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A better way to open a link in the user's browser
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better-url-intent.kt
val url = Uri.parse("https://www.asos.com/")
val browserSelectorIntent = Intent()
  .setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW)
  .addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_BROWSABLE)
  .setData(Uri.parse("http:"))
val targetIntent = Intent()
  .setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW)
  .addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_BROWSABLE)
  .setData(url)
targetIntent.selector = browserSelectorIntent
startActivity(targetIntent)
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