Just use following code.

PackageManager p = getPackageManager(); ComponentName componentName = new ComponentName("com.example.removeicon","com.example.removeicon.LauncherActivity"); p.setComponentEnabledSetting(componentName , PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED, PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP);
Note that the icon may not be gone until the next reboot.

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PackageManager p = getPackageManager(); ComponentName componentName = new ComponentName("com.example.removeicon","com.example.removeicon.LauncherActivity"); p.setComponentEnabledSetting(componentName, PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED, PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP);
**Note that the icon may not be gone until the next reboot.**