Android Question launch another app

[giannimaione]

Hi all,

i have an app named APP1
now i want launch another app named APP2 from APP1.
how to do?

regards

 

[Erel]

Dim pm As PackageManager
StartActivity(pm.GetApplicationIntent("your.other.app.package.name"))

 

[Mahares]

Dim pm As PackageManager
StartActivity(pm.GetApplicationIntent("your.other.app.package.name"))

I usually use:

MyIntent.Initialize(MyIntent.ACTION_MAIN, "")
  MyIntent.SetComponent("your.other.app.package.name/.main")
  StartActivity(MyIntent)

Is there any preference to which of the two methods to use?

 

[DonManfred]

The first will start the app with the activity which the apps author designes in his manifest

The second will start the apps main activity