Open Android App or App activity via URL formatted Shortcut

I'm new at this and got it setup where it works great but I'm having trouble setting up my acurite weather website. If I use the web page it gives me more imfo than using the app. If I put in myacurite.com  I use www.myacurite.com/#/dashboard and it goes right to my page which shows my all 7 of my sensors. I can ask alexa what my home weather is and it tells me all 7 rms. If I use the app it's not as extensive. Thank u 

I'm struggling to find your question in your post.  Do you need help figuring something out?

Does anyone know how I can get items like Temp and Pressure from my Acurite page to display as an image.  The web display from myacurite.com comes from active code.

Took me awhile to figure out the pieces.  I had to ensure a few settings were proper in FullyKiosk as well as create the ActionTiles URL Shortcut tile using the intent.

So, now that I can open Spotify from an ActionTiles tile, how do i get back to the FullyKiosk Start page.  so far the only way i have seen is swipe right and click Goto Start URL.  I see there are 3 options for the Tile settings, but even selecting Open in Dialog within Panel I dont get a X to close, until I use the Android task switcher and go back to FullyKiosk

If you turn on Kiosk mode, then hitting the main home button will just take you back to your Fully Start Page.

"Home button to resume Fully Start Page" doesn't work on FireOS, right, JB? ... Unfortunately?

The Fully developer is also constantly improving his App, so we can remain hopeful that a clever workaround might be discovered. Of course, we know that the bargain price of Fire tablets imposes some sacrifices.

o shoot.  Yeah, I've always made a point of running stock Android tablets because of the Fire limitations. I haven't been tracking which limitations were still outstanding.

Thanks,

maybe i'll think twice about the Black Friday sale on Fire 8HD for the rest of my build out and look for vanilla android ones instead

Where is the "Home button to resume Fully Start Page" setting?

Web Browsing Settings / "Load Start URL on Home Button"

(Please explore all the Fully options. You might find other useful ones 😉). 

I bought 2 hd8s for 99.00 on QVC on 6 interest payments there also on HSN same  then used fully kiosk and set actiontiles as home page and put the by my top and bottom front drs. So when I'm leaving or coming home I can set what I want. They have Show mode so I can tell alexa what to do. That's why I bought them instead of regular tablets

Be sure that the Fully Settings option / Web Content Settings / "Open URL Schemes in Other Apps" is enabled.

If you are using FireOS, you may also need the special FireOS version of Fully. https://fully-kiosk.com

It's kind of a long process. You need to add the app to the smart launcher in fully, then click the edit pencil and it will show the full app shortcut. Once you have it copied turn off the smart launcher and enter in your shortcut in AT.

Please see the Pinned Post at the top of this Topic. https://actiontiles.userecho.com/agent/#comment-17037

Com.amazon.mp3;end which was given to me by going to the single app mode and taking that url, however when I click on the link nothing happens.  Do I need to add .launcheractivity or something near the end to actually launch?  Thanks!

I'm trying to launch my wink app, I got this URL from fully: com.quirky.android.wink.wink, and tried to use the Intent string as:

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.quirky.android.wink.wink/.main.MainActivity;end

But that did not work.  not sure what the proper string would be.  Also not sure if I should be mentioning the Wink word :)

This has been a really helpful post and I've got most of the apps I need working from the instructions here. There is one more I'd really like to add but I've not been able to follow the steps on my Fire to find the URL. Its for the Swannview Link app. Could someone please either let me know the URL or tell me how I find it from the tablet? I can find the app settings as described but not the option for 'set as default'

this is excellent but how is everyone navigating back to the fully kiosk browser from Spotify for instance, I have inset all my tablets flush within the wall and have no access to either the hard button and hidden all the virtual home buttons etc...

If you swipe up from the bottom of the screen (can be difficult if no part of the bezel is exposed), then the Back, Home, and Running soft-buttons should appear.

Anyone have the string format for launching Spotify into a specific playlist?  The instructions here were perfect for getting Spotify working.  Thanks everyone!

