Can anyone point me on how to remove the existing buttons from the Android Launcher. I would like to remove the phone and explorer buttons and keep only the app drawer button. I went through the source code but couldn't notice three buttons being created. I was able to achieve the same with different home replacement app but it would be great if I could do it with default launcher app. Thanks.
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I need help finding an approach to build a certain kind of menu for an app.
Let's say I have a menu activity and 2 other activities. My menu activity consists of 2 options.
I want to drag the "buttons" (not sure if button is the correct name in this case) sideways and while dragging, the other activity's screen starts appearing from the side.
The thing is, depending on which button I'm dragging, different screens should appear, and I couldn't find anything similar to read about.
Does anybody recommend some topic to read that could help?
How can I manage the activities in this case?
I want the user to be able to open another app of his choice from my app. I want the experience to be the same (or similar) to hitting that little button with six dots on the home screen. (What is that screen called to which that the button takes the user?)
Can I send an intent to this menu view? If so, what is it called?
the same (or similar) to hitting that little button with six dots on the home screen
Only some home screens have a button fitting that description. Different home screens might use other icons for this.
What is that screen called to which that the button takes the user?
That is variously referred to as the launcher or the app drawer.
Can I send an intent to this menu view?
Not in general. It is conceivable that some home screen implementations expose something that can trigger opening that, but it would vary by home screen.
You are welcome to make your own launcher, by using PackageManager to find all the activities that support the MAIN/LAUNCHER <intent-filter>. This sample project demonstrates how to do this.
When users presses and holds any App shortcut Icon in a home screen, "remove" and "edit" options appear at the top of the screen so that users can drop them in those options.
I would like to add an extra option at the top when users presses and holds any Icon on home screen or any widget for that matter.
Is it possible to be done by an Android Application?
No. For one, there isn't a single standard "home screen" implementation. If you wanted to write home screen replacement with more options, you could.
This question has a new answer these days. This can now be accomplished in Android 7.1+ using App Shortcuts.
https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/shortcuts.html
I want to create a custom launcher so that, I'll have list of app icons on the right side of the screen, and when the user clicks on an app icon, it'll open the application on the left side of the home screen (this is the part that I still miss).
Is that doable? if so, where should I start? any links or resources of suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
can any body tell me the solution for this , my problem is when run the application i my emulator in menu it display's more icons nearly 18 icons for one application. tell me the solution for this.
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I defined each activity the main and launch property, because of that i got every activity being shown as an icon in the applications.
If they are just shortcuts which appear on the desktop, then left click on each one and drag it down to the bottom of the screen, where a 'trash can' icon will appear. Dump them in that.