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correct terminology: opening a link does `startActivity`, not `sendBroadcast`, so broadcast receivers aren't involved

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Apps can request that links be opened using the app, using broadcast receiversan API called an "intent filter".

If the app has the correct receiverintent filter, you will be prompted to open the link using that app, and the app will then do something with it.

This has to be coded in by the app developer, and there is no way to implement it yourself unless you decompile the app and add it in.

An example of an app that does this is the Google+ app.

Apps can request that links be opened using the app, using broadcast receivers.

If the app has the correct receiver, you will be prompted to open the link using that app, and the app will then do something with it.

This has to be coded in by the app developer, and there is no way to implement it yourself unless you decompile the app and add it in.

An example of an app that does this is the Google+ app.

Apps can request that links be opened using the app, using an API called an "intent filter".

If the app has the correct intent filter, you will be prompted to open the link using that app, and the app will then do something with it.

This has to be coded in by the app developer, and there is no way to implement it yourself unless you decompile the app and add it in.

An example of an app that does this is the Google+ app.

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created Jan 13, 2013 at 13:54

Apps can request that links be opened using the app, using broadcast receivers.

If the app has the correct receiver, you will be prompted to open the link using that app, and the app will then do something with it.

This has to be coded in by the app developer, and there is no way to implement it yourself unless you decompile the app and add it in.

An example of an app that does this is the Google+ app.