You currently can't do that, at least not easily. Note that a particular
.apk may have one main activity, multiple main activities, or none, so
"launching an .apk" isn't a concept directly supported by the platform.
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 2:53 AM, rk <raj.10...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> hi Qasim,
>
> That's nice to use the am command to start the application with the
> main Activity. But in my case I don know the application main Activity
> name. So then how can tell the Main Activity name in the component
> place.
>
> thx
> rk
>
> On Jul 8, 11:30 am, Qasim Ali Khawaja <khawaja.qa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Look for invoking path in *AndroidManifest.xml *
> > like I successfully launch the following examples
> >
> > *Browser app::*
> > # am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n
> com.android.browser/.BrowserActivity
> >
> > Starting: Intent { action=android.intent.action.MAIN
> > comp={com.android.browser/com.android.browser.BrowserActivity} }
> > Warning: Activity not started, its current task has been brought to the
> front
> >
> > *Settings app::*
> > # am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n
> com.android.settings/.Settings
> >
> > Starting: Intent { action=android.intent.action.MAIN
> > comp={com.android.settings/com.android.settings.Settings} }
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 2:20 AM, Qasim Ali Khawaja
> > <khawaja.qa...@gmail.com>wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Hi tried the following Android 1.5
> >
> > > # am start -a *android.intent.action.call* tel:123456
> > > Starting: Intent { action=android.intent.action.call data=tel:123456 }
> > > Error: Activity not started, unable to resolve Intent {
> > > action=android.intent.action.call data=tel:123456 flags=0x10000000 }
> >
> > > # am start -a *android.intent.action.CALL* tel:123456
> > > Starting: Intent { action=android.intent.action.CALL data=tel:123456 }
> > > [1] Killed am start -a android.intent.action.CALL
> > > tel:123456
> >
> > > Regards
> > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 1:04 AM, rk <raj.10...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >> Hi Romain,
> >
> > >> I used that command, This is how I tried...
> >
> > >> $ am start com.android.gmail
> > >> am start com.android.gmail
> > >> Starting: Intent { action=android.intent.action.VIEW
> > >> data=com.android.gmail }
> > >> Error: Activity not started, unable to resolve Intent
> > >> { action=android.intent.action.VIEW data=com.android.gmail
> > >> flags=0x10000000 }
> >
> > >> I got the error like this?
> >
> > >> but when I try to see the usage details. I am not able to understand
> > >> this one. Could you please tell me how to start that email application
> > >> without main activity name, with only package name?????
> >
> > >> am start
> > >> Error: No intent supplied
> > >> usage: am [start|broadcast|instrument]
> > >> am start -D INTENT
> > >> am broadcast INTENT
> > >> am instrument [-r] [-e <ARG_NAME> <ARG_VALUE>] [-p <PROF_FILE>]
> > >> [-w] <COMPONENT>
> >
> > >> INTENT is described with:
> > >> [-a <ACTION>] [-d <DATA_URI>] [-t <MIME_TYPE>]
> > >> [-c <CATEGORY> [-c <CATEGORY>] ...]
> > >> [-e|--es <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_STRING_VALUE> ...]
> > >> [--ez <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_BOOLEAN_VALUE> ...]
> > >> [-e|--ei <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_INT_VALUE> ...]
> > >> [-n <COMPONENT>] [-f <FLAGS>] [<URI>]
> > >> $
> >
> > >> thx
> > >> rk
> >
> > >> On Jul 8, 9:20 am, Romain Guy <romain...@google.com> wrote:
> > >> > Hi,
> >
> > >> > You can use adb shell am start. The command will give you the
> > >> > parameters you can use.
> >
> > >> > On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 9:16 PM, rk<raj.10...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >> > > hi,
> >
> > >> > > is there any way to launch applcation from PC through adb by using
> > >> > > only package name?
> >
> > >> > > in my case I don know the main activity name? because I don know
> the
> > >> > > main class name for all android standard applications.
> >
> > >> > > any pointers or suggestions highly appriciated....
> >
> > >> > > thx
> > >> > > rk
> >
> > >> > --
> > >> > Romain Guy
> > >> > Android framework engineer
> > >> > romain...@android.com
> >
> > >> > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have
> time
> > >> > to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on
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> > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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> >
> > > Undergraduate Student
> > > Bachelors in Information n Communication Systems Engineering (BICSE)
> > > NUST School of Electrical Engineering and computer science, Islamabad
> > > (SEECS), Pakistan
> > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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> >
> > --
> > M Qasim Ali -|- BICSE-3B-26 -|- Semester-8
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > President, SOMS
> >
> > Undergraduate Student
> > Bachelors in Information n Communication Systems Engineering (BICSE)
> > NUST School of Electrical Engineering and computer science, Islamabad
> > (SEECS), Pakistan
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > Blog:http://seecsopenmobile.wordpress.com
> > Web:http://openmobilelab.seecs.edu.pk/soms
> > Email: qasim....@seecs.edu.pk
> > mobile: +9203455935526- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > - Show quoted text -
> >
>
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