Android Question Hide Icon Without Killing Services

[SpinBower]

Hi, my app needs to be able to hide its icon programmatically but when I try this code it hides the icon but also stops all services. Is there a way to just hide the icon? I believe the problem is that is is actually disabling the app. Thanks.

Sub PMsetComponentEnabledSetting (enable As Boolean)
  Dim r As Reflector
  Dim cn As Object = r.CreateObject2("android.content.ComponentName",  _
      Array As Object("com.track.lostmode", "com.track.lostmode.main"), Array As String("java.lang.String", "java.lang.String"))
  r.Target = r.GetContext
  r.Target = r.RunMethod("getPackageManager")
  'COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_ENABLED = 1
  'COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED = 2
  Dim e As Int
  If enable = True Then
      e = 1
  Else
      e = 2
  End If
  r.Target = r.RunMethod4("setComponentEnabledSetting", Array As Object(cn, e, 0), _
      Array As String("android.content.ComponentName", "java.lang.int", "java.lang.int"))
End Sub

 

[bsnqt]

You may need to follow this link:

http://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/a-service-w-o-any-ui.28543/

 

[SpinBower]

You may need to follow this link:

http://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/a-service-w-o-any-ui.28543/

Yes I have seen that post but I want to be able to hide and unhide the icon programmatically BUT without stopping all of the services associated with the app.

 

[bsnqt]

BUT without stopping all of the services associated with the app.

I don't understand your question. I don't think that hiding the activity (as per Erel's comment in that link) will stop your service? The topic of that post is saying "A service without any UI", i.e the service is still running?

(there is no sense if you hide the Activity and stopping your service, as it is very normal task)

 

[Erel]

See this Android issue report: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=21635

Seems like it only affects some versions.

 

[SpinBower]

See this Android issue report: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=21635

Seems like it only affects some versions.

Thanks! Android is really making me mad with all of these bugs! First the no recreation of sticky services then killing services when removing icon!

 

[Erel]

First the no recreation of sticky services

Check the custom push solution. It uses StartServiceAt to recreate the process.

 

[SpinBower]

Check the custom push solution. It uses StartServiceAt to recreate the process.

I've fixed that issue already but thanks for your response!