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I need to hide or show my app's icon in the launcher depending on some runtime information. I'd like to still be able to run the activity by an explicit intent, so disabling the activity isn't a good option (I don't even know for sure if it will work, I haven't tried it yet, but I guess it will). So, can I disable an intent filter?
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No, it seems they are static. An intent filter is an instance of the IntentFilter class. However, since the Android system must know about the capabilities of a component before it can launch that component, intent filters are generally not set up in Java code, but in the application's manifest file (AndroidManifest.
On the 3 dot menu on the top-right corner, select Show system. Scroll down until you find "Intent Filter Verification Service" app, & select it. Force stop & Disable the app (if it can be disabled) (alternatively, you could deny its internet connections). .
However, since a component can have multiple intent filters, an intent that does not pass through one of a component's filters might make it through on another. An <intent-filter> element in the manifest file lists actions as <action> subelements. For example: <intent-filter . . . >
An intent filter is an expression in an app's manifest file that specifies the type of intents that the component would like to receive. For instance, by declaring an intent filter for an activity, you make it possible for other apps to directly start your activity with a certain kind of intent.
You can't do this directly, but you can create an activity alias in your AndroidManifest.xml with the intent filter in question, and then enable or disable the alias using PackageManager#setComponentEnabledSetting(), leaving your other intent filters in the main copy of the Activity so they won't be affected.
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