Add settings button to app info screen

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Since Android N it is possible to add a settings button to the app info screen like in the picture below but I cant find any information about how to implement this?

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I guess we only have to specify an intent filter for an Activity but which one do we have to use?

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You can use this on Android 7.0 and higher, simply by add this line of code to your manifest:

<intent-filter>
  <action android:name="android.intent.action.APPLICATION_PREFERENCES" />
  <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
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On Android 7.0 and higher, you can use this <intent-filter> on your settings activity:

<intent-filter>
  <action android:name="android.intent.action.APPLICATION_PREFERENCES" />
  <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>

The Settings app should pick that up and make it available to the user via that gear icon.

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