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Asked: 2026-06-12T21:30:08+00:00

For any custom Launcher/HomeScreen applications, the permission SET_PREFERRED_APPLICATIONS is needed to set itself as

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For any custom Launcher/HomeScreen applications, the permission SET_PREFERRED_APPLICATIONS is needed to set itself as the Default HomeScreen.

PackageManager::addPreferredActivity().

I’m aware of the StackOverflow threads on this issue (example) and that such a permission is only granted to apps signed with the OEM/Google certificates.

GoLauncher manages to set itself as Default Home Screen app automagically. They seem to have obtained the SET_PREFERRED_APPLICATIONS permission too (see here for permission list).

How ? is the question.

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  1. Editorial Team

    GoLauncher manages to set itself as Default Home Screen app automagically.

    Not on a Nexus S running Jelly Bean. After installing it, I get a chooser, just like any other home screen.

    If you have an environment (post-Android 2.2) where GO Launcher Ex is doing this, please let me know so I can do more research.

    They seem to have obtained the SET_PREFERRED_APPLICATIONS permission too

    They do not have SET_PREFERRED_APPLICATIONS. They are asking for SET_PREFERRED_APPLICATIONS. You can ask for whatever you want; you will not get it.

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