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Ketan Ahir
Ketan Ahir

Reputation: 6738

Hide application in android device

I want to hide an application from user once it is installed. And I know removing this line from manifest will work

 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />

but how can I use that application because I cann't see it in app list. Any idea ? Thanks.

Upvotes: 4

Views: 1250

Answers (1)

faylon
faylon

Reputation: 7450

Since you don't add the launcher category, it could not be shown in launcher, and is just like a service which is hiden in your device. Then you have to use other app to start it. You should register intent-filter with other action and category in your app. The most common action should be ACTION_VIEW combine with category BROWSABLE, then you can use a url in brower or sms to open you app. The intent-filter should be like:

        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />

            <data
                android:host="openmyapp"
                android:scheme="http" />
        </intent-filter>

Upvotes: 2

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