ActivityCompat
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This interface is deprecated.Starting December 2025, Instant Apps cannot be published through Google Play, and all Google
Play services Instant APIs will no longer work. To continue optimizing for user growth, we
encourage developers to refer users to their regular app or game, and using deeplinks to
redirect them to specific journeys or features when relevant.
A helper for accessing features in Activity
in a
backwards compatible fashion. Construct this by using InstantApps.getActivityCompat(Activity)
.
This helper augments the included methods with data on instant apps.
Public Methods
public abstract ComponentName
getCallingActivity
()
Gets the ComponentName
of the activity that launched the intent to start this activity. This may be an
activity in an installed app or an instant app.
Returns
- the component name of the activity that started the activity, or null
public abstract String
getCallingPackage
()
Gets the package name of the app that launched the intent to start this activity.
This may be the package name of an installed app or an instant app.
Returns
- the package name of the app that started this activity, or null
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Last updated 2025-07-21 UTC.
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