AndroidOS / 20 Oct 2014
What
If you're installing an app and it creates two icons:
Why
I don't think I'll forget this one but I was stumped for a bit until I found it on the a forum: Stack Overflow: Android App Development.
How
Basically don't have the following declared more than once in the AndroidManifest.xml
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
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