What Is Launcher Activity in Android?
Contents When an App Is Launched from the Home Screen on an Android Device, the Android Os Creates an Instance of the Activity in the Application You Have...
When an app is launched from the home screen on an Android device, the Android OS creates an instance of the activity in the application you have declared to be the launcher activity. When developing with the Android SDK, this is specified in the AndroidManifest.xml file.
What is the launcher activity?
Launcher Activities are the activities that can be launched for a given intent. For example, when you press an app icon on the home screen, the StartActivity intent starts the activity you have specified as the launcher activity.
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Can not find launcher activity in manifest?
It means you didn’t specify an Activity for Android to launch as the default when the app opens from the launcher. You have to add an Intent Filter in the Manifest for the Activity you would like to act as the default when the app is being launched.
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