Anyone have the string format for launching Wyze cam? The app dosent support "intent".

just tried one for Kodi.. but no joy .. not sure if that is supported? Got Sonos and Netflix working great, just Kodi that does not want to work😟

Anyone get Amazon music working? I have a kindle HD 10 and all my other apps are working expect Amazon Music 

Is it possible to have it automatically switch back to Fully somehow even if it's just timed?

That would take either "root" and/or something like Tasker or AutomateIT App.

I believe that when Fully passes control to the App, it can't just pull it back. But explore the Fully settings - there are a dozen pages of Settings...

Hey Shane I had that exact same requirement, I ended up using fully kiosk browser REST API and sent the tablet a command to restart fully app which brought it back to the foreground. 

http://TABLET IP ADDRESS:2323/?cmd=restartApp&password=(remote admin password)

interesting workaround. Maybe I could pair that with tasker to detect no input after say 90 seconds while fully is not in the foreground to satisfy my use case! 

Hello hope all is well hope fully i am posting in the correct place but i tried to post on the following link and wasn't allowed too https://support.actiontiles.com/communities/12/topics/1255-open-android-app-or-app-activity-via-url-formatted-shortcut

but it just allowed me too affter i posted this in another section sorry , 

but here we go ok so iam trying to make a short cut in action tiles to be able to open the wyze cam app iam currently using an amazon 10 7th gen tablet the intent that the wyze app has is com.hualai/com.hualai.home.StartActivity

so when i write it in the action tiles short cuts like this   

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=

hualai/com.hualai.home.StartActivity;end

it tells me app not found for intent ,,

can anyone please help me solve this . please.

try removing "hualai/"  Most urls listed in this thread have "=com."  yours shows "=hualai/com."

Where you able to get this to work. I have tried the bellow suggestion and did not work for me. 

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=hualai/com.hualai.home.StartActivity;end

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.hualai/com.hualai.home.StartActvity;end

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.hualai.home.StartActvity;end

Here's what I'm using for Wyze and it seems to work, however, I can't seem to figure out how to go directly to a specific camera feed.

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.hualai/.home.StartActivity;end

Howdy!

Thanks to the ideas shared in this thread, I have an ActionTiles shortcut which opens the Sonos app on a Fire tablet.

Now, my living room Sonos needs to have the receiver turned on and set to a particular source in order to hear the music... which my Logitech Harmony can do just fine.  I have the Harmony setup and working in SmartThings, as well as ActionTiles.

I'd prefer not to have two separate tiles for those actions though.

Is there a way to perform the Harmony's "Listen to Music" function, and the "Open Sonos App" function, all by pressing a button on one tile?  That is, I want one tile to perform two actions.  Any idea if that's possible?

Thanks for any thoughts!

  -Eric

Hey Eric, You can use a virtual button that when pushed will trigger a webcore piston that send a web request to your tablet to launch the SONOS intent URL on the tablet (using Fully-Kiosk Browser) and then turning on the ST Harmony switch for you "Listen to Music" activity.

 I can mockup a WebCore Piston for you later this evening.

Thanks for your thoughts! I'm not currently using WebCore, though I do suppose I've been looking for an excuse to get into that.  Perhaps I have one now :-)

If no one has a thought for how to make an ActionTiles button trigger a local app and an ST event, then maybe WebCore is the way to go.

I dont own any Sonos.  Sonos shows up in ST correct?  If so, then can Harmony be used to trigger what you want?

Thanks for your reply! The goal would be to open the Sonos music app on the fire tablet running AT, as well as execute a particular Harmony event using ST (which turns on the stereo receiver).

