Instruction Manual

Appendix B: Required Broadcast IntentsNOTE: this list is provisional, and will be
updated in the future.
Intent Action Description
ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED
Broadcast Action: This is broadcast once, after the
system has finished booting.
ACTION_CALL_BUTTON
Broadcast Action: This is broadcast once, when a
call is received.
ACTION_CAMERA_BUTTON
Broadcast Action: The "Camera Button" was
pressed.
ACTION_CONFIGURATION_CHANGED
Broadcast Action: The current
device Configuration (orientation, locale, etc) has
changed.
ACTION_DATE_CHANGED Broadcast Action: The date has changed.
ACTION_DEVICE_STORAGE_LOW
Broadcast Action: Indicates low memory condition
on the device
ACTION_DEVICE_STORAGE_OK
Broadcast Action: Indicates low memory condition
on the device no longer exists
ACTION_HEADSET_PLUG
Broadcast Action: Wired Headset plugged in or
unplugged.
ACTION_INPUT_METHOD_CHANGED
Broadcast Action: An input method has been
changed.
ACTION_MEDIA_BAD_REMOVAL
Broadcast Action: External media was removed
from SD card slot, but mount point was not
unmounted.
ACTION_MEDIA_BUTTON
Broadcast Action: The "Media Button" was
pressed.
ACTION_MEDIA_CHECKING
Broadcast Action: External media is present, and
being disk-checked The path to the mount point for
the checking media is contained in the
Intent.mData field.
ACTION_MEDIA_EJECT
Broadcast Action: User has expressed the desire to
remove the external storage media.
ACTION_MEDIA_MOUNTED
Broadcast Action: External media is present and
mounted at its mount point.
ACTION_MEDIA_NOFS
Broadcast Action: External media is present, but is
using an incompatible fs (or is blank) The path to
the mount point for the checking media is
contained in the Intent.mData field.
ACTION_MEDIA_REMOVED
Broadcast Action: External media has been
removed.
ACTION_MEDIA_SCANNER_FINISHED
Broadcast Action: The media scanner has finished
scanning a directory.
ACTION_MEDIA_SCANNER_SCAN_FILE
Broadcast Action: Request the media scanner to
scan a file and add it to the media database.