How can my Launcher deploy default launcher choice window? - android

I had an android launcher project. After installed on my phone, pressing HOME will NOT make the "default launcher choise" popwindow showing to choose default launcher.
following is related setting:
<activity
android:name="MyLauncherActivity"
.....
.....
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.HOME"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.MONKEY" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
how can I make that popupWindow show ?
P.S How curiouse it is! I just restart Eclipse and reinstall it, pressing HOME make the default launcher choise popupwindow showing!


<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
in your activity intent-filter means this is the start point of the app, when the user clicks on the app icon, will run this activity ( it doesn't mean this activity is a launcher app)
and you are looking for this:
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