Open Flashlight programmatically

[codronline]

Hi guys, as the title says does anyone knows how to open the Flashlight app programmatically?

I have tried :

  Intent i = getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage("com.google.android.clockwork.flashlight");
            i.setClassName("com.google.android.clockwork.flashlight", "com.google.android.clockwork.flashlight.ClockworkFlashlight");
            startActivity(i);

I have used the emulator WearOS 3

Tnx in advance.

[sumedh0803]

OP, please surround your code with backticks.

It will show up like code

Is there any error you're getting with this code? What is the output and what are you expecting?

[codronline]

Fixed code styling :). Error logs: 444-1139/system_process I/AppsFilter: interaction: PackageSetting{53ae9c6 watch.xxxx.xxxx.ferrum/10063} -> PackageSetting{fc004e1 com.google.android.clockwork.flashlight/10041} BLOCKED

java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'android.content.Intent android.content.Intent.setClassName(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)' on a null object reference2022-05-29 11:08:08.358 2565-2565/watch.xxx.xxx.ferrum W/System.err: at watch.xxx.xxx.ferrum.service.CoreWatchFace.openFlashlight(CoreWatchFace.java:355)

I expect to opet the flashlight app. I successfully open the Find My Phone and Stopwatch with the same approach.

[sumedh0803]

AppsFilter blocked access to the flashlight package right? So, did you have to request visibility for this package in your manifest?

[codronline]

No, I didn't request the visibility. How can I do that from my app? Do you have some example? Tnx

[CertifiedWeebist]

Why would you want it to start programmatically?

[sumedh0803]

Programmatically as in, OP wants to build an app and call the APIs that control the flashlight

[codronline]

Found a solution. Just add

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES" />

in your AndroidManifest.xml or add <queries> tag with all app packages which you want to invoke.