I don't know of a way to open the Sonos app on the fire tablet using the Harmony, though Sam mentioned that maybe it can be done through WebCore.  Which would be kind of cool if that works :-)

@kurt

Yep the Harmony activity can trigger the receiver to change to the correct receiver input but Eric is looking to also open the Sonos app on the tablet without have to push two tile buttons

Current setup:

- AT Button 1 - Trigger harmony activity (turn on receiver, change receiver input to Sonos device)
- AT Button 2 - URL shortcut to Sonos Intent URL

Proposed setup:

- AT Switch 1 (on position) - trigger WebCore piston turn on Harmony activity and send web request to fully kiosk browser to open intent URL

- AT Switch 1 (off position) -  trigger WebCore piston turn off Harmony activity

Thanks Sam I understand better now.  Could IFTTT or Stringify be used?

Would anyone be able to post the Pandora string again? Tried the one listed above but didn't work.....see a quick flash of Pandora's startup screen but quickly goes out and I'm back at my Fire's home menu. Have multiple other apps working fine - nest, harmony, sonos....etc so don't think it's a setting miscue.

Have licensed Fully Kiosk installed on a Fire HD 10

Thanks in advance to anyone taking the time to reply! Love this app and forum

Has anyone setup Arlo app to launch from Action Tiles consistently. Works then it doesn't and it always prompts for user and password. ? 

Hi guys, I am trying to get this to work on my S8+ and I tried both Sonos and SmartThings and when I click the link, it asks me what app I want to open with, but it lists a few apps that are not the one I am trying to open. Any ideas here?

Hi Tom,

It's easier to help you if you provide very specific details...

• What browser?
• Exactly what full URLs are you using in your Shortcut Tile(s)?
• Did you set the Shortcut Tile Settings to "Open in Same Window" or "Open in New Window"?
• Have you tried any of the specific examples that other customers say work?
  
• ... etc.

Hi Terry!

Thanks for your response. I'd be happy to provide those details - my apologies for not including them in my original post:

- browser is Chrome 71.0.3578.99 on Android 8.0.0

- for Sonos, I am using intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.sonos.acr/.SonosLaunchActivity;end

- for SmartThings, I am using intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.smartthings.android/.main.MainActivity;end

- I have it set to open in a new window

- Yes, I copied and pasted these examples from this thread. I have others I want to add as well, but I figured I should get one of these working before I start moving on to any others.

Let me know if that helps and if you have any suggestions on what I can try to get these working. Thanks!

Tom

I suspect some (all?) of these "intent" formatted Shortcuts will only work from the ActionTiles App (in Play Store and Amazon Appstore) or Fully Kiosk - not Chrome.

I just tested the example you gave for SmartThings Classic and it works perfectly from the ActionTiles App, and Fully ... but not Chrome.

Okay thanks, I just tried it in the ActionTiles App and I get the message that "Popups and news tabs disabled". I see that other people have mentioned needing to turn this on too, but I went into the app settings and I am driving myself a little crazy looking for this setting. Where can I enable this?

Popups & tabs option is only available with the PAID version of Fully; but it is easy to avoid the need for the option.

In Panel Builder edit each of your Shortcut Tiles to use "Open in Same Window" instead of "New Window".

I am having this exact same problem with the intents string for TC2.0.  Post below.

I have had lots of success with AT but adding a shortcut to the 
Arlo cam app on Android isn't one of them. The panel is running on a Fire7 with licensed Fully. This shortcut worked for a couple of days and now it doesn't. I am not going to integrate Arlo with ST as it doesn't get me video feed but I would like access the cams from tablet. I would appreciate any help that you can throw this way.

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.netgear.android/com.netgear.android.main.MainActivity;end

Hi Will,  I was having problems with my Arlo intents below, but used yours and it works for me.  Perhaps delete and then add back?

Does anyone have working links for any of these apps?

HD Homerun

Emby

Hubble for Motorola Monitors

I have had success as well using the intents listed i this thread.  I thought I would contribute both Arlo as well as TC 2.0 (Total Connect for Honeywell Alarms), but I'm having a problem.  I used the process above to determine the intent string for both apps:

Arlo:  intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.netgear.android.main.MainActivity;end

TC2.0: intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.alarmnet.tc2.login.controller.LoginActivity;end

When I click on the shortcut in AT, I received a pop up dialog box asking Open with

Backup

Call Settings

Clock

Google Assistant

Maps

Network Settings

I am running a Samsung NEXUS 10 with the latest version of the Android OS for the device 5.1.1, Fully Kiosk Browser (paid)

Does anyone know how to add launching the screensaver?  I'd like an ActionTile on my Home Panel that will launch the screensaver, which is my DAKBoard.

