Questions tagged [app-launcher]
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Is QuickSilver dead?
After having read that QuickSilver was no longer supported by BlackTree and has since gone open source, I noticed more and more people switching to/suggesting other app launchers i.e. Buttler and LaunchBar.
Is QuickSilver still relevant? Has anyone…

Mac
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Check if app launcher has menu key/swipe up for app drawer OR apps on home by default
I was trying to create app shortcut at home. I did that quite well for most devices.
with this
private void setShortcutIcon() {
if (ShortcutManagerCompat.isRequestPinShortcutSupported(this)) {
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >=…

Man
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Opening my app from a Reminder on IOS using objective C
I have created an app that creates a reminder, adds a alarm with a structured location, and sets the URL to be my app. My intention is that when the user sees this reminder on their phone and they click on it, it should open my app. But this…

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browser automatically generate a launcher icon on home screen for web apps android
Is it possible to automatically generate a bookmark within the Android home screen using Javascript or a meta tag?

Mike
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Android App Launcher in ReactNative like Microsoft, Google Launcher
I am wondering if it is possible to develop an App Launcher application for Android.
I am referring to the app launcher introduced by different vendors, i.e. Microsoft App Launcher, Google App Launcher, and many more...
I could not find any library…

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How can we restart service?
I am developing android application which has background running Service.
When I swap out app from the "Recent app List", it will cause the application to shutdown and stop the service. (The following method has the code for the same.)
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Rohan Patel
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Launcher app icon on Amazon TV Stick
App launcher icon is wrongly displayed on Amazon TV Stick device on home scren.
Image is correctly displayed in category Recent but in category Apps&Games instead to be rectangular it is shrinked to square as shown in image:
https://ibb.co/bYGiym
I…

zwex
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Android Studio Apps Launcher missing but installed
I have read some other question about this problem and after trying,editing and inspecting my manifest , my Apps Launcher still doesnt appear
here is my manifest :

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GWT Launcher error because of huge classpath
I am trying to run an GWT application which (unfortunately) has a huge classpath, because if which the GWT launcher fails to load and I get the following error :
CreateProcess error=87, The parameter is incorrect.
Does somebody know a workaround…

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How to open .txt and .docx and .xls document in windows phone 8
How do I open text document, .docx and .xls document in windows phone 8,
I am saving file in isolated storage then trying to open using Launcher.FileAsync but do not getting the result. For more information, see my code below:
string file =…

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What is "Python interpreter None"?
I just created my first application for Google App Engines, which is called "Hello World". It was the first lesson from Google App Engines How-to-get-started tutorial. I tested it on my computer (I am using Windows XP), and it was working just fine…

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How to open app widget picker on honeycomb/ics?
I have application with starting activity which shows app widgets that can be add to homescreen.
When user clicks on that app widget, application should send intent to open list of widgets.
But I can't find any intent for opening launcher with…

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Error opening Apps like WhatsApp to share text: Flutter
I am trying to open apps like WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook from inside my flutter app but I get a URL scheme error. Please help!
The code I am using is
child: ElevatedButton(
onPressed: () async {
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ayush
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How to change the app launcher icon dynamically
I want to download the app launcher icon through an API and replace the existing icon with this new one, for both Android and IOS applications. I am using ionic-3 Cordova for development.
Is this possible?

Vikas Jadhavar
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Multiple Instances of the same app are generated in stack
If there is an app has a login activity, and it launches by the icon click. this login activity can be launched by another intent too. the problem is when the activity is running, (launched by touching the app icon) and when it receives the…

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