Binding AppWidgets to AppWidgetHost - Android

Question

When you normally want to add an AppWidget in Android there is a list where you need to pick one widget and it binds it to the home screen.

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Answer 1

Unfortunatlly for you (and me), Paraneet is right.

binding appwidget is a sensitive action and thus, to avoid malware it requires the user's consent for the most part however if you install your app into the /system/data folder then you considered part of the OS and you are given a system permission which lets you decide to bind appwidget that you created without any user's involvement.

Answer 2

In Android O, its possible to pin app widget programmatically. Just watch at example here

Also check out Google official documentation