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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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Launch any installed activity

this is my first question I have searched for any launching activity questions and none worked for me(android 4.0.4), but works for others. I have already a list of every installed activity in the phone but I cannot launch them ComponentName cm= new…
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custom home launcher

I am looking to make a custom home launcher. BEWARE: I have 0% knowledge of how this is done. So I own an lg esteem and a Sonyericsson xperia arc. I love the 4.3" screen of my esteem but I love the launcher of my xperia arc. Can I just swap the…
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TWLauncher crashes on App installation

Faced this problem, and after spending hours of time on this, got the solution. The issue is, whenever I installed the app, the TWLauncher of the Samsung device, enters a crash loop, where it always crashes.
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how does Google's "Google search 2.0" app launches other apps on iOs?

I always read that only url-like services can be started from an app in iOs, but now i've seen that the new "Google Search 2.0" app has got a panel where you can tap an icon and open one of the other Google's apps. If you have not installed that app…
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Start Android application via launcher and via intent filter

I have application with Welcome activity and main activity. It is possible to have: 1. welcome activity as MAIN and LAUNCHER 2. main activity with intent filter to intercept urls? In this case will application start with main activity when click…
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Create my own android app/ launcher

First of all, what software would be the best to use and where can i download it? Is there any program that lets me work more by visual rather than working with a bunch of code? I looked at the information Android has for developers and i download…
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How to get a reference to the stock launcher activity object?

I want to read out the shortcuts' and widgets' position and name on the screens of the launcher. Since every launcher is different, I will focus on the stock launcher of Android for the moment. I have not found an API to do this, so I am trying my…
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Android Custom Launcher Application

I am working on a custom launcher application. I want to get information like "How many cameras, message or browser applications are installed on my device", that can be default or third party application? Please suggest me if have any idea for…
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Replacing default Home Screen Android

in my application I achieved the resul that my app is one of the Home Activity that start when my tablet start. The code in the android Manifest is the Following:
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Android bootstrap

Considering an ICS device's boot sequence, what is the android side (java, not talking about the underlying linux system) bootstrap application stack? I know that the application that realizes the bottom ICS menu bar is SystemUI.apk, but what has…
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Clear laucher defaults programmatically

I am trying to delete default laucher parameters (to let user choose another app) with android.permission.SET_PREFERRED_APPLICATIONS. I googled that this is not possible, but there is a kidzone app (http://www.kidzoneapp.com/ see youtube video) that…
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Home screen shortcut not working. application not found

I'm trying to create a shortcut to an activity inside my application on the home screen. I managed to create the shortcut, but when i click on it nothing happens and it says "application not found" here's how my code looks like: final Intent…
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android live wallpaper to home launcher

I have a problem. I am making a "home launcher" and I set the background with this code: sfondo = peekWallpaper(); getWindow().setBackgroundDrawable(sfondo); If the background is static, OK. But if the background is animated it shows a static…
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Remove App from Android when the debugging is off and screen is unresponsive

So I have a phone running Android 13 and few days ago installed a launcher named Stario Launcher from play store, just out of curiosity. My default launcher is Niagara Launcher however every time I booted the device would start with Stario…
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My Own Minecraft Launcher has multiplayer option disabled

I write new launcher for mine Minecraft roleplay server in Microsoft Forms App using CmlLib.Core and when I start the game it shows me "multiplayer is disabled" how can I fix this? Library: https://github.com/CmlLib/CmlLib.Core How it looks Source…
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