Widget for retrieving the timeline of a user with Twitter4j, OAuth on Android

Question

I see the sample codes and walkthroughs on how to register your application, get the pin/uid and retrieve the access token and use it in the OnNewIntent method.

How can I do this OAuth authentication for a widget instead of an application?

Answer 1

You need to start an Activity and start the Oauth flow from there.

You can use setOnClickPendingIntent to start an Activity if the user clicks on a part of the Widget, or use a Configuration Activity to have the user authenticate himself the moment the widget is placed on the homescreen.