On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Glen Cook <glenandr...@googlemail.com> wrote: > My understanding is that it is not possible to auto start a home > screen widget. (There are many posts saying it cannot be done)
If by "auto start" you mean "forcibly install an app widget on the user's home screen", then, you are correct -- this is not possible. For starters, you have no idea if the user's home screen even *supports* app widgets. > However, the boss claims that there is an application auto starting > their home screen widget: > "The OpenTable app (download from Android Market) prompts you when you > first launch to install a home screen widget. You click yes, and the > widget is automatically installed on the home screen with no > additional prompts." > > I believe he's on the new Acer tablet running honeycomb. How are they > doing this? Your boss is confused, at best. When you first run Open Table, it prompts you to install a *shortcut* on the home screen. Even this, AFAIK, relies on undocumented features of certain home screen implementations. Moreover, a shortcut is not an app widget. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Warescription: Three Android Books, Plus Updates, One Low Price! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
