I want to have my own Launcher Application for Android
in other words , I want my own Application to run directly after booting , instead of the Launcher app
as I am not running Android on a Mobile phone , and I don't want Android's Home GUI
also I want to change the app in the source code , before compilation
I have tried to Simply replace files under "/packages/apps/Launcher" with my HelloWorld App
then running this command "mmm packages/apps/Launcher"
but It didn't work
So any book/tutorial/advice that covers this point ??
Thanks in advance
Android was designed to be so modular that it supports what we want without any tweaks !! maybe little tweaks in your program only
Android doesn't go for a specific Launcher app in predefined location and run itin fact you can have multiple Home Screen installed .. each App identifies itself somewhere in it's code that it is a Home App Then Android in booting decides which home App to load
Demo # http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/Home/index.html , which is included in the SDK samples too
This should not present any great difficulty to you, Android has provisions for this and there are many third party launchers available. There is an example at developer.android.com that will show you exactly how to implement and deploy your home screen replacement app: Home - Home | Android
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I'm programming an android launcher for kids. I want my launcher to be the default launcher automatically when I start my app. And when I exit my app, the old launcher is set as the default launcher again.
I read that this has not been possible for some time because of safety reason. But in the Samsung Kids Launcher it is possible.
I have found some work arounds - like opening the settings or open the launcher-chooser.
I don't like these solutions because it's very inconvenient and the settings are difficult for some people.
I found code but the code was very old and doesn't seem to work anymore.
I found a function that allows me to query whether my app is set as the default.
And I found two function for going in the settings.
ACTION_APPLICATION_DETAILS_SETTINGS
ACTION_MANAGE_DEFAULT_APPS_SETTINGS
But these settings are not the right one (very unspecified)
I found this articel:
how-to-set-default-launcher-from-setting-programatically
But I haven't used it to run yet.
Can you help me?
ps: I am a beginner in Kotlin and Android programming
What actual launchers are open-source? I need launcher for 2.3+, but not launcher-plus or ADW, because they are not supported already. Stock ICS+ launcher is not compilable for 2.3.
according to the list on wikipedia , only a few of the launchers are open source.
however , a launcher is a very simple app . the UI itself is the one that makes the difference.
if you wish to start from scratch , you can test out a demo of a launcher made by google :
http://developer.android.com/tools/samples/index.html
Okay here's the deal:
I want to download the full source of the MMS/SMS application that ships with Android phones. I want to be able to modify it, and add a little custom functionality to it.
I am developing using Eclipse, and I'm on Windows 7. I have noticed that there is now a Git for Windows, but I am pretty lost in it and not sure how to integrate everything with Eclipse.
Basically, I want to just get it to the point where I have all the source code visible in Eclipse and be able to see the app run JUST like the built-in texting/MMS app that is already on my phone. Then I'll know that I can modify it and proceed.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
There's a mirror of the SMS/MMS app on GitHub here. Just import that to Eclipse and customise away.
Unless you want to customize and use it only on your own phone (without publishing), this is not a good idea. This is because it uses classes that are hidden from the sdk. By default you won't even be able to build the apk via eclipse, but there is a way. The reason why this is a bad idea is that the hidden apis are not guaranteed to remain the same through different api-levels and your app can stop working with the next android update, and might also not work on previous api-levels. In-fact your app might not even work on selected phones running the same api-level.
Here i already make one customize home screen launcher application for android.
Now i want to add this application in Android Source code.
And Remove Default android home screen source code from Android 2.3 source code. than i want to built whole Android Source code after replacing default home screen source code on EVOLUTION MODULE.
I want to know Steps About this how can i achieve this.
So please Share your idea how can i replace default home screen source code to my home screen source code.
i already download the source code of android 2.3. but i have no idea where i have to change in code. which files i have to replace.? i want changes in framework level
Just don't include the standard launcher .apk in your device, but do include your own. You don't need to configure anything, just include the launcher app you want in your final system image.
Is it possible to configure the Android OS to run only a single app?
Basically what I want to do is customize an Android device so that it boots up and runs one application only, and for that application to be switched to the front of the screen automatically. Also, when it gets closed, to be started up and switched to again. Any ideas?
Thanks,
-David
One method is to get the source of Android and write your own custom ROM of Android as Octavian wrote.
Another alternative would be to write a custom home app that, well, isn't really a home app (but replaces the default home app intent). See SlideScreen as an example of a non-traditional "home" app.
Yes it is possible. You have to fetch yourself the source codes for Android and basically create a custom ROM. After applying all desired modifications you bake your ROM and install it to your device.
Pretty much all you need to know about the source and the process of compiling the sources are located at Android Sources. You can view the source codes from your browser by following this link.
Hope it helps you a bit. Good luck.