How to make a launcher

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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 replacement   Does any one know how to go about this

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They re examples provided by the Android team  if you ve already loaded Samples  you can import Home screen replacement sample by following these steps      File   New   Other  Android   Android Sample Project   Android x x     Home   Finish   But if you do not have samples loaded  then download it using the below steps     Windows   Android SDK Manager   chooses  Sample for SDK  for SDK you   need it   Install package   Accept License   Install

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Just develop a normal app and then add a couple of lines to the app s manifest file   First you need to add the following attribute to your activity               android launchMode  singleTask    Then add two categories to the intent filter                 lt category android name  android intent category DEFAULT    gt               lt category android name  android intent category HOME    gt    The result could look something like this        lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt       lt manifest xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android          package  com dummy app          android versionCode  1          android versionName  1 0   gt            lt uses-sdk             android minSdkVersion  11              android targetSdkVersion  19    gt            lt application             android allowBackup  true              android icon   drawable ic launcher              android label   string app name              android theme   style AppTheme   gt               lt activity                 android name  com dummy app MainActivity                  android launchMode  singleTask                  android label   string app name   gt                   lt intent-filter gt                       lt action android name  android intent action MAIN    gt                       lt category android name  android intent category LAUNCHER    gt                       lt category android name  android intent category DEFAULT    gt                       lt category android name  android intent category HOME    gt                   lt  intent-filter gt               lt  activity gt           lt  application gt        lt  manifest gt    It s that simple

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