How Do I Get The Launch Intent For My Work Profile App From My App In The Primary Profile?

This question targets Android for work. I have written an app including a DevicePolicyController following this guide. The controller creates a managed profile for my Android devic

Solution 1:

The Solution I came up with cannot happen without the users consent. Maybe there will be a better one in the future. But here is mine:

I added the following intent filter for FooActivity in the Manifest of FooApp.

<intent-filter><actionandroid:name="com.example.FooApp.ACTION_HOMELAUNCHER"/><categoryandroid:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" /></intent-filter>

Then I added a crossProfileIntentfilter for my work profile (put the following code in the profile administration app currently running in the work profile).

DevicePolicyManagermanager=
            (DevicePolicyManager) context.getSystemService(Context.DEVICE_POLICY_SERVICE);
ComponentNamecomponentName= BasicDeviceAdminReceiver.getComponentName(context);
IntentFilterfilterin=newIntentFilter("com.example.FooApp.ACTION_HOMELAUNCHER");
manager.addCrossProfileIntentFilter(componentName, filterin, DevicePolicyManager.FLAG_MANAGED_CAN_ACCESS_PARENT);

In the end, when I want to launch the App in the work profile, I fire the ACTION_HOMELAUNCHER intent from BarApp and then the user can select, whether he wants to lauch the work profile version or the normal version of FooApp.

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