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MAD Notes

URI Types

Content URI (Accessing Content Providers)

Section titled “Content URI (Accessing Content Providers)”
  • content://contacts/people/1 (accesses a specific contact with ID 1)
  • content://media/external/audio/media/123 (points to an audio file with ID 123 in external storage)
  • content://com.android.calendar/events (accesses calendar events)

File URI (Accessing Files)

Section titled “File URI (Accessing Files)”
  • file:///storage/emulated/0/Download/sample.pdf (points to a PDF file in the Download folder)
  • file:///android_asset/index.html (accesses a file in the app’s assets folder)

Intent URI (Triggering Actions)

Section titled “Intent URI (Triggering Actions)”
  • tel:5551234567 (initiates a phone call to the specified number)
  • mailto:user@example.com (opens an email client with the specified address)
  • geo:37.7749,-122.4194 (opens a map at the specified coordinates)

Custom URI (App-Specific)

Section titled “Custom URI (App-Specific)”
  • myapp://profile/user123 (a custom scheme to open a specific user profile in a custom app)