java - Open gallery app from Android Intent

Question

I'm looking for a way to open the Android gallery application from an intent.

I do not want to return a picture, but rather just open the gallery to allow the user to use it as if they selected it from the launcher (View pictures/folders).

I have tried to do the following:

Intent intent = new Intent();  
intent.setAction(android.content.Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);  
intent.setType("image/*");
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
startActivity(intent);

However this is causing the application to close once I select a picture (I know this is because of the ACTION_GET_CONTENT), but I need to just open the gallery.

Any help would be great.

Thanks

Answer 1

This is what you need:

ACTION_VIEW

Change your code to:

Intent intent = new Intent();  
intent.setAction(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW);  
intent.setType("image/*");
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
startActivity(intent);