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Startup application

Code modification method

Non-launcher

  • Add the following content to the AndroidManifest.xml in the application source code

    package="com.example.testfile"
    android:sharedUserId="android.uid.system">
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
    <receiver android:name="com.example.testfile.BootBroadcastReceiver" >
    <intent-filter>
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
    </intent-filter>
    </receiver>
  • Add the code for broadcast reception BootBroadcastReceiver.java, such as

    package com.example.testfile;

    import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
    import android.content.Context;
    import android.content.Intent;
    import android.util.Log;
    import android.widget.Toast;

    public class BootBroadcastReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver{
    private static final String TAG = "sjft";

    public static final String EXTRA_VOLUME_STATE =
    "android.os.storage.extra.VOLUME_STATE";

    public static final int STATE_UNMOUNTED = 0;
    public static final int STATE_CHECKING = 1;
    public static final int STATE_MOUNTED = 2;
    public static final int STATE_MOUNTED_READ_ONLY = 3;
    public static final int STATE_FORMATTING = 4;
    public static final int STATE_EJECTING = 5;
    public static final int STATE_UNMOUNTABLE = 6;
    public static final int STATE_REMOVED = 7;
    public static final int STATE_BAD_REMOVAL = 8;

    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    String action = intent.getAction();
    if (action.equals("android.intent.action.PACKAGE_REPLACED")){
    String packageName = intent.getData().getSchemeSpecificPart();
    Log.v(TAG,"BootBroadcastReceiver packageName:"+packageName);
    if(context.getPackageName().equals(packageName)){
    Intent launchIntent = new Intent(context, MainActivity.class);//Restart the app
    //If you don’t want to write the startup Activity, you can also get the default startup Activity by the following method
    //Intent launchIntent = context.getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage(packageName);
    launchIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
    context.startActivity(launchIntent);
    }
    } else if (action.equals("android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED")){
    String packageName = intent.getData().getSchemeSpecificPart();
    Log.v(TAG,"BootBroadcastReceiver packageName:"+packageName);
    if(context.getPackageName().equals(packageName)){
    Intent launchIntent = new Intent(context, MainActivity.class);//Restart the app
    //If you don’t want to write the startup Activity, you can also get the default startup Activity by the following method
    //Intent launchIntent = context.getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage(packageName);
    launchIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
    context.startActivity(launchIntent);
    }
    }
    }
    }
  • app system signature (signature file)

  • start app once

Launcher

  • Delete or not compile the Launcher application in the SDK

  • Add the following content to the first activity started in AndroidManifest.xml in the application source code

    <intent-filter>
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
    </intent-filter>