Thanks Dianne.

Is there any way to write the package manager database without
actually installing a .apk file - e.g. via exposed package manager
APIs, so that this can possibly be achieved?

Thanks,
Ashutosh

On Aug 3, 12:23 pm, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, sorry there is no way to do this.  The all apps list is populated based
> on a query on the package manager, which is generated only by data in the
> installed .apk's AndroidManifest.xml files.
>
> On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 2:08 AM, Ashutosh Sharma <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I'd like to programmatically add shortcuts to "Applications" (list of
> > launchers) - typically these are added automatically when an
> > application is installed.
>
> > The shortcuts could be to native executables or to regular application
> > launchers/classes.
>
> > Is this possible at all? If so, could someone help me figure out how?
>
> > Thank you,
> > Ashutosh
>
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> Dianne Hackborn
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>
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