Is there a way to open a link by android default browser on boot (startup)? without having to right code just by playing with settings?
I am trying to set a ulr, like http://google.com to be opened upon the reboot of my android device.
Another words, when I turn off and turn back on my android device this address to open on the browsers and appear on the screen on my android device without I have to manually open the browser and enter this address.
Is there a way to do this without having to write android code?
I know it is possible in windows just by placing a shortcut to that url in the startup directory, but in android is there such a thing
You can use 'Automate app' for this. It is very powerful. And the content view in the app should help for your requirement
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Is it possible to create an app which launches on an external display when HDMI is connected to the phone?
Basically. I want to create an app that works like a mini OS, similar to Samsung Dex.
To start off, I'd just like to have the app launch automatically when HDMI is connected and adjust to the screen size, then show the user home screen app icons etc.
Is this possible?
I found some apps on the app store that do this:
Sentio desktop
Leena
How are they doing this?
Here's an open source project that can help you. right here
I have explored recently that Samsung devices if you integrate deep links in your app (i.e. coming from the web to in-app) the chooser dialogue open only one time after its install and after that whenever the web detects that URL deep link initialize whichever app user has chosen last time to browse that webpage. I thought before that the OS saves the user preference on that specific deep link url maybe so by deleting / re-installing app will re-initialize the 'open with' dialogue. but on some devices even after uninstalling and re-installing the app doesn't even work.
problem is sometimes it opens up the webpage without even asking for open with dialogue. I'm mostly sanity testing these deep links on Samsung devices but I think this problem could be on other devices as well. anyone else encountered this problem? is there any solution for testing purpose? Can anyone suggest something?
Ok so anyone having the same problem with Samsung specific devices is that Samsung devices select default apps automatically. you can change that in settings page then search for default apps and there is section Default app selction
it would be "set default apps automatically" change it to "ask before setting default apps. that would solve this issue
I know that android OS asks the user to define open the url just one time with the app or use it as a default application.
You can clear default application from setting and see the choose dialog again.
Remember if you use BROWSABLE in your manifest, it causes your app be recognized as web application that can open urls and show your app in the web application dialogs.
I am trying to test a website responsiveness to see if it works fine on Android devices, but I don't have an Android device. Is there a way to test website responsiveness on Android Studio? I have already tried resizing windows and all those websites that do that. What I want is a software that emulates the Android operating system. If yes, please share how. Thank you.
Yes, you can test a responsive website using Android Studio's emulator. Here are the steps to do this:
Download and install Android Studio - https://developer.android.com/studio/
Launch ADV Manager (Android Virtual Device Manager) within Android Studio and create a new virtual device
Click the play button to launch your app. Choose the device that you created in ADV
When the emulator opens, close the app that opens on the emulator and navigate to the web browser on the device. You should be able to test your website without issue now.
If you run into problems, make sure that you have all updates installed in Android Studio.
Here is a reference that you can use to get the emulator up and running: https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator
Open a Chrome Browser -Right mouse click and select Inspect Element.
To the right of the tab Elements is a picture of a phone. Click That. Then you will see the browser resized.
Go to the top drop down menus on top to get some awesome choices.
Select one of the options from the Device drop down.
Then select one of the options from Network drop down.
Reload the page while doing a speed test from the far right tab.
Then you have a single user analysis of your app. For multi-user tests use JMeter.
After adding a certain website to homescreen through Chrome for Android, I'm looking for a way to autorun that homescreen app as the device boots up. I found a few apps in the Google Play store that offer that behaviour but they don't list Chrome homescreen apps as possible to autorun on boot.
Any solution, anyone?
Unfortunately, there is no solution right now. Chrome homescreen apps work slightly differently from regular apps. Please read here for the full details: https://developer.chrome.com/multidevice/android/installtohomescreen
Specifically, Google developers have mentioned that Android can not detect Chrome homescreen apps as installed.
Do not prompt the user to add your app to the homescreen. There is no
way to detect if the app is running installed or not.
So by extension, you are not able to run them at startup.
Running homescreen apps on device boot up might be tricky since Android cannot detect them as installed, but here is a workaround you might be interested in:
Install AutoStart - No root on your Android device
In the app, Set "Auto startup" to ON
Add Chrome to the Applications list
In Chrome, add the page you wish to launch as the browser start page
Optional - Install a secondary browser and repeat the steps above in order to avoid interfering with the start screen of your regular browser
Optional - Install an app like Fulscrn Free or similar and add your browser to the list of apps that run in full screen mode.
This way, every time you boot up the device, a browser will launch with the page you designate, almost as if it is launching the homescreen app.
Here is what I did:
Installed Tasker and AutoInput . They are paid though.
In Tasker, add a profile for "On device boot" and an action from Plugins->AutoInput.
Follow the instructions in AutoInput to create an action that simulates a press on the web app's icon on the homescreen.
I placed my icon on the default home screen, otherwise you might need to add a swipe action first to get to the proper screen.
I'm trying to build a system where I would hook up a small computer to a TV, and I need that computer to display a website in full screen as soon as it boots.
I know that I can do this with a linux distro, but what about an android ?
These sticks look pretty good: http://www.amazon.com/CX-919-Android-Tronsmart-Ethernet-Adapter/dp/B00D05XSMY
Or do you know of any "usb stick" like that that's a computer ? I'm thinking either that or rapsberry pi, but the rasp is not really plug-and-play type of thing.
So my question is: Is Android flexible enough to have an init script that would fire up a browser full screen ? And if not, what would you recommend ?
Thanks
If by init script you mean something that launches a browser at startup, than your only solution is to create a custom launcher, that does nothing but starts the browser full screen.
Intent for browser launch.
Custom launcher. You have to set it manually, but after that it'll become the default launcher.
By the way, I would suggest Android sticky thing, as you said it's plug and play, and it has everything out of the box: storage, WiFi, Bluetooth, HDMI cable. If you buy a Raspberry even if software installation is easy, you'll have to add a lot of stuff before you can use it, almost doubles the price.