Common Application Controls

An application control provides functions for launching other applications with a specific operation, URI, MIME type, and extra data. The requesting application can get a result back from the launched application. This topic introduces the common application controls that you can use.

Note

It is possible that no application suitable to receive the application control exists. In that case, before you send the launch request, verify that a suitable application exists.

Browser

Perform a Web search

The search operation is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

To find what you are looking for on the Web, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/search operation.

Figure: Performing a Web search

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/search

Extra Input

Example Code

var appControlData = new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/text', ['tizen']);

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/search',
                                              null, null, null, [appControlData], null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Load a Web page

The view operation is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

To open a Web page, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view operation and specify the Web URL in the URI.

Figure: Loading a Web page

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view

URI (Mandatory)

• http:<path>
• https:<path>
• file:<path>
• javascript:<path>

MIME type (Optional)

• image/svg+xml
• text/html
• application/xml
• application/xhtml+xml
• text/plain

Example Code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view',
                                              'https://www.tizen.org', null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Calendar

The calendar application control is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

Add a calendar event

To add a new event to the user’s calendar, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/add operation with the application/vnd.tizen.calendar MIME type. To specify various event details, refer to the extras defined below.

Figure: Adding a calendar event

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/add

MIME Type (Mandatory)

application/vnd.tizen.calendar

Extra input

Extra output

Example code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/title', ['My event']),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/text', ['My event text'])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/add', null,
                                              'application/vnd.tizen.calendar', null, appControlData, 'GROUP');

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Edit a calendar event

To edit an existing event in the user’s calendar, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/edit operation with the application/vnd.tizen.calendar MIME type. To specify various event details, refer to the extras defined below.

Figure: Editing a calendar event

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/edit

MIME Type (Mandatory)

application/vnd.tizen.calendar

Extra input

Extra output

Example code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id', ['1']),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/title', ['Edited Title']),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/all_day', ['true'])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/edit', null,
                                              'application/vnd.tizen.calendar', null, appControlData, 'GROUP');

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

View a calendar event

To display a specified event in the user’s calendar, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view operation. To specify various event details, refer to the extras defined below.

To display a specified event from a vcalendar file, use the file: URI. To display a specified event using the calendar ID, use the application/vnd.tizen.calendar MIME type with http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id.

Figure: Viewing a calendar event

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view

URI

file:<path>

For example: file://<media storage path>/file.vcs

MIME Type

• application/vnd.tizen.calendar
  If viewing an event by event ID, the event ID (ID in the _calendar_event view) extra data and application/vnd.tizen.calendar MIME type must be specified.
• text/x-vcalendar (for vcalendar file)
• text/vcalendar (for vcalendar file)

Extra input

Example code

/* To view a calendar event from a vcs file */
var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl(http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view',
                                              'file://<shared path of the app>/Calendar3.vcs',
                                              null, null, null, 'GROUP');

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

/* To view a calendar event from a calendar event ID */
var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id', ['1'])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view', null,
                                              'application/vnd.tizen.calendar', null, appControlData, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Select a calendar event

To select a specified event in the user’s calendar, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick operation with the application/vnd.tizen.calendar MIME type. To specify various event details, refer to the extras defined below.

Figure: Selecting a calendar event

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick

MIME Type (Mandatory)

application/vnd.tizen.calendar

Extra input

Extra output

Example code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/type', ['id']),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/selection_mode', ['single'])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick', null,
                                              'application/vnd.tizen.calendar', null, appControlData, 'GROUP');

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Call

The call application control is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

Make a phone call

To directly initiate a phone call, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/call operation with a phone number URI scheme.

Figure: Making a phone call

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/call

To request this operation, the http://tizen.org/privilege/call privilege is needed.

URI (Mandatory)

tel:<number>

For example: tel:+821234567890

Example Code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/call',
                                              'tel:0123456789', null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Launch a call application with a phone number

To open a call application and display a predefined a phone number, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/dial action with a phone number URI scheme. When the call application opens, it displays the phone number, but the user must press the Call button to initiate the phone call.