Are you using Fully Kiosk Browser?  Not in front of my tablet but thought you could add a timeout in the browser to launch.  Would that work or you really want a tile to press/activate?

There would be a way if you want a actiontile button but it would be a multi-tiered process including the following:

1. ST Virtual Button/Switch
2. WebCore
   
3. Fully Kiosk licensed version

Idea: Have webcore monitor the virtual button, then trigger a web request to the the tablet running Fully to change screensaver wait til to something like 1 second and make another web request to make it back to your default wait time.

Hello, I am using Fully Kiosk (Plus), the licensed version.  And I have it set to come on after 60 seconds, but I was looking to force it to launch.  I figured out how to open DAKboard as a media link ActionTile.  Of course, it didn't act like a screensaver, just a web page.
Sam's solution is creative, I like the critical thinking there.  It might work.
In the meantime, I went over the interface with my wife, and we made some adjustments to DAKboard and the Home Panel.  So it may not be necessary anymore to find this solution for manually launching the screensaver.  Thanks you two, for piping up.

@SackOHammers

I just did a test and looks to accomplish what you were trying.  (I had to try once I gave the suggestion :) )

Add the Dakboard switch as a thing on your AT panel and here's the webcore piston I tested with.

Anyone have an url to open tesla app?

Does anyone have a working url for the Blynk app? Following Gilbert's above instructions in Fully Kisok produces the following:

 cc.blynk/cc.blynk.activity.ProxyActivity

Thus, the url I then used for an  AT shortcut is:

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=x10000000;component=cc.blynk/cc.blynk.activity.ProxyActivity;end

Unfortunately that results in a "failed to start another app" error. Nor has any variation I can come up with worked.  I am testing on a samsung galazy s7,. The shortcut I made for sonos and google calendar work great. Blynk is a big part of my home automation, so any help would be greatly appreciated!

Nevermind the below url finally worked. Not at all sure what finally made it work though. Magic i guess!

 intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=cc.blynk/cc.blynk.activity.ProxyActivity;end

Back trying this again. I would like to open sonos inside of AT.

I'm using fully kiosk paid version on a samsung tablet and I have 

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.sonos.acr/.SonosLaunchActivity;end

as the shortcut and Open shortcut in a dialog within the Panel. Sonos is not opening

Can someone please help

Is anyone used AutoApps for Tasker to handle this?  All I have to do is use a shortcut link like 

autotoolscommand://recipes

in ActionTiles, making sure the "open in same window" option is set.  Then in tasker I have an AutoApps event that listens for "recipes"and executes an open app task for my recipe app.

I even have more complicated ones.  This one is for my Niles system.  It tells tasker I want to control the kitchen zone and set the source to radio.  Tasker listens for "niles" and the other two become variables to select the correct task to execute.

autotoolscommand://niles=:=kitchen=:=radio

No worries about intents or browser quirks so far for me!

The apps I need all seem to open fine. The six step process someone posted up-thread was very helpful, as was the latest updates to the Fully Kiosk Browser. What I would like to know is how to stop or exit the app and return to Fully/Actiontiles? On a fire hd 8 i can swipe up to get the back-home-tasks buttons, hit the tasks button and see the apps running and close them from there. Is there a recommended way to close them and automatically return to the page I was on?

Android OS is designed to not require the closing of Apps. You should just use either the Back softkey to return out of the App, or use the Overview/Recents softkey to see ActionTiles in the list of running Apps and tap to bring it to foreground.

Can anyone give me the intent to open Denon App and land it to the Volume Control page please?

