The concept of an Intent in Android?

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Published on 2010-04-07T01:17:38Z Indexed on 2010/04/07 1:23 UTC
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I don't really understand the use and concept of an Intent. I DO understand that an activity are one visual interface and one endeavour that the user can partake in. I THINK an intent is used to launch and communicate between different activities. If so, then how would you accomplish that? A code sample would be helpful.

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