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How do I bring the home launcher to front, but not previous activities?

How do I minimize my activity and bring the home launcher to front, but not previous activities?

I need this as I set a wallpaper from my app (which is not a live wallpaper, just a regular app) and need to bring the home launcher to front for the user to see the new wallpaper. Is it possible to do this? I tried finish() but it brings the previous app to front, not the home launcher.

Solution

  • An intent with the Action:

    Intent.ACTION_MAIN

    and Category:

    Intent.CATEGORY_HOME

    Will Suffice

    Ex:

    Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_HOME);
startActivity(intent);

    This will allow the user to go back to home their respective home. Regardless of the launcher type (adw, launcherpro, stock, etc..). Specifically all launchers will handle this Intent Action/Category.