I would also like to know, how to add a widget to the home screen programmatically.The idea is, that the app would ask the user, if he would also like a widget.
On 8 mar., 21:29, shaun <[email protected]> wrote: > Not sure if this is what you are going for.... > > It is possible to have a single APK install that has a main Activity > component as well as a Widget. I saw a demo where the .apk file is > installed, you can open the Activity as a normal application and on > the home screen(s) add a Widget from that application. The Widget in > this case was just a shortcut to open the application in a certain > spot for convenience (i.e. bookmark). > > I guess this was accomplised through the contents of > AndroidManifest.xml where the main Activity was defined along with a > Widget. Not too familiar with Widgets yet, so maybe this is common > knowledge. > > I wish I could track down the guy who showed me that as I would like > to do the same thing. Although, all the information on how to do this > might be easily located in the documentation. I have not looked much, > but will start to soon. > > On Mar 7, 3:46 pm, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > ik wrote: > > > Here is an example to create a button : > > > The OP asked about app widgets (a.k.a., home screen widgets), not > > widgets for use in activities. > > > >> Is it possible to programmatically create and/or destroy AppWidgets? > > > No. Users have to add and remove app widgets. > > > -- > > Mark Murphy (a Commons > > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > > Android Training...At Your Office:http://commonsware.com/training -- 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
