How do I prevent an android application to create it's application icon on home screen.

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Hello, Developers I am working on an AR application for android device. and i am using the tool "Unity Game Engine" the problem is that I don't want that when user install the android app from playstore it will not create shortcut icon on home screen.

What I have tried:

I have tried to delete Launcher and Mani Activity from Android Manifest file but after doing that application installed properlly but it does not show open option.

Posted 13-Jun-18 19:46pm

Alienkani

Updated 13-Jun-18 20:01pm

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User 7429338 · Answer 1 · 2018-06-13T19:56:00

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How do you want users to be able to open your application? If you don't want to show an icon, then not having a launcher activity is the correct way to do it.

For example if you want to allow users to open your application via opening a txt file, you could add an intent filter inyour manifest:

<intent-filter>
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
    <data android:mimeType="text/*" />
</intent-filter>

Posted 13-Jun-18 19:56pm

User 7429338

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Alienkani 14-Jun-18 2:15am

Sir I dont wanna genrate it's icon on screen because i want user will start application from another application i.e. "Launcher"

[no name] 14-Jun-18 2:39am

You can either start it from an IntentFilter or from a launcher activity. If you have a launcher activity, you can't choose for the user if they start it from the launcher or from a shortcut from the home screen.

Alienkani 14-Jun-18 3:25am

Sir, I am Little Confuse if a user download this application from playstore will it create icon on home sceen or not?

[no name] 14-Jun-18 3:27am

That is a user preference in the Play Store app, not something your app can control. It's a setting called "Add icon to home screen".

Alienkani 20-Jun-18 6:06am

Sir this is my last question. How can I open this application can you please tell me some reference(Because I got success to hide Application Icon but how do I open the application because it is not visible in Home screen) please help me once more.
thank you so much