Android: enable/disable app widgets programmatically
android, android-appwidget, android-widget, broadcastreceiver
Solution
You can have `android:enabled="false"` on the `<receiver>` element for the app widget in the manifest, then use `PackageManager` and `setComponentEnabledSetting()` to enable it at runtime when the the user does something (e.g., pay up).
However, it is possible that this will require a reboot before the home screen realizes that there is a new potential app widget provider.
Problem
Question: Is there a way to enable some of the homescreen widgets that I give out with my app programmatically? For example, having a "premium" widget and giving access to it only after payment? As the Android docs say, one should add a broadcast receiver in the manifest to tell the system that there is a widget coming with the app: ``` <receiver android:name="ExampleAppWidgetProvider" > <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE" /> </intent-filter> <meta-data android:name="android.appwidget.provider" android:resource="@xml/example_appwidget_info" /> </receiver> ``` But in theory broadcast receivers can also be added programmatically, so can the widgets be registered later at runtime?