Here is another solution which I feel is more sensible for those working on Android Studio: Expand the project root folder in the Project View Right Click on the app folder In the Context Menu go to New->Image Asset In the pop up that appears select the the new logo you would like to have(image/clip … Read more
The problem is not the code, but the icon. I tried creating an xbm with another program than Gimp (some KDE icon editor), and although it looks terrifyingly ugly, it does show an icon. I guess I have to find a creator that gives an “understandable” icon for my Python program. Edit The iconbitmap method … Read more
This is actually possible with a little workaround: Create an empty Activity that acts as a launcher called FakeLauncherActivity. Add it to your manifest as a disabled component: <activity android:name=”com.path.to.your.FakeLauncherActivity” android:enabled=”false”> <intent-filter> <action android:name=”android.intent.action.MAIN” /> <category android:name=”android.intent.category.HOME” /> <category android:name=”android.intent.category.DEFAULT” /> </intent-filter> </activity> Check whether your desired launcher activity is the default one (with the … Read more
Just develop a normal app and then add a couple of lines to the app’s manifest file. First you need to add the following attribute to your activity: android:launchMode=”singleTask” Then add two categories to the intent filter : <category android:name=”android.intent.category.DEFAULT” /> <category android:name=”android.intent.category.HOME” /> The result could look something like this: <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?> <manifest … Read more
These lines of code may be helpful for you… Step 1: Set the permission in AndroidManifest.xml <uses-permission android:name=”android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED” /> Step 2: Add this intent filter in receiver <receiver android:name=”.BootReceiver”> <intent-filter > <action android:name=”android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED”/> </intent-filter> </receiver> Step 3: Now you can start your application’s first activity from onReceive method of Receiver class public class BootReceiver extends … Read more
Writing your own home screen application is possible. It is called the Launcher. You can get the source code of the default Android Launcher via Git. The project URL is: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Launcher2.git You can get the source code like this: git clone https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Launcher2.git That will create a directory called Launcher2 for you. Now you can get … Read more
Apparently <intent-filter> can have a label attribute. If it’s absent the label is inherited from the parent component (either Activity or Application). So using this, you can set a label for the launcher icon, while still having the Activity with it’s own title. Note that, while this works on emulators, it might not work on … Read more