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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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How do i declare my Activity as Launcher?

I am trying to build a kind of custom lockscreen. In order to achieve that I need to disable the HOME button. From this post I understand that I can achieve that by declaring my Activity as a Launcher. Please how do I do that? (it is in the Manifest…
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How to put my speech recognition app launcher icon at call dialler in Android

I have developed a speech recognition android application. I wish to put it's launcher icon on call dialer so that user can launch it and app will record the call conversation for analysis. How to do this?
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Kill all recent applications in android

When i press home key for long time in my android device.I get list of all recent applications. Now i want to kill all my recent applications pro grammatically from within my application. I am able to get list of all recent applications but not able…
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Where is JB launcher repository and why Trebuchet's src folder in CM10 is empty?

There is no Launcher2 repository in github.com/android, and directory Trebuchet/src in CM10 is empty. Why?
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Making the background of Flutter app project to the device's background

I am creating a launcher app with Flutter. But i want the launcher's background is match with the device's background. Like in another launchers in Play Store. How can I do it? Please answer. :) I tried Color.transparent but it is just making the…
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Forcing a launcher to be opened with Internet Explorer

Ok, I've read here and here that is not possible, on a gerneral browser, to force a link to be opened in IE. So my question is: can I do it with a desktop launcher? Extended question: Can I easily create a desktop launcher on Windows (10, 7 and…
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How to make a webpage with links to launch installed apps on android?

I want to limit which apps unauthorized users use on my phone... I want to create a simple webpage which will contain a list links to only the android apps that I want... Calculator
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How i get URL of steam apps in c#

I'm making a application for steam games. Because shortcuts steal zone from desktop ,so i make this project for this. I want add a "drop file here to add list" when he put to shortcut on program i need get the app id, then it will automatically add…
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Arrange Icons in Application Code?

Is it possible to arrange Android application icons on the home screen from application level code? Does this need to be handled by a custom launcher?
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Refreshing home launcher on home button press

I have a launcher application, which users can customise in different ways. But the changes do not reflect. I was thinking if i can detect a home button press and on that create my launcher activity again. But how do i achieve this? Also, is there a…
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Kiosk Application Android

I will do a kiosk application.I have examined many examples from Stackover and GitHub.And I tried.But these applications work as launchers.That is, when you select home button press launcher.Application needs to work directly.Without the choice of a…
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Difference between main activity launcher and main of manifest

Can any one exactly explain the difference between And why when we remove any one of the above my app doesn't run or we are not…
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How do I remove an app drawer button without removing an app drawer?

currently I’m working on a live wallpaper in which I have a app drawer button , but I am unable to give it permissions and unable to remove the main app drawer button. How do I make work the above app drawer button & remove the original…
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How to launch an application after another is logged in in C#?

I have two desktop applications. For second application to be active, first one needs to be logged in. I have a launcher which can launch both of them simultaneously. But I want to modify it such that second application is launched when first one is…
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How to invoke multiple instances of a java program at the same time

I have a Java program and I am trying to write a launcher program for it so that it can invoke the main method of the first program parallel at the same time multiple times as specified in the loop condition. I tried with Runnable method but did not…
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