CODEWITHSUNDEEP
androidiconshomescreen
kaspnord
kaspnord

Reputation: 1483

Programmatically change the icons/names of homescreen apps in Android

I'd like to build an app that allows me to change the icons and names of my homescreen apps. It's basically like what ADW Launcher does, but I don't want any of the other features it has to offer (namely, it strips away the rest of the ICS goodies like the blue end-scroll glow and panel pivots). I just want to be able to set custom icons and names for my homescreen apps. I am new to Android development and was wondering if you can point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance!

EDIT: I don't want to permanently change an app's icon/name, rather I just want modify it as it appears on my home screen (not in the app drawer). Similar to ADW or GO lauchers... a shortcut rather than the actual executable?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1058

Answers (2)

jtt
jtt

Reputation: 13541

You can only do this if you rewrite the Launcher code, there is NO other way.

Upvotes: 0

Kumar Bibek
Kumar Bibek

Reputation: 9117

Nope. You can't. It's not possible to change the resources packaged with the app.

Upvotes: 0

Related Questions