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title: "What is intent?"  
description: "What is intent?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2015-03-10  
updated: 2020-09-22  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/2347/what-is-intent  
category: "android"  
tags: ["android", "android intent"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is intent?

It is a kind of message or information that is passed to the components. It is used to launch an activity, display a web page, send sms, send email etc. There are two types of intents in android:\

1. Implicit Intent\
2. Explicit Intent\

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

It is a kind of message or information that is passed to the components. It is used to launch an activity, display a web page, send sms, send email etc. There are two types of intents in android:\

1. Implicit Intent\
2. Explicit Intent\


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