Figure: Launching a Call application

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/dial

URI (Optional)

tel:<number>

If empty, a dialer UI without a number is presented.

For example: tel:+821234567890

Example code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/dial',
                                              'tel:0123456789', null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Camera

The camera application control is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

Capture a picture or video

To take a picture or record video, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/create_content operation with the MIME type. To specify an option, refer to the extras defined below.

Figure: Taking pictures (left) and recording videos (right)

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/create_content

MIME Type (Mandatory)

• image/*
• video/*

Extra input

Extra output

Example code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/create_content',
                                              null, 'image/*', null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Capture a picture

To capture a still image, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/image_capture operation. To specify an option, refer to the extras defined below.

Figure: Taking a picture

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/image_capture

Extra input

Extra output

Example code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/image_capture',
                                              null, null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Capture a video

To record a video, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/video_capture operation. To specify an option, refer to the extras defined below.

Figure: Record a video

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/video_capture

Extra input

Extra output

Example code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/video_capture',
                                              null, null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Contact

Add a contact

The contact adding operation is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

To add a new contact, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/add operation with the application/vnd.tizen.contact MIME type. To specify various contact details, refer to the extras defined below.

Figure: Adding a contact

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/add

MIME Type (Mandatory)

application/vnd.tizen.contact

Extra input

Extra output

Example code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/phone', ['0123456789']),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/email', ['tizen@tizen.org']),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/name', ['Tizen User'])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/add', null,
                                              'application/vnd.tizen.contact', null,
                                              appControlData, 'GROUP');

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Edit a contact

The contact editing operation is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

To edit a known contact, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/edit operation with the application/vnd.tizen.contact MIME type. To specify various contact details, refer to the extras defined below.

Figure: Editing a contact

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/edit

MIME Type (Mandatory)

application/vnd.tizen.contact

Extra input

Extra output

Example code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id', ['personId']),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/phone', ['0123456789']),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/email', ['2nd Email'])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/edit',
                                              null, 'application/vnd.tizen.contact',
                                              null, appControlData, 'GROUP');

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

View a contact

The contact viewing operation is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

To display a specified contact in the contact database, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view operation. To specify various contact details, refer to the extras defined below.

To display a specified contact from a vcard file, use the file: URI. To display a specified contact with the person ID, use the application/vnd.tizen.contact MIME type with http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id.

Figure: Viewing a contact based on ID (left) and from a vcard file (right)

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view

URI

file:<path>

MIME Type

• application/vnd.tizen.contact
  If viewing a contact by person ID, the person ID (ID in the _contact_person view) extra data and application/vnd.tizen.contact MIME type must be specified.
• text/vcard
• text/x-vcard

Extra input

Example code

function launchContactDetails(personId) {
    var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id', ['personId'])];

    var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view',
                                                  null, 'application/vnd.tizen.contact',
                                                  null, appControlData, 'GROUP');

    tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
        console.log('launch application control succeed');
    }, function(e) {
        console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
    }, null);
}

function launchViewVcard(uri) {
    var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view',
                                                  uri, 'text/vcard', null, null, 'GROUP');

    tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
        console.log('launch application control succeed');
    }, function(e) {
        console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
    }, null);
}

Select a contact

The contact selection operation is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

To select a specified contact in the user’s contacts, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick operation with the application/vnd.tizen.contact MIME type. To specify various contact details, refer to the extras defined below.

Figure: Selecting a contact

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick

MIME Type (Mandatory)

application/vnd.tizen.contact

Extra input

Extra output

Example code

function launchContactPick(selectionMode, dataType) {
    var appControlReplyCallback = {
        onsuccess: function(data) {
            for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
                if (data[i].key == 'http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/type') {
                    console.log('type: ' + data[i].value[0]);
                } else if (data[i].key == 'http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/selected') {
                    console.log('result: ' + data[i].value[0]);
                }
            }
        },
        onfailure: function() {
            console.log('The launch application control failed');
        }
    }

    var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/selection_mode', [selectionMode]),
                          new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/type', [dataType])];

    var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick',
                                                  null, 'application/vnd.tizen.contact',
                                                  null, appControlData, 'GROUP');

    tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
        console.log('launch application control succeed');
    }, function(e) {
        console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
    }, appControlReplyCallback);
}

Share a contact

The contact sharing operation is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

To share a single contact, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share operation with the application/vnd.tizen.contact MIME type. To specify various contact details, refer to the extras defined below.

