I am writing an app and I was just about to implement Google Indexing api and then I have faced the problem. I can install the app and I can see it in app list on my android device(Settings->Applications->MyApp) but I do not see icon in the menu. Also, I can trigger and start the app from CMD with command adb shell am start and the app is working correctly, but if I kill the app I cannot start it again because there is no launch icon.
I have tried to generate .apk and I got the same behavior.
In Manifest file there is
Can you please help me to solve this issue?
thanks!
Your question is not quite clear: ...but I do not see icon in the menu...
do you mean you do not see it in the homescreen??
If you want to add your app icon to the homescreen you can do it with the following method:
private void AddShortcut()
{
var shortcutIntent = new Intent(this, typeof(ActivityMain));
shortcutIntent.SetAction(Intent.ActionMain);
var iconResource = Intent.ShortcutIconResource.FromContext(
this, Resource.Drawable.yourAppIcon);
var intent = new Intent();
intent.PutExtra(Intent.ExtraShortcutIntent, shortcutIntent);
intent.PutExtra(Intent.ExtraShortcutName, "yourAppName");
intent.PutExtra(Intent.ExtraShortcutIconResource, iconResource);
intent.SetAction("com.android.launcher.action.INSTALL_SHORTCUT");
SendBroadcast(intent);
}
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I have an android application that requires VPN. My users will be using Galaxy Note 3's and will be using the built in "VPN Client" (com.ipsec.vpnclient). I need to find a way to launch this application from my application, in the instance of the VPN dropping. I've already figured out a way to determine if the VPN dropped, but I still need a way to launch the application.
ANSWER:
Thanks to help from #Muthu I was able to get it working with the following method.
final Intent intent = new Intent("android.intent.action.VIEW");
intent.setComponent(new ComponentName("com.ipsec.vpnclient", "com.ipsec.vpnclient.MainActivity"));
EDIT:
To add to the confusion, I am easily able to add a shortcut to the activity (com.ipsec.vpnclient.MainActivity) via another Launcher like ADW or Nova. I also tried using com.ipsec.vpnclient.MainActivity instead of com.ipsec.vpnclient in the method below, to no avail.
Intent intent = getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage("com.ipsec.vpnclient");
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
startActivity(intent);
The above method works with other packages, but I can't seem to get this one to launch.
Here is the application when viewed in Android System Info.
Any ideas on how to launch this application programmatically?
You can Start any installed application by using intent. in your case like this
Intent LaunchVPN = getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage("com.ipsec.vpnclient");
startActivity( LaunchVPN );
Edit
You can open pre installed apps that can be found inside settings page by
final Intent i = new Intent("android.intent.action.VIEW");
i.setComponent(new ComponentName("com.android.settings","com.android.settings.InstalledAppDetails"));
startActivity(i);
I use the following codes to create a shortcut when installing an app:
in AndroidManifest.xml:
<!-- for creating a shortcut in the home screen -->
<uses-permission android:name="com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT" />
in onCreate() of the main activity:
// an Intent to create a shortCut
Intent shortcutIntent = new Intent("com.android.launcher.action.INSTALL_SHORTCUT");
//repeat to create is forbidden
shortcutIntent.putExtra("duplicate", false);
//set the name of shortCut
shortcutIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_NAME, this.getString(R.string.app_name));
//set icon
Parcelable icon = Intent.ShortcutIconResource.fromContext(getApplicationContext(), R.drawable.ic_launcher);
shortcutIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_ICON_RESOURCE, icon);
//set the application to lunch when you click the icon
shortcutIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_INTENT
, new Intent(getApplicationContext() , MainActivity.class));
//sendBroadcast,done
sendBroadcast(shortcutIntent);
These codes work fine in Android 4.0.4, which creates an shortcut at the first time and send a toast saying the shortcut already exists after the 1st time installation. But in Android 4.2.2, I can create many duplicated shortcuts by clicking the back key and enter the app again.
Is there any way to work on both version of Android ?
Thanks in advance :)
shortcutIntent.putExtra("duplicate", false) is not working in 4.2 version. i think you have to use some other ways to create unique shortcut.
If failour then just uninstall the shortcut and install again.something like :
addIntent.setAction("com.android.launcher.action.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT");
getApplicationContext().sendBroadcast(addIntent);
addIntent.setAction("com.android.launcher.action.INSTALL_SHORTCUT");
getApplicationContext().sendBroadcast(addIntent);
and in manifest use both UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT and INSTALL_SHORTCUT permissions.
And this rough idea is nicely working on every versions.
When a user installs an Android app, a launcher icon is created in the apps menu. Many users I talk to expect that when they install an app, an icon should appear automatically on their home screen ("launch pad").
A lot of apps achieve this somehow. My preference would be to have a window appear on install asking the user "Do you want to add a shortcut?" If that's not possible, any code that auto-adds the shortcut will do.
Android gives a bunch of code here: http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/app/LauncherShortcuts.html
It is implied that adding this code (and the related xml) to your project will do the trick. But it does not have the effect I want. It seems the code provided is passive, and I need to trigger it somehow.
So my question is:
How do I trigger the installation of a shortcut, and how do I make sure it happens only once, preferably triggered by some kind of "app install" event?
