- syntax:
-
<queries> <package android:name="string" /> <intent> ... </intent> <provider android:authorities="list" /> ... </queries>
- contained in:
<manifest>
- description:
Specifies the set of other apps that an app intends to interact with. These other apps are specified by package name, by intent signature, or by provider authority, as described in the following sections on this page.
Note: Some packages are visible automatically. Your app always sees these packages in its queries for other installed apps. To view other packages, declare your app's need for increased package visibility using the
<queries>
element.Learn more about how to use the
<queries>
element in Package visibility filtering on Android.- child elements:
- introduced in:
- API level 30
- see also:
- Package visibility filtering on Android
<queries>
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