Open Instagram User Profile
Here is a method to get the Intent
to open the Instagram app to the user's profile page:
/**
* Intent to open the official Instagram app to the user's profile. If the Instagram app is not
* installed then the Web Browser will be used.</p>
*
* Example usage:</p> {@code newInstagramProfileIntent(context.getPackageManager(),
* "http://instagram.com/jaredrummler");}</p>
*
* @param pm
* The {@link PackageManager}. You can find this class through
* {@link Context#getPackageManager()}.
* @param url
* The URL to the user's Instagram profile.
* @return The intent to open the Instagram app to the user's profile.
*/
public static Intent newInstagramProfileIntent(PackageManager pm, String url) {
final Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
try {
if (pm.getPackageInfo("com.instagram.android", 0) != null) {
if (url.endsWith("/")) {
url = url.substring(0, url.length() - 1);
}
final String username = url.substring(url.lastIndexOf("/") + 1);
// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21505941/intent-to-open-instagram-user-profile-on-android
intent.setData(Uri.parse("http://instagram.com/_u/" + username));
intent.setPackage("com.instagram.android");
return intent;
}
} catch (NameNotFoundException ignored) {
}
intent.setData(Uri.parse(url));
return intent;
}
So far I couldn't find a way to show user's profile directly.. but there is a way around..
Found this solution from Instagram Manifest from GitHub
Intent iIntent = getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage("com.instagram.android");
iIntent.setComponent(new ComponentName( "com.instagram.android", "com.instagram.android.activity.UrlHandlerActivity"));
iIntent.setData( Uri.parse( "http://instagram.com/p/gjfLqSBQTJ/") );
startActivity(iIntent);
This will open particular image post by the user in the app. From the page app user can open the profile with the link inside.
If you want to open recent post or something , you can use Instagram API
This is not we want exactly , but the better option now... i guess :)