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.

Answer 1

Using

mentioned by Brian515 works great. This method is useful for creating an entry point Activity that decides on which activity to call, start, services, etc without having to show a UI to the user. Remember to use finish() after you have started your intent.