSActivityAction.DREAM_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.DREAM_SETTINGS"HARD_KEYBOARD_SETTINGSActivityAction.HARD_KEYBOARD_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.HARD_KEYBOARD_SETTINGS"HOME_SETTINGSActivityAction.HOME_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.HOME_SETTINGS"IGNORE_BACKGROUND_DATA_RESTRICTIONS_SETTINGSActivityAction.IGNORE_BACKGROUND_DATA_RESTRICTIONS_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.IGNORE_BACKGROUND_DATA_RESTRICTIONS_SETTINGS"IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATION_SETTINGSActivityAction.IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATION_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATION_SETTINGS"INPUT_METHOD_SETTINGSActivityAction.INPUT_METHOD_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.INPUT_METHOD_SETTINGS"INPUT_METHOD_SUBTYPE_SETTINGSActivityAction.INPUT_METHOD_SUBTYPE_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.INPUT_METHOD_SUBTYPE_SETTINGS"INTERNAL_STORAGE_SETTINGSActivityAction.INTERNAL_STORAGE_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.INTERNAL_STORAGE_SETTINGS"LOCALE_SETTINGSActivityAction.LOCALE_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.LOCALE_SETTINGS"LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGSActivityAction.LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS"MANAGE_ALL_APPLICATIONS_SETTINGSActivityAction.MANAGE_ALL_APPLICATIONS_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.MANAGE_ALL_APPLICATIONS_SETTINGS"MANAGE_APPLICATIONS_SETTINGSActivityAction.MANAGE_APPLICATIONS_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.MANAGE_APPLICATIONS_SETTINGS"MANAGE_DEFAULT_APPS_SETTINGSActivityAction.MANAGE_DEFAULT_APPS_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.MANAGE_DEFAULT_APPS_SETTINGS"MEMORY_CARD_SETTINGSActivityAction.MEMORY_CARD_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.MEMORY_CARD_SETTINGS"MONITORING_CERT_INFOActivityAction.MONITORING_CERT_INFO ＝ "android.settings.MONITORING_CERT_INFO"NETWORK_OPERATOR_SETTINGSActivityAction.NETWORK_OPERATOR_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.NETWORK_OPERATOR_SETTINGS"NFC_PAYMENT_SETTINGSActivityAction.NFC_PAYMENT_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.NFC_PAYMENT_SETTINGS"NFC_SETTINGSActivityAction.NFC_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.NFC_SETTINGS"NFCSHARING_SETTINGSActivityAction.NFCSHARING_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.NFCSHARING_SETTINGS"NIGHT_DISPLAY_SETTINGSActivityAction.NIGHT_DISPLAY_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.NIGHT_DISPLAY_SETTINGS"NOTIFICATION_POLICY_ACCESS_SETTINGSActivityAction.NOTIFICATION_POLICY_ACCESS_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.NOTIFICATION_POLICY_ACCESS_SETTINGS"NOTIFICATION_SETTINGSActivityAction.NOTIFICATION_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.NOTIFICATION_SETTINGS"PAIRING_SETTINGSActivityAction.PAIRING_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.PAIRING_SETTINGS"PRIVACY_SETTINGSActivityAction.PRIVACY_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.PRIVACY_SETTINGS"QUICK_LAUNCH_SETTINGSActivityAction.QUICK_LAUNCH_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.QUICK_LAUNCH_SETTINGS"REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONSActivityAction.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS ＝ "android.settings.