Browser.EXTRA_APPLICATION_ID not working in ICS

Question

How to reuse the Tab of the Browser.apk when start it from my service? Below is my code but it does not work in ICS(tablet).

// ICS --> Even EXTRA_APPLICATION_ID is set, the browser does NOT reuse the tab.

public class MyService extends IntentService {
    ....
    mBrowserIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
    mBrowserIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_FROM_BACKGROUND | 
        Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_REORDER_TO_FRONT | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
    mBrowserIntent.putExtra(Browser.EXTRA_APPLICATION_ID , this.getPackageName());
    mBrowserIntent.setData(page.getAddress());
    startActivity(mBrowserIntent);

}

// HC --> Even EXTRA_APPLICATION_ID is NOT set it reuse the tab.

public class MyService extends IntentService {
    ....
    mBrowserIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
    mBrowserIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_FROM_BACKGROUND | 
        Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_REORDER_TO_FRONT | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
    mBrowserIntent.setData(page.getAddress());
    startActivity(mBrowserIntent);

}

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Answer 1

Thanks for the answer of @aimango. Here is the fix. Works for tablets(both ICS and HC).

    mBrowserIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
    mBrowserIntent.setPackage("com.android.browser");
    mBrowserIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_FROM_BACKGROUND | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_REORDER_TO_FRONT | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
    mBrowserIntent.putExtra(Browser.EXTRA_APPLICATION_ID , "com.android.browser");
    mBrowserIntent.setData(page.getAddress());
    startActivity(mBrowserIntent);

Loraineloralee