How to hide any application in android device without rooting my device?

Question

I am developing an Android application. I want to hide any application icon (whatsapp,etc ....) in my android device and I want to start my application by pressing some numbers, for instance 456#. Is there a way to do this?

I know how to hide my app icon but i want to search how to hide other application icon.

Plz help me, thanx in advance.

Please have a look at the below post which gives pointers to hide application icon. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8398514/hide-application-icon — pshirishreddy, Jan 08 '14 at 06:52
i know how to hiding own app but i want hide any of the application icon. — Sanket990, Jan 08 '14 at 06:55
Write a custom launcher and show only those apps which you want to. Hide other apps. — Adnan Mulla, Jan 08 '14 at 07:52

score 6 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

So many question you have asked in your single query.Let me filter that.

I know how to my app icon hide but i want to search how to hide other application icon.

Basically you just have to pass Package name & Launcher activity of that application.

PackageManager p = getPackageManager();
ComponentName componentName = new ComponentName("YOUR_PACKAGE_NAME", "YOUR_PACKAGE_NAME.LAUNCHER_ACTIVITY_NAME");
p.setComponentEnabledSetting(componentName, PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED, PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP);

How to find the Launcher Activity of Installed App ?

In below code you will get launcher activity of all installed apps.

final PackageManager pm = getPackageManager();

Intent mainIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN, null);
mainIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER);

List < ResolveInfo > appList = pm.queryIntentActivities(mainIntent, 0);
Collections.sort(appList, new ResolveInfo.DisplayNameComparator(pm));

for (ResolveInfo temp: appList) {
    Log.v("my logs", "package and activity name = " + temp.activityInfo.packageName + "    " + temp.activityInfo.name);
}

I want to start my application by pressing some numbers, for instance 456#

Check reference link

So, Now you have almost done as you want try once and let me know.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 17 '16 at 09:59

The easiest way to hide or unhide any app is through cmd you have to only a command and buff.. its done

  * for disable in Kitkat

String cmd = "pm disable" + packageName; Shell.SU.run(cmd);

for enable in Kitkat

String cmd = "pm enable " + packageName;

Shell.SU.run(cmd);
- for hide in lollipop
String cmd = "pm hide " + packageName;

Shell.SU.run(cmd);
for Unhide in lollipop

String cmd = "pm hide " + packageName;

Shell.SU.run(cmd);

How to hide any application in android device without rooting my device?

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