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share

MIME Type (Mandatory)

application/vnd.tizen.contact

Extra input

Example code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/type', ['person']),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id', ['person_id'])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share',
                                              null, 'application/vnd.tizen.contact',
                                              null, appControlData, 'GROUP');

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Share multiple contacts

The multiple contact sharing operation is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

To share a set of contacts, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/multi_share operation with the application/vnd.tizen.contact MIME type. To specify various contact details, refer to the extras defined below.

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/multi_share

MIME Type (Mandatory)

application/vnd.tizen.contact

Extra input

Example code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id',
                      ['person_Id1', 'person_Id2', 'person_Id3'])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/multi_share',
                                              null, 'application/vnd.tizen.contact',
                                              null, appControlData, 'GROUP');

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Email

The email application control is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

Compose an email

To compose an email with optional recipients, subject, and body text, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/compose operation.

Figure: Composing an email

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/compose

URI (Mandatory)

mailto:<email address>

If the mailto: field is empty, it filters out all but email applications in the system, and you can use the extra data only to pass optional parameters.

Extra input

Example code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/cc', ['cc@tizen.org', 'cc2@tizen.org']),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/bcc', ['bcc@tizen.org', 'bcc2@tizen.org']),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/subject', ['test subject']),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/text', ['line1\nline2'])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/compose',
                                              'mailto:to@tizen.org', null, null,
                                              appControlData, 'GROUP');

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Share a single file using an email message

To share a single file of any MIME type in an email message, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share operation.

Figure: Sharing a single file

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share

URI (Mandatory)

• file:<path>
• mailto:
  Only an empty mailto: field is allowed. This can be used to filter out all but email applications available in the system.

MIME Type

Any MIME type that your application needs, such as image/jpg, video/*, or */*

If sharing a single item through http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path and the URI is specified with mailto:, the MIME type must be explicitly set.

Extra input

Example Code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path', ['img_path'])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share',
                                              'mailto:', 'image/*', null,
                                              appControlData, 'GROUP');

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Sharing multiple items using an email message

To share multiple files of any MIME type using an email message, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/multi_share operation.

Figure: Sharing multiple items

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/multi_share

URI (Optional)

mailto:

Only an empty mailto: field is allowed. This can be used to filter out all but email applications available in the system.

MIME Type (Mandatory)

Any MIME type that your application needs, such as image/jpg, video/*, or */*

If you try to share a set of files with different MIME types, use <type>/* or */*. For example, if you send video/mp4 and audio/ogg, the MIME type must be */*.

Extra input

Example code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path', ['img_path']),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path', ['img_path'])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/multi_share',
                                              'mailto:', 'image/*', null,
                                              appControlData, 'GROUP');

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Share text in an email

To share any text with an email message, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share_text operation. You can also define the message subject and a list of file attachments.

Figure: Sharing text

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share_text

URI (Mandatory)

mailto:

Only an empty mailto: field is allowed. It filters out all but email applications in the system.

Extra input

Example code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path', ['img_path']),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/subject', ['test subject']),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/text', ['line1\nline2'])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share_text',
                                              'mailto:', null, null,
                                              appControlData, 'GROUP');

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

File storage

The file storage application control is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

Retrieve a specific type of file

To select any kind of file from the storage, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick operation with the corresponding MIME type. To give options for the pick operation, refer to the extras defined below.

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick

MIME Type (Optional)

*/*

Extra input

Extra output

Example code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/selection_mode', ['single'])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick',
                                              null, null, null, appControlData, 'GROUP');

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Download a file

To download a file, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/download operation and specify the URL in the URI.

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/download

To request this operation, the http://tizen.org/privilege/download privilege is needed since Tizen 2.4.

