How to open a URL from terminal

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I'm writing a script to run on android's terminal and I need it to open the browser and a URL. I managed to open the browser but didn't find a way to put the URL on it.

am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.browser/.BrowserActivity;

Appreciate any help : )

Trinimon · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-10 18:29:30Z

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Just use Intent.ACTION_VIEW (i.e. android.intent.action.VIEW), e.g.:

am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d http://www.xing.de

This way the XING site is started. If you have more than one browser installed, you can of course add the component name of the browser you want to start, e.g.:

am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW 
         -n com.android.browser/.BrowserActivity -d http://www.xing.de

Cheers!

answered May 10, 2013 at 18:29

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Adami Over a year ago

Thanks! Do you know if it's possible to open the link in a already opened tab (avoid opening a new tab)?

Trinimon Over a year ago

That depends on the browser you use; in my case the new site was loaded into the opened tab by default. For Chrome you could add an extra called Browser.EXTRA_APPLICATION_ID (use -e <key> <value>) with package name as value (com.android.chrome) - may be it works similar with the standard browser (com.android.browser).

Adami Over a year ago

I'm not sure how to use the EXTRA_APPLICATION_ID... should I get the app ID before and use in it?

Trinimon Over a year ago

Try to add -e Browser.EXTRA_APPLICATION_ID com.android.chrome; check for instance stackoverflow.com/questions/9901820/…

Adami Over a year ago

I tried

am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -n com.android.browser/.BrowserActivity -e Browser.EXTRA_APPLICATION_ID com.android.browser -d "http://www.google.com";

it didnt work, keeps opening a new tab... also tried am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -e Browser.EXTRA_APPLICATION_ID com.android.browser -n com.android.browser/.BrowserActivity -d "google.com";` and got the same behavior

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