<queries>

<queries>
    <package android:name="string" />
    <intent>
        ...
    </intent>
    <provider android:authorities="list" />
    ...
</queries>

Specifies the set of other apps that an app intends to interact with. These other apps can be specified by package name, by intent signature, or by provider authority, as described in later sections on this page.

Note: Some packages are visible automatically. Your app can always see 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 the guide on package visibility filtering.

<package>

Specifies a single app that your app intends to access. This other app might integrate with your app, or your app might use services that the other app provides.

attributes:

android:name

Required. Specifies the package name of the other app.

<intent>

Specifies an intent filter signature. Your app can discover other apps that have matching <intent-filter> elements.

Note: There are some restrictions on the options that you can include in this <intent> element, compared to a typical intent filter signature. Learn more about these restrictions in the "intent filter signature" section of the guide to declaring package visibility needs.

<provider>

Specifies one or more content provider authorities. Your app can discover other apps whose content providers use the specified authorities.

Note: There are some restrictions on the options that you can include in this <provider> element, compared to a typical <provider> manifest element. Usually, you only specify the android:authorities attribute.