Question

How to remove shortcuts in the home screen(programatically). I can remove the shortcuts created by me using intent but not other existing ones..

Bitmap theBitmap = ((BitmapDrawable)icon).getBitmap();

        Intent shortcutIntent = new Intent();
        shortcutIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);


  shortcutIntent.setClassName(url, group);

   shortcutIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
   shortcutIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);

   Intent removeIntent = new Intent();
   removeIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_INTENT, shortcutIntent);
   removeIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_NAME, name);
   removeIntent.putExtra("duplicate", false);
   removeIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_ICON, theBitmap);
   removeIntent.setAction("com.android.launcher.action.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT");

   sendBroadcast(removeIntent);

when deleting using intent as above, it is possible to delete shortcut when knowing the icon packagename + app class name. we can get icon package name of all application using PackageInfo as follows but not the launch class name

ArrayList<PInfo> res = new ArrayList<PInfo>();        
        List<PackageInfo> packs = getPackageManager().getInstalledPackages(0);
        for(int i=0;i<packs.size();i++) {
            PackageInfo p = packs.get(i);



            if ((!getSysPackages) && (p.versionName == null)) {
                continue ;
            }
            PInfo newInfo = new PInfo();
            newInfo.appname = p.applicationInfo.loadLabel(getPackageManager()).toString();
            newInfo.pname = p.packageName;
            newInfo.classname = p.applicationInfo.className;
            newInfo.versionCode = p.versionCode;
            newInfo.icon = p.applicationInfo.loadIcon(getPackageManager());

Now problem is, Is there any method to get class name of a application, then we can delete the shortcut created by this application in the home Screen.. any help??

Answer 1

you cannot remove programatically other shortcuts from homescreen