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title: "What is intent?"  
description: "What is intent?"  
author: "Kalin"  
published: 2022-04-14  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96778/what-is-intent  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "android", "android os"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is intent?

What is [intent](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/2382/how-to-set-textview-from-another-activity-using-intent-extra)?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- In the [**Android**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50518/how-to-manually-transfer-photos-and-videos-from-your-android-device-to-iphone-x) operating system, an **intent** is a software mechanism that enables users to coordinate the actions of many activities in order to complete a job. In the Android development environment, an intent is a message object that allows for late runtime binding between the code in separate applications.
- Its most important application is in the start-up of activities, when it acts as a glue connecting them: Intents are a message system that facilitates collaboration and component reuse between applications.
- An intent is a passive data structure that stores an abstract description of a task to be completed.
- 'Your aim is to turn on the light, and to accomplish so, you perform the action of turning the switch to the On position,' according to For Dummies.

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**Read More: [Explain the Android application Architecture.](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96777/explain-the-android-application-architecture)**


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