Android hide/unhide app icon programmatically

Question

i had used below code for hide app icon programmatically

try{     PackageManager p = getPackageManager();     p.setComponentEnabledSetting(getComponentName(), PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED, PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP); }catch (Exception e) {     e.printStackTrace(); } 

Now I want to make icon visible programmatically

Answer 1

Hide app's icon using below code:

PackageManager p = getPackageManager(); ComponentName componentName = new ComponentName(this, com.apps.MainActivity.class); // activity which is first time open in manifiest file which is declare as <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> p.setComponentEnabledSetting(componentName,PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED, PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP); 

Here is how to bring back the app's icon.

PackageManager p = getPackageManager(); ComponentName componentName = new ComponentName(this, com.apps.MainActivity.class); p.setComponentEnabledSetting(componentName, PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_ENABLED, PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP); 

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Important Edit:

According to docs, as of Android Q (API 29) all app icons will be visible in the launcher no matter what unless:

As of Android Q, at least one of the app's activities or synthesized activities appears in the returned list unless the app satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

• The app is a system app.
• The app doesn't request any permissions.
• The tag in the app's manifest doesn't contain any child elements that represent app components.

Additionally, the system hides synthesized activities for some or all apps in the following enterprise-related cases:

• If the device is a fully managed device, no synthesized activities for any app appear in the returned list.
• If the current user has a work profile, no synthesized activities for the user's work apps appear in the returned list.

Answer 2

Best Way To Hide Application Icon From Launcher You Can Use

<category android:name="android.intent.category.LEANBACK_LAUNCHER"/>

In Your Manifest MainActivity

  <activity android:name=".MainActivity">         <intent-filter>             <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />             <category android:name="android.intent.category.LEANBACK_LAUNCHER"/>         </intent-filter>     </activity> 

also add uses-feature in Manifest Tag

<uses-feature     android:name="android.software.leanback"     android:required="true" />