I have two activities marked with intent filter
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.package"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="7" />
<application
android:name=".MyApp"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<!-- work order activity -->
<activity
android:name=".app.WorkOrderActivity"
android:label="@string/work_order"
android:taskAffinity="com.package.task_for_work_order_activity" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<!-- inventory activity -->
<activity
android:name=".app.InventoryActivity"
android:label="@string/inventory"
android:taskAffinity="com.package.task_for_inventory_activity" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
The problem is, that when I'm installing apk file, there is no activity shown, because, as I understood system can't specify what activity should be shown.
I just really need two activities shown in launcher, so please don't give advice about removing intent-filters from second activity, or if you do so provide me another way to show two icons in launcher.
Thanks in advance.
You need to specify which activity is the default one by adding the following line to your intent-filter:
ReplyDelete<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT">
Insert this in the default activity and keep the rest. Then it should work.
You may also want to add a different icon to your 2nd activity with the attribute android:icon="@drawable/myothericon"
I think it's because of the "android.intent.action.MAIN" action, this worked for me :
ReplyDelete<application>
<activity android:name=".MyActivityA" android:icon="@drawable/aicon" android:label="@string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name=".MyActivityB" android:icon="@drawable/bicon" android:label="@string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
Seems it is possible to have multiple startup activities by using the task affinity property. See the answer at http://stackoverflow.com/a/3270422/819904
ReplyDeleteAdd <action> items with android:name attributes defined to both intent filters:
ReplyDelete<application
android:name=".MyApp"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<!-- work order activity -->
<activity
android:name=".app.WorkOrderActivity"
android:label="@string/work_order"
android:taskAffinity="com.package.task_for_work_order_activity" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<action android:name=".app.WorkOrderActivity"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<!-- inventory activity -->
<activity
android:name=".app.InventoryActivity"
android:label="@string/inventory"
android:taskAffinity="com.package.task_for_inventory_activity" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<action android:name=".app.InventoryActivity"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>