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androidandroid-7.1-nougat
Wiebe Steverink
Wiebe Steverink

Reputation: 31

Android 7.1 App shortcuts : Couldn't start activity

I keep getting errors when I am trying to implement the fairly new static app shortcuts from API 25.

I made an example app where the shortcuts are working as expected but when I try to implement them in my own app I keep getting the following error:

04-19 12:41:06.846 1623-2104/system_process E/LauncherAppsService: Couldn't start activity, code=-2 04-19 12:41:06.850 2090-2090/com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher E/Launcher: Unable to launch. tag=DeepShortcutsContainer$UnbadgedShortcutInfo(id=-1 type=6 container=-1 screen=-1 cellX=-1 cellY=-1 spanX=1 spanY=1 minSpanX=1 minSpanY=1 rank=0 user=UserHandle{0} title=Declaratie) intent=Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[com.android.launcher3.DEEP_SHORTCUT] flg=0x10200000 pkg=com.company.myapp.debug cmp=com.company.myapp.debug/com.company.myapp.controllers.activity.LoginActivity bnds=[477,516][1023,642] (has extras) } android.content.ActivityNotFoundException: Shortcut could not be started at android.content.pm.LauncherApps.startShortcut(LauncherApps.java:751) at android.content.pm.LauncherApps.startShortcut(LauncherApps.java:717) at com.android.launcher3.shortcuts.DeepShortcutManager.startShortcut(SourceFile:142) at com.android.launcher3.Launcher.startShortcutIntentSafely(SourceFile:2752) at com.android.launcher3.Launcher.startActivitySafely(SourceFile:2841) at com.android.launcher3.Launcher.startAppShortcutOrInfoActivity(SourceFile:2594) at com.android.launcher3.Launcher.onClickAppShortcut(SourceFile:2585) at com.android.launcher3.Launcher.onClick(SourceFile:2406) at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:5637) at com.android.launcher3.shortcuts.DeepShortcutTextView.performClick(SourceFile:81) at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:22429) at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:751) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:154) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6119) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:886) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:776)

I think that the problem has something to do with my package structure. Below is my manifest and shortcuts xml.

Manifest:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.company.myapp">

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" />
    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus" />

    <application
        android:name=".ApplicationEx"
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:largeHeap="true"
        android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
        <activity
            android:name=".controllers.activity.LoginActivity"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
            <meta-data android:name="android.app.shortcuts"
                android:resource="@xml/shortcuts"/>
        </activity>

        <activity
            android:name=".controllers.activity.DashboardActivity"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
        <activity
            android:name=".controllers.activity.DeclarationActivity"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
        <activity
            android:name=".controllers.activity.CapturePickPhotoActivity"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
        <activity
            android:name=".controllers.activity.ProfileActivity"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait" />

    </application>
</manifest>

shortcuts.xml : 

<shortcuts
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <shortcut
        android:shortcutId="declaration"
        android:enabled="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_add"
        android:shortcutShortLabel="@string/shortcut_short_label_declaration"
        android:shortcutLongLabel="@string/shortcut_long_label_declaration"
        android:shortcutDisabledMessage="@string/shortcut_disabled_message">
        <intent
            android:action="android.intent.action.VIEW"
            android:targetPackage="com.company.myapp"
            android:targetClass="com.company.myapp.controllers.activity.LoginActivity" />
        <!-- If your shortcut is associated with multiple intents, include them
             here. The last intent in the list determines what the user sees when
             they launch this shortcut. -->
    </shortcut>
    <!-- Specify more shortcuts here. -->
</shortcuts>

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2565

Answers (3)

Fakhar Iqbal
Fakhar Iqbal

Reputation: 4069

<activity
  android:name="com.***.Splash"
  android:label="@string/app_name"
  android:screenOrientation="portrait"
  android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar">
  <intent-filter>
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
  </intent-filter>
  <meta-data
    android:name="android.app.shortcuts"
    android:resource="@xml/shortcuts" />
  <intent-filter>
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
  </intent-filter>
</activity>

Upvotes: 0

ismailakkulak
ismailakkulak

Reputation: 51

Crash log shows package name as "com.company.myapp.debug". I think your build.gradle contains applicationId + ".debug" in "productFlavors" section. In this case, you need to change productFlavors or shortcuts.xml.

<shortcuts
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <shortcut
        android:shortcutId="declaration"
        android:enabled="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_add"
        android:shortcutShortLabel="@string/shortcut_short_label_declaration"
        android:shortcutLongLabel="@string/shortcut_long_label_declaration"
        android:shortcutDisabledMessage="@string/shortcut_disabled_message">
        <intent
            android:action="android.intent.action.VIEW"
            android:targetPackage="com.company.myapp.debug"
            android:targetClass="com.company.myapp.controllers.activity.LoginActivity" />
            <!-- If your shortcut is associated with multiple intents, include them
                 here. The last intent in the list determines what the user sees when
                 they launch this shortcut. -->
    </shortcut>
    <!-- Specify more shortcuts here. -->
</shortcuts>

Upvotes: 3

Piyush Patel
Piyush Patel

Reputation: 381

<shortcuts
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <shortcut
        android:shortcutId="declaration"
        android:enabled="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_add"
        android:shortcutShortLabel="@string/shortcut_short_label_declaration"
        android:shortcutLongLabel="@string/shortcut_long_label_declaration"
        android:shortcutDisabledMessage="@string/shortcut_disabled_message">
        <intent
            android:action="android.intent.action.VIEW"
            android:targetPackage="com.company.myapp"
            android:targetClass="com.company.myapp.controllers.activity.LoginActivity" />
        <!-- If your shortcut is associated with multiple intents, include them
             here. The last intent in the list determines what the user sees when
             they launch this shortcut. -->
             <categories android:name="android.shortcut.conversation" />
    </shortcut>
    <!-- Specify more shortcuts here. -->
</shortcuts>

Upvotes: 0

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