53.8 Installing the MyWebView Package on a Device
Before the MyWebView main activity can be used as the recipient of an implicit intent, it must first be installed onto the device. This is achieved by running the application in the normal manner. Because the manifest file contains neither the android.intent.action.MAIN nor the android.intent.category.LAUNCHER settings, Android Studio needs to be instructed to install, but not launch, the app. To configure this behavior, select the app -> Edit configurations… menu from the toolbar as illustrated in Figure 53-3:
Figure 53-3
Within the Run/Debug Configurations dialog, change the Launch option located in the Launch Options section of the panel to Nothing and click on Apply followed by OK:
Figure 53-4
With this setting configured run the app as usual. Note that the app is installed on the device, but not launched.