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<pre class="header-style">The Intent Received trigger fires when an intent with the specified action is broadcast by another application. This allows MacroDroid to respond to system events and inter-app communication through Android's intent mechanism. You can pattern match against extra parameter values and store these values into variables.</pre>
''' Options '''
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* '''Action''': The intent action string to listen for (e.g., "android.intent.action.BATTERY_LOW" or a custom action from another app).
* '''Extras''': Optionally configure one or more extra parameters to match:
** '''Parameter Name''': The name/key of the intent extra to check
** '''Value''': The pattern to match against (supports wildcards)
** '''Variable''': Optionally store the extra's value into a string variable with optional dictionary keys
* '''Enable Regex''': When enabled, value patterns are treated as regular expressions instead of wildcard patterns.
''' Examples '''
''Example 1: Respond to Custom App Intent''
<pre class="trigger-style">Triggers
Intent Received - com.example.app.CUSTOM_EVENT</pre>
<pre class="action-style">Actions
Popup Message - Custom event received!</pre>
Triggers when another app broadcasts the custom intent "com.example.app.CUSTOM_EVENT".
''Example 2: Capture Intent Extra into Variable''
<pre class="trigger-style">Triggers
Intent Received - com.example.app.DATA_UPDATE
Extra: data_value = * (save to: received_data)</pre>
<pre class="action-style">Actions
Popup Message - Received: {v=received_data}</pre>
Captures the "data_value" extra from the intent and stores it in a variable.
''' Notes '''
* Intent actions are case-sensitive strings.
* Common system intent actions can be found in Android documentation.
* The wildcard character (*) can be used in value patterns to match any content.
* Multiple extra parameters can be configured, each with their own pattern and variable.
* Each intent action is registered only once, even if multiple macros use the same action - MacroDroid efficiently shares the broadcast receiver.
* Supports both local and global variables for storing extra values.
* Dictionary keys can be specified when saving to array/dictionary variables.
''' Common Intent Actions '''
* <code>android.intent.action.BATTERY_LOW</code> - Battery is low
* <code>android.intent.action.BATTERY_OKAY</code> - Battery is okay
* <code>android.intent.action.POWER_CONNECTED</code> - Power connected
* <code>android.intent.action.POWER_DISCONNECTED</code> - Power disconnected
* <code>android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED</code> - SMS received
* <code>android.intent.action.PACKAGE_ADDED</code> - App installed
''' See Also '''
* [[Action:_Send_Intent|Send Intent Action]]