Android Question Restart external app

[KPmaster]

Hi all,
there is a way to restart an external app? I want to restart every two hours an external application, if installed on the Android device.

 

[DonManfred]

Is it you app you want to restart? Or a from a different developer

If it is your app you can use this tutorial to build a communication bwtween your apps...

 

[KPmaster]

I want to restart another app, developed by other people, not mine.

 

[Erel]

You can start external applications by sending an intent. Killing a process is problematic, especially on newer devices.

 

[KPmaster]

Yes, you right. I did a try starting the external app sending an intent, but sometimes the app stay in background of mine and do not come at top most level. Why?

Dim i As Intent
Dim p As PackageManager
i = p.GetApplicationIntent("app.to.run")
StartActivity(i)

 

[Erel]

Maybe the other app closes itself for some reason.