Starting Android app that does not have icon?

Question

I have an Android application that runs another app and I use this code:

public void launchGoogleChrome(View view) {
        Intent launchGoogleChrome = getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage("com.android.chrome");
        startActivity(launchGoogleChrome);
    }

but if the application does not have any icon, how to start it?

(Removed irrelevant tags and improved grammar, but did not attempt to rephrase, as question is unfortunately unclear I might destroy information). As far as I know, if the app is not running yet, starting an activity by passing an intent should start the app. Maybe the problem is *how* you create & pass it, or somewhere else completely. — Hugues M., Jun 15 '17 at 08:49
have you tried other methods: https://stackoverflow.com/a/4073745/940834 https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12852087/launch-another-app-within-an-app-for-android — IAmGroot, Jun 15 '17 at 09:07

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 15 '17 at 01:52

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If you are lost in Home screen and can't figure out the launcher icon, you can always use adb commands to start the application:-

adb shell am start -n com.package.name/com.android.chrome OR <your package name>

answered Jun 15 '17 at 01:52

Zakir

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i need to run it from another apk – Mo Me Jun 15 '17 at 01:59
Then what is the problem with your code? `startActivity(Intent)` – Zakir Jun 15 '17 at 02:02
so what to do ? – Mo Me Jun 15 '17 at 02:08
its installed but its activity is null – Mo Me Jun 15 '17 at 02:17
without activity – Mo Me Jun 15 '17 at 02:21

Starting Android app that does not have icon?

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