Linking.sendIntent startActivity from outside of an Activity context error

[Aure77]

Description

I am trying to open security settings on android using Linking module :
Linking.sendIntent("android.settings.SECURITY_SETTINGS");

This result to this red box error:

Calling startActivity() from outside of an Activity context requires the FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK flag. Is this really what you want?

React Native version:

React Native : 0.61.5

System:
OS: macOS 10.15.4
CPU: (4) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7660U CPU @ 2.50GHz
Memory: 26.83 MB / 16.00 GB
Shell: 3.2.57 - /bin/bash
Binaries:
Node: 12.13.1 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v12.13.1/bin/node
Yarn: 1.22.4 - /usr/local/bin/yarn
npm: 6.12.1 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v12.13.1/bin/npm
Watchman: 4.9.0 - /usr/local/bin/watchman
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms: iOS 13.4, DriverKit 19.0, macOS 10.15, tvOS 13.4, watchOS 6.2
IDEs:
Android Studio: 3.6 AI-192.7142.36.36.6392135
Xcode: 11.4.1/11E503a - /usr/bin/xcodebuild

Steps To Reproduce

1. Call Linking.sendIntent("android.settings.SECURITY_SETTINGS"); in Android (9 in my test)

Expected Results

Security settings should open without error.

Suggestion

Add FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK flag by default on indent or add ability on sendIntent to add flags.

[Aure77]

Another possible fix is to use getCurrentActivity() instead of getReactApplicationContext() here https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/master/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/intent/IntentModule.java#L238

[krizzu]

Going to work on that. I'm going to the same thing as it's in openURL:

https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/master/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/intent/IntentModule.java#L97-L101

[chge]

The same error if you try to use other system activities like a dialog asking the user to enable Bluetooth:

Linking.sendIntent('android.bluetooth.adapter.action.REQUEST_ENABLE');

[ansarikhurshid786]

I am also facing same issue.

[krizzu]

This is now pulled into FB repo
#29000

[acrabb]

Any update on this issue? I just ran into the same when linking to android's WiFi settings:

Calling startActivity() from outside of an Activity context requires the FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK flag. Is this really what you want?

Looks like it was merged #29000? In what release will it go out in?

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