Is it possible to configure an Android install to run a single app?

Question

Is it possible to configure the Android OS to run only a single app?

Basically what I want to do is customize an Android device so that it boots up and runs one appl

Answer 1

Yes it is possible. You have to fetch yourself the source codes for Android and basically create a custom ROM. After applying all desired modifications you bake your ROM and install it to your device.

Pretty much all you need to know about the source and the process of compiling the sources are located at Android Sources. You can view the source codes from your browser by following this link.

Hope it helps you a bit. Good luck.

Answer 2

One method is to get the source of Android and write your own custom ROM of Android as Octavian wrote.

Another alternative would be to write a custom home app that, well, isn't really a home app (but replaces the default home app intent). See SlideScreen as an example of a non-traditional "home" app.