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Chirag Patel
Chirag Patel

Reputation: 467

how to hide my launcher app from application stack?

I am creating a launcher app but whenever i click on open application button it's also showing my launcher app. how can i hide my launcher from the application stack.

i found some launcher's that are hidden from stack like Microsoft Launcher

Microsoft Launcher output

ManifestFile

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

    <uses-permission android:name="com.android.alarm.permission.SET_ALARM" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FLASHLIGHT" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FLASHLIGHT" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.HARDWARE_TEST" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.EXPAND_STATUS_BAR" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW" />

   <!-- <uses-feature
        android:name="android.software.leanback"
        android:required="true" />-->

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:hardwareAccelerated="false"
        android:icon="@drawable/logo"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:largeHeap="true"
        android:roundIcon="@drawable/logo_bg"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
        <activity
            android:name="com.rayvatapps.officelauncher.MainActivity"
            android:launchMode="singleTask"
            android:stateNotNeeded="true"
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme.Wallpaper" />
        <activity
            android:name="com.rayvatapps.officelauncher.AppListActivity"
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme.Wallpaper" />
        <activity
            android:name="com.rayvatapps.officelauncher.PinActivity"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait"
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme.Wallpaper">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.HOME" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
                <!--<category android:name="android.intent.category.LEANBACK_LAUNCHER"/>-->

            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity
            android:name="com.rayvatapps.officelauncher.SettingActivity"
            android:label="Settings" />
    </application>

</manifest>

how can I hide my launcher app like this app. please suggest me, Any help would be highly appreciated.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 369

Answers (2)

Pratik18
Pratik18

Reputation: 375

Try this code,

PackageManager p = getPackageManager();
ComponentName componentName = new ComponentName(this, "your class name"); 
p.setComponentEnabledSetting(componentName,PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED, PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP);

above code write in launcher Activity

Upvotes: 0

Vladyslav Matviienko
Vladyslav Matviienko

Reputation: 10871

add android:excludeFromRecents="true" to your Activity (all Activities?) in manifest. This will remove the activity from recent/running apps menu

Upvotes: 1

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