starting sshelper in the background/without mainwindow via am

[heliosone]

Im trying to start this app hidden/background without the apperance of its main window.
It features a start@boot option,but I dont want it to be active all the time.
So I tried to figure out a way to start it manually without the main window.
broadcast BOOT_COMPLETED ,doesnt work
I tried "start service" and a few combinations what I found in its manifest file,but I dont think I used that properly,no expert in this area

help would be appreciated !
thanks in advance

PS: IM using 8.1 @miMAX3,latest automagic premium

[Desmanto]

Most app doesn't exposed the start background activity to 3rd party app. If the app support broadcast receiver and can start background from there, you can try to use that. Of course, you most likely need to contact the dev for the detail. Such as MiXplorer, support broadcast receiver, where we can use it to copy file from certain location to another, including network folder.

[heliosone]

thanks for your help!
Sadly there is only a main activity available,and the only receiver is boot_completed,and it doesnt react if I send the boot_completed broadcast via am
And on top.. I cant reach the developer.
So Im stuck with the main window/1sec wait & gui(back) for an automated start !
It works but it isnt pretty.. and we all do love pretty things

[Desmanto]

Do you have root? AFAIK, to send boot complete broadcast will require at least adb shell privellege, or root at the phone. You can try to send the broadcast only to that specific apps, using adb shell

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adb shell am broadcast -a android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED -p com.example.package

If you have root, you can try action execute root command

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am broadcast -a android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED -p com.example.package

[heliosone]

Yeah sure I do have root / and I tried that,and when I check for running processes,I can see sshelper running,but its only in the process list,not actually running (there should be a notification / also the ssh login isnt possible).
I guess I will stick to the normalstart/hide window way for the time being
but thanks anyways !