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.

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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);