PS:
A complicating factor is that I am building my app using PhoneGap, meaning the main activity is not "Activity" but "DroidGap".
Intent shortcutIntent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), HomeScreen.class);
shortcutIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
Intent addIntent = new Intent();
addIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_INTENT, shortcutIntent);
addIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_NAME, "AIMS ICD");
addIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_ICON_RESOURCE,Intent.ShortcutIconResource.fromContext(getApplicationContext(), R.drawable.aims));
addIntent.putExtra("duplicate", false);
addIntent.setAction("com.android.launcher.action.INSTALL_SHORTCUT");
getApplicationContext().sendBroadcast(addIntent);
In the example, it returns the intent in setResult(...). I believe you need to run sendBroadcast(intent) to trigger installation of the shortcut.
The class DroidGap extends Activity so you can just add in the code from the link you provided to add a shortcut.
I have also landed in a situation where I want to start Install of a third party app (lets say app Y) from my app (X) and I do not want application Y icon to get created on android main menu.
I have tried code below but still there is a icon of app Y that is getting created in main menu after App Y gets installed successfully. Just please remember that I can not change manifest of App Y as it is a third party app.
I have also tried suggestions on following link but they have not resolved my problem:
How to hide application icon from the Android Desktop?
++++++++++
File file = new File("/sdcard/MyApps/App Y.apk");
Intent intent = new Intent();
Uri uri = Uri.fromFile(file);
intent.setAction(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.removeCategory("android.intent.category.LAUNCHER");
intent.setDataAndType(Uri.parse(uri.toString()),
"application/vnd.android.package-archive");
startActivity(intent);
++++++++++
Please let me know your suggestions/inputs on this.
Thanks
The only way to do this is to remove the IntentFilter defined in the package's AndroidManifest.xml file: there is no way as a third party installer to do this.
In most cases the answer will be no you can't....
It depends of what kind of application "App Y" is. For e.g. if App Y is a library it is included in your app. There are some sample app's available on the Android site like; "Soft Keyboard"
http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/SoftKeyboard/index.html
Those are actually "services" which are not installed as applications. If App Y is a "normal" application it will be installed on it's own as this is Android's behaviour.
Kind regards and good luck on further development.
You're just modifying your intent. I don't think it's possible to accomplish what you're trying to accomplish. Why not let the user launch the other app themselves?
// Hide Application Icon
try{
PackageManager p = getPackageManager();
p.setComponentEnabledSetting(getComponentName(), PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED, PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP);
}catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
// UnHide Application Icon
PackageManager p = getPackageManager();
ComponentName componentName = new ComponentName("com.example.removeicon","com.example.removeicon.LauncherActivity");
p.setComponentEnabledSetting(componentName , PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_ENABLED, PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP);
Yes you can hide your application icon but only on rooted devices or system signed apps.....the solution will be to first disable your application using shell command pm disable com.yourapppackagename and then enable it back using pm enable com.yourapppackagename this will first disable your app removing app icon from device and then enabling back your app will bring back the app icon only in device menu and not on homescreen.
if you do not want your app icon anywhere in device then just do not enable it back but then your app wont be of any use as its hidden now and cannot be used till you enable it back.
You can bluff just create an image with 0 opacity and smallest possible size then user will not be able to see the application.
I'm working on an app and I want to integrate the Last.fm app into it. Basically, when someone is looking at an artist in my app, I would like to have a button that they can tap to open up Last.fm application with the artist's information.
This intent works, but it loads a menu asking which app I would like to use (Browser or Last.fm):
Intent i = new Intent();
i.setData(Uri.parse("http://last.fm/music/" + headliner));
i.setAction("android.intent.action.VIEW");
startActivity(i);
However, I just want to start the Last.fm app and skip the dialog asking which app to use, I thought maybe using the setPackage() method would work like this:
i.setPackage("fm.last.android");
But it causes the app to crash:
android.content.ActivityNotFoundException: No Activity found to handle Intent { act=android.intent.action.VIEW dat=http://last.fm/music/Rihanna pkg=fm.last.android }
Is it possible to just start the Last.fm app? Here's a copy of Last.fm's AndroidManifest.xml for reference.
Thanks for reading,
Tony
Yes, it's possible but you need to know the correct component name. Launch the last.fm app regularly and check the logfile for the cmp=... information that's been used when the app is started. Use this as well in your app then.
I start the Z-DeviceTest app from the market from within my app without a problem like this:
final Intent intentDeviceTest = new Intent("android.intent.action.MAIN");
intentDeviceTest.setComponent(new ComponentName("zausan.zdevicetest","zausan.zdevicetest.zdevicetest"));
startActivity(intentDeviceTest);
in my case the info I took from the logcat was:
// dat=content://applications/applications/zausan.zdevicetest/zausan.zdevicetest.zdevicetest
// cmp=zausan.zdevicetest/.zdevicetest
in order to know how to start the app with the right component/class... do the same for the last.fm app
Edit:
I've tested to launch Last.fm from my own app, and this works fine without any errors:
final Intent intentDeviceTest = new Intent("android.intent.action.MAIN");
intentDeviceTest.setComponent(new ComponentName("fm.last.android","fm.last.android.LastFm"));
startActivity(intentDeviceTest);