Question

I have files like .doc .pdf .excel… and i want to open them externally.

I tried intent.ACTION_VIEW but it open it in the browser.

How can I open them with which ever application the user has as a default handler?

File file = new File(Globals.SAVE_PATH + filename);
openFile(file.toURI());


public void openFile(URI uri) {
        Intent i = new Intent(?????);
        i.setData(Uri.parse(uri.toString()));
        startActivity(i);
    }

Answer 1

Thanks for your answers but I found this method to be the easiest.

String path="File Path";

Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
File file = new File(path);

MimeTypeMap mime = MimeTypeMap.getSingleton();
String ext=file.getName().substring(file.getName().lastIndexOf(".")+1);
String type = mime.getMimeTypeFromExtension(ext);

intent.setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(file),type);

startActivity(intent);