Unfortunately, Smartthings does not appear to support Ceiling Fan controls for Lutron Caseta switches (yet).  Can anyone please help me with a URL/shortcut to open my Lutron App (Android)?

Have you tried this, magicman? Finding the intent URL for an Android App to launch from Fully

Hi Terry. Yes, Thank you!  I think I am close.  My intent URL launches the Lutron app successfully from within the AT app on my tablet, but not within (Fully)Browser.

Try different options for the Shortcut Tile settings (in Panel Builder). You may have to try "Open in Same Tab/Window" or "Open in New Tab/Window" - not sure which is more likely to work properly.

The ActionTiles App is built with Fully, but you may also have one of the Fully settings somehow blocking app launching or pop-ups, though I can't think of which setting it may be. Take your time and examine all the Fully settings - you can always uninstall and re-install Fully to reset it.

Thank you Terry!  I found my issue. Once I enabled "Open URL Schemes in Other Apps" (in Web Content Settings), my intent: URL opened the Lutron app.

i can open an app using a shortcut tile but would like to do a bit more...

i have this bluetooth app for controling my blinds .. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.feng.ktcurtainscontroller&hl=en which i can launch, but i would like to launch it an run on of the sceens i have pre saved, is it possable and how would i go into finding the right command name.

so this in a differnt post and wonder if it could be configer to open a specic camera by changing the 'MainActivity' bit?

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.alexvas.dvr.pro/com.alexvas.dvr.MainActivity;end

This is currently configured and lanuches the app

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.feng.ktcurtainscontroller/com.example.feng.ktcurtainscontroller.ui.SplashActivity;end

I want to open VLC media player to a specific stream.   Is there any way using the "intent" method to do this?  Or open a specific playlist in VLC?   I haven't been able to find any info on how to do this.  any help is appreciated!

guys I'm dying here, followed Gilbert's directions to a tee, trying to do HEOS shortcut on AT, but when I click the tile I get "App not found for intent."   Can somebody help me fix?  Thanks in advance!

Please copy and paste the exact content of your Shortcut URL here so that others can make sure there isn't a typo or other obvious issue.

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=.com.dnm.heos.phone/com.dnm.heos.phone.ui.SingleActivity;end

you have a dot before your first com. Here is my HEOS link, I made my text bold where yours has a dot.

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.dnm.heos.phone/com.dnm.heos.phone.ui.SingleActivity;end

Weather underground has released a new version that changes the path slightly. The new one is:

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.wunderground.android.weather/.ui.splash.WeatherHomeActivity;end

I want to work with Google Duo. This is the working intent link that shows google duo:

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.google.android.apps.tachyon/com.google.android.apps.tachyon.MainActivity;end

Now I want a link that calls one phonenumber. I found this information to code it but how to put it in a url formatted shortcut?

Intent i = new Intent();
        i.setPackage("com.google.android.apps.tachyon");
        i.setAction("com.google.android.apps.tachyon.action.CALL");
        i.setData(Uri.parse("tel:1234567890"));
        startActivity(i);

Can anyone assist with an App Url for Ipolis Mobile for use in Fully Kiosk?

I tried the url below which I got from Fully Kiosk singe App but its doesn't work. I get a white screen.

intent:#intent;component=com.samsung.ipolis/.common.IntroActivity;end

Assuming your app path is correct, It looks like you are missing the launchFlags part. Try this:

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.samsung.ipolis/.common.IntroActivity;end

hello all. I’m running actiontiles on an old iPad mini 3. Is there a way for my to create a link within action tiles into the Amazon music iOS app?  Thanks. 

For anyone going nuts like I was trying to get Pandora to work, here is the correct intent url:

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.pandora.android/com.pandora.android.LauncherActivity;end

This intent url for Netflix is failing me:

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.netflix.mediaclient.ui.launch.UIWebViewActivity;end

I tap the tile and it prompts the "Open With" box and netflix is not an option there.

I have opted in for the "Open in same window" in the shortcut tile settings.

