i tried coding it, i tried solving it with google and stackoverflow, nothing found :=) so hopefully someone else has a better idea, im not sure if i get everything right:

i have 2 applications: ad (main app) / adfree-pro (just license starts ad app without ads ;P)

so **the problem is, i want to have a pro version (with pro icon) in the launcher, which starts the normal-ad app, which is (the normal ad-app) not in the launcher.**

i tried removing the ad-app from the launcher (which due to my research should JUST remove it from the launcher)

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> pkgMgr.setComponentEnabledSetting(new ComponentName(PACKAGE\_NAME, PACKAGE\_NAME + ".Main"),
>  PackageManager.COMPONENT\_ENABLED\_STATE\_DISABLED, PackageManager.DONT\_KILL\_APP);
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which results to: the icons in the launcher are correct ;) **BUT** the application can't be found on the phone, launched, started, even not with a launcher pro activity shortcut. it seems to be there (shortcuts can be created) but i crashes with an activity exception when i try to launch it.

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> 02-18 14:38:59.237: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(9941): Caused by: android.content.ActivityNotFoundException: Unable to find explicit activity class {PACKAGE\_NAME/PACKAGE\_NAME.Main}; have you declared this activity in your AndroidManifest.xml?
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which doesnt seem to belong (the error message)
it looks like there has happened more to the application than just simply removed the entry in the launcher.

thanks a lot guys,
every workaround for this situation appreciated :)
best regards :)