URI

• http:<path>
• https:<path>

Example code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/download',
                                              'https://img_path', null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Input delegator

The input delegator application control is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

Receive user input

To receive a specific type of input from the user, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/get_input operation. To give an option for the input delegator, refer to the extras defined below.

Figure: Receiving user input

Operation

• http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/get_input

MIME Type (Mandatory)

• text/plain
• image/*
• audio/*
• */*

Extra input

Extra output

Example code

var appControlData = new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/input_type', ['input_voice']);

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/get_input',
                                              null, 'text/plain', null, [appControlData], null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Map

The map application control is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

Show a location on a map

To open a map to show a location, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view operation with an URI. To specify various map details, refer to the extras defined below.

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view

URI (Mandatory)

• geo:latitude,longitude
  Show the map with 2 values that represent the latitude and longitude. For example: geo:50.1,-50.1
• geo:0,0?q=keyword
  Show the map at the location of a given keyword (address or POI). For example: geo:0,0?q=Eiffel%20Tower
  All strings passed in the geo: URI must be encoded. If only geo: is used, it filters out all but map applications in the system, and the location to be shown depends on the application scenario and configuration.

Example code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view',
                                              'geo:50.1,-50.1', null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Pick a location from the map

To pick a location from the map, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick operation. To specify various map details, refer to the extras defined below.

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick

URI (Mandatory)

geo:0,0?q=keyword

Show the map at the location of a given keyword (address or POI). For example: geo:0,0?q=Eiffel%20Tower

All strings passed in the geo: URI must be encoded.

If only geo: is used, it filters out all but map applications in the system, and the location to be shown depends on the application scenario and configuration.

Extra input

Extra output

Example code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/type', ['poi'])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick',
                                              'geo:0,0?q=Eiffel Tower', null, null, null, 'GROUP');

var appControlReplyCallback = {
    onsuccess: function(data) {
        for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
            console.log('ret: ' + data[i].key);
            console.log('result: ' + data[i].value[0]);
        }
    },
    onfailure: function() {
        console.log('The launch application control failed');
    }
}

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, appControlReplyCallback);

Message

Compose a message

The message composition operation is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

To compose a new message, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/compose operation. To specify various message details, refer to the extras defined below.

Figure: Composing a message

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/compose

URI (Mandatory)

• sms:<phone-number>
  For example: sms:+17913331234
• mmsto:<phone-number>
  For example: mmsto:+17913331234

Extra input

Example code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/text', ['My text']),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/subject', ['My subject'])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/compose',
                                              'msto:1234567890', null, null, null, 'GROUP');

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Share a single item using a message

The single item sharing operation is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

To share a single item using an MMS message, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share operation.

Figure: Sharing a single item

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share

URI (Mandatory)

• mmsto:
  Only an empty mmsto: field is allowed. This can be used to filter out all but message applications available in the system.
• file:<path>
  For example: file://<media storage path>/item.jpg

MIME Type

Any MIME type that your application needs, such as image/jpg, video/*, or */*

If sharing a single item through http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path and the URI is specified with mmsto:, the MIME type must be explicitly set.

Extra input

Example code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path', ['img_path'])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share',
                                              null, null, null, appControlData, 'GROUP');

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Share multiple items using a message

The multiple item sharing operation is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

To share multiple items using an MMS message, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/multi_share operation.

Figure: Sharing multiple items

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/multi_share

URI (Optional)

mmsto:

Only an empty mmsto: field is allowed. This can be used to filter out all but message applications available in the system.

MIME type (Mandatory)

Any MIME type that your application needs, such as image/jpg, video/*, or */*

If you try to share a set of files with different MIME types, use <type>/* or */*. For example, if you send video/mp4 and audio/ogg, the MIME type must be */*.

Extra input

Example code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path', ['img_path']),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path', ['img_path'])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/multi_share',
                                              'mmsto:', null, null,
                                              appControlData, 'GROUP');

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Share text in a message

The text sharing operation is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

To share any text with an SMS or MMS message, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share_text operation.

