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title: "What are Intents?"  
description: "What are Intents?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2015-01-23  
updated: 2020-09-24  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/2305/what-are-intents  
category: "mobile development"  
tags: ["android"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What are Intents?

**Intents**

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The dictionary meaning of intent is intention or purpose. So, it can be described as the intention to do action.

**Types of Android Intents**

1) Implicit Intent

2) Explicit Intent

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

**Intents**

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The dictionary meaning of intent is intention or purpose. So, it can be described as the intention to do action.

**Types of Android Intents**

1) Implicit Intent

2) Explicit Intent


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