Settings

Activity Action: Show settings for accessibility modules.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show add account screen for creating a new account.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

The account types available to add may be restricted by adding an EXTRA_AUTHORITIES extra to the Intent with one or more syncable content provider's authorities. Only account types which can sync with that content provider will be offered to the user.

Account types can also be filtered by adding an EXTRA_ACCOUNT_TYPES extra to the Intent with one or more account types.

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Activity Action: Show settings to allow entering/exiting airplane mode.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

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Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show settings to allow configuration of APNs.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show screen of details about a particular application.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: The Intent's data URI specifies the application package name to be shown, with the "package" scheme. That is "package:com.my.app".

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show settings to allow configuration of application development-related settings. As of JELLY_BEAN_MR1 this action is a required part of the platform.

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Activity Action: Show settings to allow configuration of application-related settings.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

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Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show battery saver settings.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Activity Action: Show settings to allow configuration of Bluetooth.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

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Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show settings for video captioning.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

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Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show settings to allow configuration of cast endpoints.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

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Activity Action: Show settings for selection of 2G/3G.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

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Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show settings to allow configuration of date and time.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

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Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show general device information settings (serial number, software version, phone number, etc.).

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

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Output: Nothing

Activity Action: Show settings to allow configuration of display.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

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Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show Daydream settings.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

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Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show Home selection settings. If there are multiple activities that can satisfy the CATEGORY_HOME intent, this screen allows you to pick your preferred activity.

Activity Action: Show screen for controlling which apps can ignore battery optimizations.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing.

You can use PowerManager.isIgnoringBatteryOptimizations() to determine if an application is already ignoring optimizations. You can use ACTION_REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS to ask the user to put you on this list.

Activity Action: Show settings to configure input methods, in particular allowing the user to enable input methods.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show settings to enable/disable input method subtypes.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

To tell which input method's subtypes are displayed in the settings, add EXTRA_INPUT_METHOD_ID extra to this Intent with the input method id. If there is no extra in this Intent, subtypes from all installed input methods will be displayed in the settings.

Activity Action: Show settings for internal storage.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

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Activity Action: Show settings to allow configuration of locale.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

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Activity Action: Show settings to allow configuration of current location sources.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

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Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show settings to manage all applications.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show settings to manage installed applications.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show screen for controlling which apps can draw on top of other apps.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: Optionally, the Intent's data URI can specify the application package name to directly invoke the management GUI specific to the package name. For example "package:com.my.app".

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show screen for controlling which apps are allowed to write/modify system settings.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: Optionally, the Intent's data URI can specify the application package name to directly invoke the management GUI specific to the package name. For example "package:com.my.app".

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show settings for memory card storage.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show settings for selecting the network operator.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

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Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show NFC Sharing settings.

This shows UI that allows NDEF Push (Android Beam) to be turned on or off.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing

Activity Action: Show NFC Tap & Pay settings

This shows UI that allows the user to configure Tap&Pay settings.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing

Activity Action: Show NFC settings.

This shows UI that allows NFC to be turned on or off.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing

Activity Action: Show Notification listener settings.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show Do Not Disturb access settings.

Users can grant and deny access to Do Not Disturb configuration from here. See isNotificationPolicyAccessGranted() for more details.

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Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show the top level print settings.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show settings to allow configuration of privacy options.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

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Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show settings to allow configuration of quick launch shortcuts.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Ask the user to allow an to ignore battery optimizations (that is, put them on the whitelist of apps shown by ACTION_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATION_SETTINGS). For an app to use this, it also must hold the REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS permission.

Note: most applications should not use this; there are many facilities provided by the platform for applications to operate correctly in the various power saving mode. This is only for unusual applications that need to deeply control their own execution, at the potential expense of the user's battery life. Note that these applications greatly run the risk of showing to the user has how power consumers on their device.

Input: The Intent's data URI must specify the application package name to be shown, with the "package" scheme. That is "package:com.my.app".

Output: Nothing.

You can use PowerManager.isIgnoringBatteryOptimizations() to determine if an application is already ignoring optimizations.

Activity Action: Show settings for global search.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing

Activity Action: Show settings to allow configuration of security and location privacy.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show system settings.

