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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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Hosting widgets in an android launcher

I am making a launcher for android, and I'm stuck at the widget part. I've been searching for about an hour and a half on the internet trying to figure out how can I host widgets in my application, but no luck. I have went through some stock…
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flutter send email with url_launcher uri

I'm using url_launcher to send email with system email in my app. I'm using code below and this guy is doing so well. void launchEmailSubmission() async { final Uri params = Uri( scheme: 'mailto', path:…
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Custom android launcher goes back to default launcher on pressing back button

I am working on a launcher application. It is being show along with the default launcher on pressing the back button. However, wherever I am in my custom launcher or whether in the starting page of my launcher it self, when I press the back button,…
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Android, Why launcher icon and other images never change when I update my images?

I released one version of my application. For this version I had an image for launcher icon. For next version (update), I replaced this icon with other image. My problem is when I update last version with new one, new launcher icon doesn't display…
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Get a list of every launcher in Android

In my application I want to show a list of every available launcher (for homescreen) on that specific Android phone. Is it possible to get some kind of information from Android OS and how do I make this call? Thanks! Kind regards Daniel
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How to uninstall an app in flutter programatically?

I am building a launcher app in flutter. But I couldn't add the uninstall feature. Please help me.
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app launcher icon changed to default icon on Oreo

I have created an Android app with its own launcher icon. It worked well with Nougat. But with Oreo, my icon is replaced by the default Android icon. I have defined ic_launcher.png and ic_launcher_round.png in the mipmap resources for several…
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How to force an app icon on Android O? (Prevent the launcher from adapting it)

This is my first question on StackOverflow, so please bear with me if I fail to articulate my question. I am working on an Android app that targets Android O, and I want the launcher to NOT show the icon adapted i.e. remove the white background. I…
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desktop application with gnome-terminal: relative paths to script and icon

I am using gnome-terminal to create a clickable desktop application. The application should be downloaded in a zip folder, with a sub-directory bin containing my myapp.desktop. I would like to have a different directory somedir in my zip file…
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Android, how to clear the recent task list which could get from Home button in most phone? Reflection is a possible way?

I'm writing a Launcher, it need clear the recent app/task list from system, not "didn't show my apps in recent tasks list", but I have no idea about it now. I have searched in the stackoverflow and only this issue is matched but the answer has no…
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How to change widget launcher preview?

I am creating a widget, and I want that in the launcher, the preview of my widget will not be just my app icon. for example: The contacs widgets are just the application icons, but the calendar widget is not. How can I set my own image for this…
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List of open-source android launchers

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.
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Android - Creating Resizable View

I am currently working on a Dashboard with movable and resizable views. The problem I have now is that I want to resize the view by touch gestures. Therefore, I thought of a Point which I add to a view on selection, which can be dragged to resize…
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Separate Launcher and Activity icon with Android

I've got a simple application with one single activity. Actually, the launcher icon is the same as the activity's one (the one in the top-left corner). I would like to put another icon in my activity without changing the launchers'one. Here is my…
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Secret Android build process

The Android (Open Source Project) native launcher source code seems to be missing the following required XML layout parameters in some of its published resource files: layout_height and layout_width Missing attributes AppsCustomizeTabHost in…
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