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Syed Bilal
Syed Bilal

Reputation: 91

How do we make Launcher/Home android app for AndroidTV device?

I did in Manifest.xml file

<!--    Start For Android Tv Box-->
    <uses-feature
        android:name="android.software.leanback"
        android:required="true" />
    <uses-feature
        android:name="android.software.live_tv"
        android:required="false" />
    <uses-feature
        android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen"
        android:required="false" />
<!--    End For Android Tv Box-->

MainActivity is my first activity which is the firest screen of my app.

<activity
        android:name=".MainActivity"
        android:hardwareAccelerated="false"
        android:screenOrientation="landscape"
        android:clearTaskOnLaunch="true"
        android:stateNotNeeded="true"
        android:launchMode="singleInstance"
        android:autoRemoveFromRecents="true"
        android:resumeWhilePausing="true"
        android:resizeableActivity="true"
        tools:targetApi="n">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
            
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />     
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LEANBACK_LAUNCHER" />      
        </intent-filter>
        <meta-data android:name="supports_leanback" android:value="true" />
    </activity>

When user tapped on Home button of AndroidTv remote Home/Launcher popup should come up and choose a launcher app for AndroidTv device, then whenever user power on device my app should be come as a launcher app.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1502

Answers (1)

mahdi
mahdi

Reputation: 862

Making an app as the launcher in Android TV is the same as other android devices. You only need to add a category named android.intent.category.HOME in your activiy's intent-filter. Use the following lines to change your AndroidManifest.xml:

<activity
        android:name=".MainActivity"
        ...>
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.HOME" />
            ...
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>

Upvotes: 0

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