Figure: Sharing text

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share_text

URI (Mandatory)

• sms:
• mmsto:

Only an empty sms: or mmsto: field is allowed. This can be used to filter out all but message applications available in the system.

Extra input

Example code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/text', ['Hello, My name is Tizy.']),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/subject', ['My subject'])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share_text',
                                              'mmsto:', null, null,
                                              appControlData, 'GROUP');

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed';
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Multimedia

Play an audio or video file

The audio or video file playback operation is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

To play an audio or video file, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view operation with a URI. To specify various details, refer to the extras defined below.

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view

URI (Mandatory)

• http:<path>
• https:<path>
• file:<path>
• rtsp:<path>
• rtp:<path>

MIME type (Optional)

• audio/*
• video/*
• text/x-iMelody
• application/vnd.apple.mpegurl
• application/x-mpegurl
• application/sdp
• application/ogg
• application/x-smaf
• application/vnd.smaf

Example code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view',
                                              'audio_uri', null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

View an image file

The image file viewing operation is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

To display an image file, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view operation with a URI. To specify various details, refer to the extras defined below.

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view

URI (Mandatory)

• http:<path>
• https:<path>
• file:<path>

MIME type (Optional)

• image/*

Example code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view',
                                              'image_uri', null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Retrieve a media file

The media file retrieval operation is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

To retrieve a specific type of media file, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick operation. To specify various details, refer to the extras defined below.

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick

MIME type (Optional)

• audio/*
• image/*
• video/*

Extra input

Extra output

Example code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick',
                                              null, 'MIME_Type', null, null, 'GROUP');

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

System settings

The system settings application control is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

Show system settings

To display various setting menus for, for example, Connections, Devices, and System Information, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting operation.

Figure: Showing system settings

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting

Example code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting',
                                              null, null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Settings for Bluetooth

The Bluetooth settings application control is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

Show Bluetooth settings to activate Bluetooth

To launch the Bluetooth setting application to allow the user to activate or deactivate Bluetooth, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/bt_enable operation.

Figure: Showing Bluetooth activation settings

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/bt_enable

Example code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/bt_enable',
                                              null, null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Showing Bluetooth settings to configure visibility

To launch the Bluetooth setting application to allow the user to configure the visibility of the device, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/bt_visibility operation.

Figure: Showing Bluetooth visibility settings

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/bt_visibility

Example code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/bt_visibility',
                                              null, null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Settings for location

The location settings application control is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

Show location settings

To launch the location setting application to allow the user to configure the source of the location information, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/location operation.

If the location service is not active when an application tries to use the HumanActivityMonitorManager interface (in mobile and wearable applications), an error occurs. To solve the problem, the application can try to launch the location setting application to let the user enable the location service. The user can activate the GPS, network positioning using the Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS) and cellular network, or both.

Figure: Showing location settings

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/location

Example code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/location',
                                              null, null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Settings for NFC

The NFC settings application control is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

Showing NFC settings

To launch the NFC setting application to allow the user to activate or deactivate NFC, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/nfc operation.

Figure: Showing NFC settings

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/nfc

Extra input

Example code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/nfc',
                                              null, null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Settings for Wi-Fi

The Wi-Fi settings application control is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

Showing Wi-Fi Settings

To launch the Wi-Fi setting application to allow the user to activate and configure (or deactivate) Wi-Fi connections, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/wifi operation.

Figure: Showing Wi-Fi settings

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/wifi

Example code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/wifi',
                                              null, null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Voice recorder

The voice recorder application control is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.

Record audio

To record audio, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/create_content operation with the audio MIME type. To give an option for recording audio, refer to the extras defined below.

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/create_content

MIME type (Mandatory)

Audio MIME type, such as audio/m4a, audio/ogg, and audio/*

Extra input

Extra output

Example code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl('http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/create_content',
                                              null, 'audio/m4a', null, null, 'GROUP');

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null, function() {
    console.log('launch application control succeed');
}, function(e) {
    console.log('launch application control failed. reason: ' + e.message);
}, null);

Related information

• Dependencies
  • Each application control is available depending on whether the installed application supports it or not.