Autostart application while phone boots up

Question

How can I make my application to get started while my phone boots up itself.

Answer 1

You need to use a BroadcastReceiver with android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED intent.

Add following to your manifest file:

<receiver android:name="MyApp_Receiver">
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
    </intent-filter>
</receiver>

MyApp_Receiver class implementing BoradcastReciever. Implement the onReceive() method and start your favorite activity from your app.

public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
    // make sure you receive "BOOT_COMPLETED"
    if ((intent.getAction() != null) && (intent.getAction().equals("android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED")))
    {
        // Start the service or activity 
    }
}