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Where appears android:description label from your manifest?

android:label parameter is displayed just under your icon on the home screen, but I can't see where the android:description label is displayed on the phone (Home screen, Applications Settings menu,... ?).

I didn't find the answer in the Android official documentation.

Any idea?

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lethargicpanda Avatar asked Dec 07 '11 18:12

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1 Answers

Although it's not displayed anywhere I have seen by the Android OS, The application description can be obtained programmatically by using the following function

CharSequence android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo.loadDescription(PackageManager pm)

There are some 3rd party applications available in the Market that make this call, and display information about other individual applications.

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FishyJoel Avatar answered Nov 15 '22 18:11

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