[android-developers] Re: launching other apps

2009-06-04 Thread RS
Thanks a lot for the clarification. On Jun 4, 6:32 pm, Jeff Sharkey wrote: > > Is it possible to launch other apps from my app like the application > > launcher or home screen do? > > Yes, you just need to build the Intent correctly, either using a > well-known action string with any needed data

[android-developers] Re: launching other apps

2009-06-04 Thread Jeff Sharkey
> Is it possible to launch other apps from my app like the application > launcher or home screen do? Yes, you just need to build the Intent correctly, either using a well-known action string with any needed data, or a strongly-named ComponentName. (The first approach of using generic action stri

[android-developers] Re: launching other apps

2009-06-04 Thread RS
Oops Saurav you start answering and come up with the same question that I had on top of this thread. Anybody (from google?) with a concrete answer to my first questions? On Jun 4, 3:05 pm, Saurav Mukherjee wrote: > there are several Services and Settings that u can start by using the Intent > c

[android-developers] Re: launching other apps

2009-06-04 Thread Saurav Mukherjee
there are several Services and Settings that u can start by using the Intent class instances... like the home screen does... it uses the same concept (i m guessin that, but anyways, it is a valid way to do). as in: new Intent(String action); or new Intent().setAction(String xxx); then u start the i

[android-developers] Re: launching other apps

2009-06-04 Thread RS
yes ACTION_MAIN .. but is it expected to work when the apps are from different developers etc for the specific cases I had asked. If it works on the emulator should it be able to launch other apps on the phone too? On Jun 4, 2:32 pm, Saurav Mukherjee wrote: > intents > > On Thu, Jun 4, 2009

[android-developers] Re: launching other apps

2009-06-04 Thread Saurav Mukherjee
intents On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 6:55 PM, RS wrote: > > Is it possible to launch other apps from my app like the application > launcher or home screen do? > > I don't want to try a home replacement app. > > At least would a widget on home screen be able to launch other > applications? > > Also