Hide application icon

Question

I am doing an Android application. I want to hide the application icon in the emulator and I want to start my application by pressing some numbers, for instance 456#. Is the

Answer 1

The answer to the first part of your question, try this code:

PackageManager pm = getApplicationContext().getPackageManager(); 
pm.setComponentEnabledSetting(getComponentName(), PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED, PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP);

Your application will not be visible, but the user can still find it in the Settings >> Applications >> Manage Application

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