Hi Dianne, When I make the change like so:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"; package="mypackage" android:versionCode="5" android:versionName="1.0.3"> <application android:label="@string/app_name"> <activity android:name=".MyActivity" android:label="@string/ app_name"> <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.INFO" / > </intent-filter> </activity> </application> <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" /> </manifest> The app will run, but it will not display MyActivity. I'm trying this on a G1 running Android 1.6. - Mike On Dec 3, 11:03 am, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > Make your activity have the MAIN action and INFO category (instead of > LAUNCHER). Then the user can launch it from market, and you can tell the > user what you are, but it will not show up in all apps. > > > > On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here's my use case that will hopefully explain why I even want to do > > this: > > > 1) I have a free app > > 2) I wrote another app that serves strictly as a token which the user > > can purchase to "upgrade" features in the free app > > 3) When they purchase the upgrade app, I want to give them the > > impression they actually downloaded it and it installed correctly. > > Simply having it install without any confirmation will, I assure you, > > result in countless emails to me. > > 4) I really don't want to have to show the "upgrade" app in their app > > tray since they now would have two icons. > > > So, with all that's been discussed, let me ask a different question. > > Is there a way to programmatically remove an icon from the tray after > > the activity has been shown and still keep the app installed on the > > phone? > > > - Mike > > > On Dec 3, 10:44 am, "Mark Murphy" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Thanks. That works. > > > > > BUT... I should have clarified myself a little bit. Not only do I > > > > want to prevent the icon from getting placed in the app tray, but I > > > > still need the main activity to run and display a message to the > > > > user. > > > > Fortunately, that's not possible. The only way the user will be able to > > > launch your application is if you put an icon in the launcher. > > > > > I suppose I can write my own class that extends Application and > > > > create an Intent that shows this Activity in onCreate? > > > > Except that your Application will never run unless it is launched, and > > the > > > first launch has to be by the user. > > > > -- > > > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com > > > Android App Developer Books:http://commonsware.com/books.html > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- > Dianne Hackborn > Android framework engineer > [email protected] > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and > answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
