How to trigger a broadcast event manually

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Everyone This is a question about how to creating a widget in my application. We all know how to add our widgets by customizing AppWidgetProvider. And the adding action is as follows:

System Menu -> Widget -> Widget Item(Our Widget Name)

However, what I want is to gain the same effects by just clicking one button, e.g. 'Add Widget', in my application. The first thought coming into my brain is to trigger a broadcast event of adding widget in the handler function of the 'Add Widget' button. But I don't how to trigger a broadcast event manually.

Guys, any ideas will be appreciated.

Wishes

Jhfu

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 30 '11 at 15:16

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This is not supported by Android, sorry.

To be more specific, applications that are not home screens cannot add app widgets to home screens.

answered Apr 30 '11 at 15:16

CommonsWare

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OK. Thanks for your reply. Hope to be supported some day – machinarium May 01 '11 at 16:39

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 30 '11 at 15:16

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Context.sendBroadcast(Intent intent)

answered Apr 30 '11 at 15:16

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While this is how you broadcast Intents, the OP will not be able to use this to achieve the desired objective. – CommonsWare Apr 30 '11 at 15:17
If the intent object could be constructed correctly, then it should work. Is that right? – machinarium May 01 '11 at 16:41
@machinarium: that is what i thought but not having looked into it, i would bow to Commonsware experience. – techi.services May 01 '11 at 20:56

How to trigger a broadcast event manually

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