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS"SECURITY_SETTINGSActivityAction.SECURITY_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.SECURITY_SETTINGS"SETTINGSActivityAction.SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.SETTINGS"SHOW_ADMIN_SUPPORT_DETAILSActivityAction.SHOW_ADMIN_SUPPORT_DETAILS ＝ "android.settings.SHOW_ADMIN_SUPPORT_DETAILS"SHOW_INPUT_METHOD_PICKERActivityAction.SHOW_INPUT_METHOD_PICKER ＝ "android.settings.SHOW_INPUT_METHOD_PICKER"SHOW_REGULATORY_INFOActivityAction.SHOW_REGULATORY_INFO ＝ "android.settings.SHOW_REGULATORY_INFO"SHOW_REMOTE_BUGREPORT_DIALOGActivityAction.SHOW_REMOTE_BUGREPORT_DIALOG ＝ "android.settings.SHOW_REMOTE_BUGREPORT_DIALOG"SOUND_SETTINGSActivityAction.SOUND_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.SOUND_SETTINGS"STORAGE_MANAGER_SETTINGSActivityAction.STORAGE_MANAGER_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.STORAGE_MANAGER_SETTINGS"SYNC_SETTINGSActivityAction.SYNC_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.SYNC_SETTINGS"SYSTEM_UPDATE_SETTINGSActivityAction.SYSTEM_UPDATE_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.SYSTEM_UPDATE_SETTINGS"TETHER_PROVISIONING_UIActivityAction.TETHER_PROVISIONING_UI ＝ "android.settings.TETHER_PROVISIONING_UI"TRUSTED_CREDENTIALS_USERActivityAction.TRUSTED_CREDENTIALS_USER ＝ "android.settings.TRUSTED_CREDENTIALS_USER"USAGE_ACCESS_SETTINGSActivityAction.USAGE_ACCESS_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.USAGE_ACCESS_SETTINGS"USER_DICTIONARY_INSERTActivityAction.USER_DICTIONARY_INSERT ＝ "android.settings.USER_DICTIONARY_INSERT"USER_DICTIONARY_SETTINGSActivityAction.USER_DICTIONARY_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.USER_DICTIONARY_SETTINGS"USER_SETTINGSActivityAction.USER_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.USER_SETTINGS"VOICE_CONTROL_AIRPLANE_MODEActivityAction.VOICE_CONTROL_AIRPLANE_MODE ＝ "android.settings.VOICE_CONTROL_AIRPLANE_MODE"VOICE_CONTROL_BATTERY_SAVER_MODEActivityAction.VOICE_CONTROL_BATTERY_SAVER_MODE ＝ "android.settings.VOICE_CONTROL_BATTERY_SAVER_MODE"VOICE_CONTROL_DO_NOT_DISTURB_MODEActivityAction.VOICE_CONTROL_DO_NOT_DISTURB_MODE ＝ "android.settings.VOICE_CONTROL_DO_NOT_DISTURB_MODE"VOICE_INPUT_SETTINGSActivityAction.VOICE_INPUT_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.VOICE_INPUT_SETTINGS"VPN_SETTINGSActivityAction.VPN_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.VPN_SETTINGS"VR_LISTENER_SETTINGSActivityAction.VR_LISTENER_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.VR_LISTENER_SETTINGS"WEBVIEW_SETTINGSActivityAction.WEBVIEW_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.WEBVIEW_SETTINGS"WIFI_IP_SETTINGSActivityAction.WIFI_IP_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.WIFI_IP_SETTINGS"WIFI_SETTINGSActivityAction.WIFI_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.WIFI_SETTINGS"WIRELESS_SETTINGSActivityAction.WIRELESS_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.WIRELESS_SETTINGS"ZEN_MODE_AUTOMATION_SETTINGSActivityAction.ZEN_MODE_AUTOMATION_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.ZEN_MODE_AUTOMATION_SETTINGS"ZEN_MODE_EVENT_RULE_SETTINGSActivityAction.ZEN_MODE_EVENT_RULE_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.ZEN_MODE_EVENT_RULE_SETTINGS"ZEN_MODE_EXTERNAL_RULE_SETTINGSActivityAction.ZEN_MODE_EXTERNAL_RULE_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.ZEN_MODE_EXTERNAL_RULE_SETTINGS"ZEN_MODE_PRIORITY_SETTINGSActivityAction.ZEN_MODE_PRIORITY_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.ZEN_MODE_PRIORITY_SETTINGS"ZEN_MODE_SCHEDULE_RULE_SETTINGSActivityAction.ZEN_MODE_SCHEDULE_RULE_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.ZEN_MODE_SCHEDULE_RULE_SETTINGS"ZEN_MODE_SETTINGSActivityAction.ZEN_MODE_SETTINGS ＝ "android.settings.ZEN_MODE_SETTINGS"