I'm having some issues adding widgets to the homescreen in a custom
Launcher I've been working on.
I've been able to generate a list of widgets to add with an
AppWidgetManager and I've developed the workflow for adding the widget to
my home screen. The code is not quite what is below but looks something
like the following:
> AppWidgetHost widget_host = new AppWidgetHost(this, 1);AppWidgetManager
> widget_manager = AppWidgetManager.getInstance(this);
> int widget_id = widget_host.allocateAppWidgetId(); AppWidgetProviderInfo
> widget_provider = ... //from an array;
> Intent bindIntent = new Intent(AppWidgetManager.ACTION_APPWIDGET_BIND);
> bindIntent.putExtra(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_ID, widget_id);
> bindIntent.putExtra(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_PROVIDER,
> widget_provider.provider);
> startActivityForResult(bindIntent, REQUEST_BIND_APPWIDGET);
> if (widget_provider.configure != null) {
> Intent intent = new Intent(AppWidgetManager.ACTION_APPWIDGET_CONFIGURE);
> intent.setComponent(widget_provider.configure);
> intent.putExtra(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_ID, widget_id);
> startActivityForResult(intent, REQUEST_CREATE_APPWIDGET);} else {
> createWidget(widget_id);}
>
> I then have an onActivityResult method that leads to the configuration of
widgets if necessary, and the createWidget method uses the createView
method of the AppWidgetHost.
This workflow works but the ACTION_APPWIDGET_BIND intent asks the user for
permission to bind the app, which is kind of annoying. My understanding is
that only system apps can request this permission and that I am out of luck
in binding widgets without asking for this permission while the app is
running. On the other hand, I know there are many other launchers out there
and they can all add widgets seamlessly, so there must be another approach
to this.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers
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