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A launcher is a program that stores locations of applications to aid users in starting them.

Different desktop environments can have a variety of available launchers to aid users in starting applications in a general sense.

With regard to Android, Launcher is the name given to the part of the Android user interface that lets users customize the home screen (e.g. the phone's desktop), launch mobile apps, make phone calls, and perform other tasks on Android devices (devices that use the Android mobile operating system).

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Launching default android launcher programmatically

I'm looking for a way to launch the default android launcher programatically, something perhaps like the code below. Or do I have to add something to the manifest file? Thanks! Intent intent = new…
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Create a Android launch icon for Website

I have a responsive website which can be accessed across multiple devices, our design and application is mainly targeted for mobile users. To ease access to the site, we want to create a launch icon which will apear on the mobile home screen and…
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I want to launch WhatsApp application from my flutter application

I am using this dependency url_launcher: ^5.4.1 in my project to launch whatsapp through my flutter application but when i am pressing button to launch application it is not working but showing an error message on emulator that could not open the…
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Automatically prevent apps starting from the launcher

There are a class of Android applications that enable password protection on certain user-specified apps; for example, Android Protector. I need to approach this problem from a different direction. Is it possible to create an application that blocks…
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Open link using VLC on OSX

I've seen that applications like Steam, Spotify, and others, are able to launch native applications from inside Chrome, after the user allows the invocation in the pop up box. How can I do this from my own website, for VLC, or failing that, the…
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Which launcher is running?

Usually there is one launcher on an Android device. But sometimes users install a few while only one of them is active. How can I check which launcher is currently active on my Android device? Thanks.
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Android Badge number on launcher icon for all mobile manufacturer

I need a badge counter on my application launcher icon. I know the solution to get Badge counter inside the app, using TextView, But I need a solution to get the badge counter external to the app on the launcher icon. In iOS we get the badge number…
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Programmatically change launcher activity

Is there a way I can change the activity that is launched when the application is started?
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Understanding custom android launcher

i want to learn custom android launcher,i donot know how to start,can you give me some advice,some blog link or other example and so on.
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Android app OOM (Out Of Memory) adjustment priorities for processes

I am developing an Android Launcher (Home screen replacement) application and running into the launcher getting killed in low-memory situations. This is obviously not great when the user returns home and has to wait. In my research, I've found that…
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Set google as search bar in home screen Custom launcher programmatically

I am creating 'my own launcher. In that case I want to putQuick search bar` in my home screen i.e. Google now launcher. How can I do that. I have gone through multiple threads but not found any relevant answer. I don't want to show the widget…
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How to change the Java application name shown in the Mac OS X launchpad

When my application written in Java with SWT runs under OS X, both from under Eclipse and from jar, its name in the launchpad reads "java", like shown in the picture. In the beginning of my code I call Display.setAppName("MyApp"), and the name of…
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Install launcher icon in home screen once

When a user installs an Android app, a launcher icon is created in the apps menu. Many users I talk to expect that when they install an app, an icon should appear automatically on their home screen ("launch pad"). A lot of apps achieve this…
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Set Environment Variable At Eclipse workspace level for all launchers?

Can I set a workspace wide setting to add an environment variable to all future launchers created in the workspace? Use Case Our unit tests require an environment variable to guide the test to certain resources. the variable varies with each…
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Detecting android Activity launches

I have searched the stackoverflow for this question and found : Android, Detect when other apps are launched and Reliable way to detect application launch from home / desktop? , which kind of answers my question but it's still not enough. What I…
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