How to launch an Activity without a UI?

Question

Is it in any way possible to launch an activity from the main function without having a UI? i.e. is there a way to create a sort of "wrapper" around another activity, i.e. by launching the main activity, it takes you to another activity automatically.

If that is not possible, is there a way to remove the main activity from the stack so that clicking the back button does not take you to a blank UI? Here's an example of what I'm trying to do:

public class WrapperActivity extends Activity {      /** Called when the activity is first created. */     @Override     public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);         final Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_DIAL, Uri.parse("tel:555-1212"));         startActivity(intent);     } } 

Answer 1

Android also provides a theme specifically for this:

android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoDisplay" 

Answer 2

In your manifest, when you declare the activity, use theme "@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar"

Ex:

<activity android:name="yourActivityName" android:label="@string/app_name" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar">