Answer 1

Intent filters generally work based on MIME type of the file. But if you're using a custom file format that Android's not likely to recognise, then it's not as simple. You can maybe try using the android:pathPattern attribute to try and match the filename, but it's not something I've tried.

I imagine you'd use something like this in your <activity> tag:

<intent-filter>
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
    <data android:mimeType="*/*" />
    <data android:pathPattern=".*\\.xyz" />
</intent-filter>

Answered by: Audrey778 | Posted: 21-02-2022

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