Running app gives 2 app icons in Android Studio

Question

I am running an app in Android Studio and it gives 2 app icons in Androi Studio.

Also, I have moved from Eclipse to Android Studio and now I'm having trouble with how to make the color of logcat same as in Eclipse.

My question is that there are 2 app icons when I run the app, and when I uninstall it, 2 of them have been removed. Is that normal in Android Studio? I have found that Android Studio can copy keys from Eclipse.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"     package="com.mytrack.ph"     android:versionCode="1"     android:versionName="1.0" >      <uses-sdk         android:minSdkVersion="14"         android:targetSdkVersion="19" />     <uses-feature         android:glEsVersion="0x00020000"         android:required="true"/>        <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />       <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE"/>     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"/>     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>      <!--  Google Map v.2 permissions -->     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>      <!--  GCM permissions -->     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />     <uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE" />     <permission android:name="com.example.gcm.permission.C2D_MESSAGE"         android:protectionLevel="signature" />     <uses-permission android:name="com.example.gcm.permission.C2D_MESSAGE" />       <!--  Writing Persmission -->     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_USER_DICTIONARY" />     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_PROFILE" />     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS"/>      <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PROFILE"/>     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACT"/>      <application         android:allowBackup="true"         android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"         android:label="@string/app_name" >          <activity android:name="com.mytrack.ph.SplashActivity"              android:label="@string/app_name"              android:noHistory="true"               android:screenOrientation="portrait"              android:theme="@style/splashScreenTheme" >              <intent-filter>                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />             </intent-filter>         </activity>         <activity             android:name="com.mytrack.ph.LoginActivity"             android:label="@string/app_name"              android:screenOrientation="portrait"            >         </activity>         <meta-data         android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"         android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />         <meta-data             android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY"             android:value="@string/google_map_api_key"/>         <activity android:name="com.facebook.LoginActivity"                   android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar"                   android:label="@string/app_name" />         <meta-data android:name="com.facebook.sdk.ApplicationId" android:value="@string/app_id"/>         <service android:name="com.my.track.service.MyTrackService"></service>         <receiver             android:name="com.my.track.service.MyTrackGcmBroadcastReceiver"             android:permission="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND" >             <intent-filter>                 <action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" />                 <category android:name="com.my.track.service" />             </intent-filter>         </receiver>          <service android:name="com.my.track.service.MyTrackGcmIntentService" />         <activity android:name="NavigationMenuActivity"              android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden"              android:screenOrientation="portrait"             android:launchMode="singleTop"             android:permission="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND" >              ></activity>         <receiver android:name="com.my.track.results.ConnectionChangeReceiver" >             <intent-filter>                 <action android:name="android.net.conn.CONNECTIVITY_CHANGE"/>             </intent-filter>         </receiver>       </application>  </manifest> 

I though this is normal in android studio. Running an app gives 2 launcher icons. PS:

my AndroidManifest.xml is inside main folder and I used eclipse to export to gradle build.

Im using Android Studio 0.8.6 thanks.

Answer 1

I got it! yes at last , i have to study gradles and stuff.

Actually I have 2 android projects inside the Project, one is a library and the other one is the main app.

I found out that when i imported those projects Android Studio (I exported the lib to gradle build from eclipse) doesn't care if that is a lib project or a main project. (Correct me if im wrong ).

so the only thing to make it work is to remove the intent-filter of that lib-android-project.

EDIT: @all solved it ! thanks to everyone, I never knew there was another AndroidManifest.xml , i thought eclipse removed it. and i thought Exporting it to gradle will remove it because it is checked as a library.

thanks for all your help.

Answer 2

The <intent-filter> that affects creating multiple launcher icon is the following one:

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

Android Studio's manifest merger will always combine <intent-filter>s in library projects into main project's manifest. You may end up having multiple LAUNCHER intents in your synthesized manifest, thus having multiple launcher icons. To avoid this, simply remove the LAUNCHER intents from the library projects' manifest.