Question

I have 1 android app project and 1 widget project, they all work fine. Now, i want to include widget project to android app project in order to when user install application, the widget will be installed too. I did like below but it did not work. Any helps?
Thanks you!

In manifest file:

<application>
    ............ (this is of android app project. below is of widget).......
    <receiver android:name=".widget.PlayerWidgetActivity" >
    <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE" />
    </intent-filter>
        <meta-data android:name="android.appwidget.provider"
               android:resource="@xml/playerwidgetprovider" />
  </receiver>
  <service android:name=".widget.PlayerWidgetActivity$UpdateService" /> 
  <service android:name=".widget.PlayerWidgetActivity$ServiceBindUnbindService" />  
</application>    

EDIT: My application is quite big (.APK ~ 10MB), of course it has many activity, many services, many broadcast receivers, ….. so it takes times to build.
I create a new very small application with just an activity and put the code for widget like i put on the big app above. It works! OMG! Why it worked on that small app but not my big app 🙁

<application
    android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name" >
    <activity
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:name=".activity.ApplicationWithWidgetActivity" >
        <intent-filter >
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>

    <receiver android:name=".widget.PlayerWidgetActivity" 
       android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/appwidget_name">
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE" />             

    </intent-filter>
    <meta-data android:name="android.appwidget.provider"
               android:resource="@xml/playerwidgetprovider" />
</receiver>
<service android:name=".widget.PlayerWidgetActivity$UpdateService" />   
<service android:name=".widget.PlayerWidgetActivity$ServiceBindUnbindService" />    

</application>

Answer 1

I’ve had same problem!

The solution is – INSTALLING APPLICATION INTO PHONE.

Just move application to phone and you will see your widget.

Hope it helps you!

Info from here: http://www.hrupin.com/2012/07/how-to-fix-android-homescreen-widget-installation-widget-as-part-of-android-application