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android: choose default launcher programmatically

Try using the following: Intent startMain = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN); startMain.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_HOME); startMain.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK); startActivity(startMain); If a default action is already set (yours), you can call first: getPackageManager().clearPackagePreferredActivities(getPackageName()); If the default action is not yours, you cannot clear it programmatically, what you can do is to check if other app is set as default and show a message.. … Read more

App completely restarting when launched by icon press in launcher

I had the same problem with an application and I resolved this behavior adding flag “android:launchMode=”singleTop”” instead of “android:launchMode=”singleTask”” in the <activity> declaration of your AndroidManifest.xml file. Hope this will help somebody.

Android Overriding home key

I agree with @Romain Guy You can’t override the behaviour of home button. What the Car Home app does: it has defined itself as a launcher. You can also define yours as a launcher, and it will be notified when the home screen is about to be launched. Check this out : Intent.html#CATEGORY_LAUNCHER Please note … Read more

How does Facebook add badge numbers on app icon in Android?

Hi you can use this lib simply. Support : Sony,Samsung,LG,HTC,Xiaomi,ASUS,ADW,APEX,NOVA,Huawei,ZUK,OPPO ShortcutBadger Add : int badgeCount = 1; ShortcutBadger.applyCount(context, badgeCount); Remove : ShortcutBadger.applyCount(context, 0);