I already have the widget, add it in the manifest, the interface and the functionality of it
What I want is that through a button in an activty, the widget is put, this so that the user can put and / or remove the widget from an activity
Can this be done ???
Thanks
You need to extend the AppWidgetProvider class in your application. See a tutorial here and be sure to follow the design guidelines .
** A small example:
The widget has an image and when the image is touched, the application should start. Looking for a fragment.
public class MyWidget extends AppWidgetProvider
{
//Crear una intención para iniciar la actividad
@Override
public void onUpdate(Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager,int[] appWidgetIds)
{
super.onUpdate(context, appWidgetManager, appWidgetIds);
RemoteViews remoteViews = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(), R.layout.home_widget);
//Cuando hacemos clic en el widget, queremos abrir nuestra actividad principal.
Intent launchActivity = new Intent(context, MainActivity.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, launchActivity, 0);
remoteViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.widget, pendingIntent);;
ComponentName thisWidget = new ComponentName(context, MyWidget.class);
AppWidgetManager manager = AppWidgetManager.getInstance(context);
manager.updateAppWidget(thisWidget, remoteViews);
}
}
Widget design:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/widgetLauncher"
android:layout_width="258dp"
android:layout_height="54dp"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:src="@drawable/wgt_logo" >
</ImageView>
</RelativeLayout>
Here is a link of interest.