Any tips on what I'm doing wrong here?

anyone looking for a specific app how to open. Just download a simple app called packages name viewer form the app store it will give you the class and action for any system or installed app on your android device 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.csdroid.pkg

Wiw, what a great trip! Thank you!

Hi! I'm new to fully kiosk and sharptools, so far i have been able to program everything I want except the irobot app in hyperlink, does anyone have it installed?? 

Thank You!!

Same problem with iRobot for me. Using this: intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.irobot.home/com.irobot.home.SplashActivity_;end

I tried removing the final underscore at the end, that didn't work either. Hmm

I have been a user for all of 3 days and absolutely LOVE this app.

Has anyone had any luck with the Spectrum TV app? I've tried all the tips in here and tried loading this, but the app was not found:

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.twcabletv/com.twc.android.ui.login.spectrumloginactivity;end

Thanks in advance!

Hi,

I tried add two shortcuts to test, to open another Android apps. One of them was Harmony and other a app.

For Harmony it runs fine, but for the other app doesn't because its needed push the botton twice to closed it. So, this way after closed it, the screen back to Android screen, and don't the AT's panel.

I tried change the Tile Settings to each one of 3 options but with no succes.

Do you have some tip??

Thanks !!!

Can someone provide the intent link to open Arlo app ?

Has anyone gotten a shortcut for Pentair ScreenLogic to work?  I have several shortcuts all working but when I try and run the screenlogic shortcut using the same instructions I get an error saying "app not found for intent".  I double checked that I copied everything over correctly and even tried to manually type it in but no luck.

This is what the universal launcher shows to use:

com.app.pentair/com.app.pentair.LoginActivity

The app opens fine from the HD10's home screen

Anyone have this happen with any other apps/shortcuts or can you help point me in the right direction please?

not sure why, but after I deleted and added them back, they seem to be working now.  Nothing changed but I guess as long as they work, I'm good to go.

@Rene Ringuet  if you start with the below string like posted above and add the code you find when you go from fully's universal launcher>select items to show>Arlo click on the pencil and copy whatever it shows exactly as it is written which appears to be com.arlo.app/com.arlo.app.MainActivity followed by ;end, it should work.  As I found, you may have to remove the shortcut and try it again.  

Hope this helps!

intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.arlo.app/com.arlo.app.MainActivity;end

Douglas, I'm glad you got it working.

I'm not sure why you needed to delete the shortcut. Usually reloading the panel is sufficient.

Hi guys, hate to be that guy. But i cant get any of the links to open. Either ones listed above or one i have created using fully. On my samsung galaxy tab a when i test the link it comes up with the samsung back up app. When i test on my note10 it ask which app do i want to open the file with. Anyone got any ideas?

Trying to get Chrome to launch    'failed to start another app'   any ideas?

can’t get any of the above suggestions to work for ring, any of the google apps,or Spotify. I’m on a fire tablet 8. Tried adding to launcher and leaving it on and turning it off. I’ve tried 6-7 different intents and none worked. Any ideas please?

usmcbcox.  I myself am running a Fire HD 8 8th Gen.   I have only tried and succeeded with one application link for my Traeger Grill app.    Here is the url to create.   intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.traegergrills.app/com.traegergrills.app.activity.SplashScreenActivity;end

So in an effort to troubleshoot add the Traeger app and create a shortcut and tile in Actiontile.   If this is working for me, it should work for you.    I am sure not all apps will work.   Currently struggling with the Weber iGrill app.

I take back the Weber iGrill issue I WAS having.   Hopefully this might help you out.   Not sure why it worked, but here are the steps I took in troubleshooting and getting it up.  For the igrill I was initially getting "failed to start another app".  I went to Fully-Universal Launcher and turned on Show Launcher on Start.   From there Fully brought me to a page with my two apps listed.  I was able to launch iGrill from there.   I went to my Actiontile page and I was able to launch iGrill.     I went back into Fully and turned off Show Laucher and Start and automagically I am still able to launch igrill from Actiontile.