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Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show the regulatory information screen for the device.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show settings to allow configuration of sound and volume.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show settings to allow configuration of sync settings.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

The account types available to add via the add account button may be restricted by adding an EXTRA_AUTHORITIES extra to this Intent with one or more syncable content provider's authorities. Only account types which can sync with that content provider will be offered to the user.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show settings to control access to usage information.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show settings to manage the user input dictionary.

Starting with KITKAT, it is guaranteed there will always be an appropriate implementation for this Intent action. In prior releases of the platform this was optional, so ensure you safeguard against it.

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Activity Action: Modify Airplane mode settings using a voice command.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

This intent MUST be started using startVoiceActivity.

Note: The activity implementing this intent MUST verify that isVoiceInteraction returns true before modifying the setting.

Input: To tell which state airplane mode should be set to, add the EXTRA_AIRPLANE_MODE_ENABLED extra to this Intent with the state specified. If the extra is not included, no changes will be made.

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Modify Battery Saver mode setting using a voice command.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

This intent MUST be started using startVoiceActivity.

Note: The activity implementing this intent MUST verify that isVoiceInteraction returns true before modifying the setting.

Input: To tell which state batter saver mode should be set to, add the EXTRA_BATTERY_SAVER_MODE_ENABLED extra to this Intent with the state specified. If the extra is not included, no changes will be made.

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Modify do not disturb mode settings.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

This intent MUST be started using startVoiceActivity.

Note: The Activity implementing this intent MUST verify that isVoiceInteraction. returns true before modifying the setting.

Input: The optional EXTRA_DO_NOT_DISTURB_MODE_MINUTES extra can be used to indicate how long the user wishes to avoid interruptions for. The optional EXTRA_DO_NOT_DISTURB_MODE_ENABLED extra can be to indicate if the user is enabling or disabling do not disturb mode. If either extra is not included, the user maybe asked to provide the value.

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show settings to configure input methods, in particular allowing the user to enable input methods.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show settings to allow configuration of a static IP address for Wi-Fi.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show settings to allow configuration of Wi-Fi.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing.

Activity Action: Show settings to allow configuration of wireless controls such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Mobile networks.

In some cases, a matching Activity may not exist, so ensure you safeguard against this.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing.

Activity Extra: Limit available options in launched activity based on the given account types.

This can be passed as an extra field in an Activity Intent with one or more account types as a String[]. This field is used by some intents to alter the behavior of the called activity.

Example: The ACTION_ADD_ACCOUNT intent restricts the account types to the specified list.

Activity Extra: Enable or disable Airplane Mode.

This can be passed as an extra field to the ACTION_VOICE_CONTROL_AIRPLANE_MODE intent as a boolean to indicate if it should be enabled.

Activity Extra: Limit available options in launched activity based on the given authority.

This can be passed as an extra field in an Activity Intent with one or more syncable content provider's authorities as a String[]. This field is used by some intents to alter the behavior of the called activity.

Example: The ACTION_ADD_ACCOUNT intent restricts the account types available based on the authority given.

Activity Extra: Enable or disable Battery saver mode.

This can be passed as an extra field to the ACTION_VOICE_CONTROL_BATTERY_SAVER_MODE intent as a boolean to indicate if it should be enabled.

Activity Extra: Enable or disable Do Not Disturb mode.

This can be passed as an extra field to the ACTION_VOICE_CONTROL_DO_NOT_DISTURB_MODE intent as a boolean to indicate if it should be enabled.

Activity Extra: How many minutes to enable do not disturb mode for.

This can be passed as an extra field to the ACTION_VOICE_CONTROL_DO_NOT_DISTURB_MODE intent to indicate how long do not disturb mode should be enabled for.

Activity Category: Show application settings related to usage access.

An activity that provides a user interface for adjusting usage access related preferences for its containing application. Optional but recommended for apps that use PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS.

The activity may define meta-data to describe what usage access is used for within their app with METADATA_USAGE_ACCESS_REASON, which will be displayed in Settings.

Input: Nothing.

Output: Nothing.

Metadata key: Reason for needing usage access.

A key for metadata attached to an activity that receives action INTENT_CATEGORY_USAGE_ACCESS_CONFIG, shown to the user as description of how the app uses usage access.

An app can use this method to check if it is currently allowed to draw on top of other apps. In order to be allowed to do so, an app must first declare the SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW permission in its manifest. If it is currently disallowed, it can prompt the user to grant it this capability through a management UI by sending an Intent with action ACTION_MANAGE_OVERLAY_PERMISSION.