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== Implicit Intents ==
Unlike explicit intents, which reference the Java class name of the activity to be launched, implicit intents identify the activity to be launched by specifying the action to be performed and the type of data to be handled by the receiving activity. For example, an action type of ACTION_VIEW accompanied by the URL of a web page in the form of a URI object will instruct the Android system to search for, and subsequently launch, a web browser capable activity. The following implicit intent will, when executed on a Kindle Fire an Android device, result in the designated web page appearing in a Silk Chrome web browser activity:
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