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A launcher is a program that stores locations of applications to aid users in starting them.

Different desktop environments can have a variety of available launchers to aid users in starting applications in a general sense.

With regard to Android, Launcher is the name given to the part of the Android user interface that lets users customize the home screen (e.g. the phone's desktop), launch mobile apps, make phone calls, and perform other tasks on Android devices (devices that use the Android mobile operating system).

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How do you change the launcher logo of an app in Android Studio?

I was wondering how to change the launcher icon in Android Studio.
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How to set different label for launcher rather than activity title?

This question has been asked before - but with no satisfying answer at all! So I'm trying it again. I want to give my application launcher icon (the one that is displayed on the startscreen!) a different, shorter caption. It seems the launcher takes…
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How to make a launcher

I have been developing for quite a time and I am now trying to make an app that will replace the original home (e.g. HTC sense). I need the app to open when the the user hits the home button on their phone. So basically it is a home…
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How can I create a custom home-screen replacement application for Android?

How do I create a home-screen replacement application? Is there any information about the home-screen application available? Can any application be a home-screen by just registering it with a CATEGORY_HOME intent?
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How to set default app launcher programmatically?

I am creating a launcher (kiosk) app that will be downloadable through google. When first installing this application the user has the ability of choosing which launcher (mine or the stock) will be the default. I am trying to bring this up manually…
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Android how to programmatically hide launcher icon

my app is designed to only need to be run once. As such I want to hide the icon from the launcher after the first run, but without uninstalling the app. I have seen similar applications - they can remove their own icons from the launcher app list.…
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Dynamic start activity in Android?

Is there a way to dynamically change the starting activity in Android based upon a conditionally? What I attempted to do (that didn't work) was the following: remove the LAUNCHER category as defined in my AndroidManifest.xml create a custom…
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How to start/ launch application at boot time Android

I would like to launch my app when my tablet starts, so that the main activity of my app is the first thing that the user see when they start the tablet. I've read about LauncherActivity but I don't understand how to use it. Can anyone help me with…
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Change directory and execute file in one command

When I want to execute a file, it seems that I always have to first 'cd' into that file's directory before executing it, unless it fails on a can't-find-my-dataz type error. How can I get around typing two commands to just execute a…
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Clearing and setting the default home application

How in the world does Nova manage this? I'm literally trying to do exactly the same thing: provide users with a button to press to clear and pick their new default launcher. I'm able to get the default app name and display it: private…
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How can I add my application's shortcut to the homescreen upon app installation?

I want to create my app's shortcut/launcher icon on the homescreen as soon as I install my app (even before I start it). Is that possible? How might I do that?
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How can I get the package name of the current launcher in android 2.3 and above?

How can I get the package name of the current launcher in android 2.3 and above programmatically in Java ?
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Java exe launcher with support for Windows 7

The Problem Currently I use exe4j 4.4.2 to wrap our client app in a Windows native executable, but the result does not integrate with Windows 7 so well. For example: When I right click in the task bar it only offers a pop-up to close the…
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Creating an Application Launcher for GNOME 3 in Ubuntu

I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS installed on my machine. I also have installed GNOME 3. I then installed the IDE IntelliJ without issue. However I installed it to a custom location and now the only way to run it is through the terminal via "./idea.sh". I…
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How can a C++ binary replace itself?

I asked this question in a more general design context before. Now, I'd like to talk about the specifics. Imagine that I have app.exe running. It downloads update.exe into the same folder. How would app.exe copy update.exe over the contents of…
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