When should you use Explicit intents in Android development?

Explicit intents are used in Android development when you want to start a specific component, such as an activity or service, within your application or from another application. This kind of intent explicitly specifies the component you want to launch by its name, which is useful for tasks where the target component is known ahead of time.

Common scenarios for using explicit intents include:

• Starting another activity within the same application
• Launching a service within your application
• Initiating a broadcast to a specific receiver component

Here’s an example of how to use an explicit intent to start a new activity:

In this example, an explicit intent is created to start the SecondActivity class. This is ideal when you want to navigate to a specific component within the app.