How to declare Android application category?

Question

I have an Android application that I'd like to appear categorized as a Music Player. How do I do this?

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I know that I can add intent filters to Activities in the application, but it's unclear to me what intent filter to use, and which Activitie(s) should have the filter declared.

Answer 1

In your AndroidManifest.xml declares a filter in the activity that a will receive the file in this way:

<activity android:name=".PrincipalActivity"
          android:label="@string/app_name">
  <intent -filter>
     <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
     <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
     <category android:name="android.intent.category.CATEGORY_APP_MUSIC " />
  </intent>
</activity>

The category android.intent.category.CATEGORY_APP_MUSIC be accompanied by action android.intent.action.MAIN .

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