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Intent to Open default desktop screen in default launcher

I know the Intent to open the default launcher in Android but I need to start launcher and open the default desktop page. Is this possible? Thanks in advance.

Solution

  • No, it isn't possible to request a particular homescreen using the stock Android launcher.

    The launcher defines the default screen using:

    static final int DEFAULT_SCREEN = 2

    And the only way to change it is by calling:

    static void setScreen(int screen) {
        synchronized (sLock) {
            sScreen = screen;
        }
    }

    But none of these are publically available to a third party developer and the app doesn't look for an Intent extra or anything that might indicate which screen you'd like to display.