Intent

Lesson in the Android Developer Roadmap · Stage 4: App Components

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is Intent?

Intent in Android is a software mechanism used for late runtime binding between components, such as activities, content providers, and services. It is essentially a passive data structure holding an abstract description of an operation that the Android system is requested to perform.

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Intent: common questions

Can I learn Intent in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain Intent in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this Intent tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 18 of 113 in the free Android roadmap, in stage 4, App Components. If you are new to Android, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.