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Remove floating button from WindowManager when power key pressed

My app has a service that add a floating button to WindowManager.
I want to remove my floating button from WindowManager When user press the power key and turn screen off. So when user turn screen on my floating button does not conceal (mask) android pattern screen lock.
I add following code to my Service but it doesn't work !
Should I add any permission or my service must run in background?!
public class Receiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
if (intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF))
{
try{
// Remove Floating Button from Window Manager
MyWindowManager.removeView(floating_btn);
// Stop Service
stopSelf();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
//Log Error
}
}
}
}

Normally you would declare a receiver in your manifest. Something like this
<receiver android:name="com.whatever.client.Receiver"
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SCREEN_OFF" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
For some reason (not sure why), you don't seem to be able to do this for SCREEN_OFF or SCREEN_ON. So you have to register it programmatically.
As a test, I made a simple app.
public class App extends Application {
#Override
public void onCreate() {
super.onCreate();
BroadcastReceiver receiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
if (intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF)) {
startService(new Intent(context, MyService.class));
}
}
};
IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter();
filter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF);
registerReceiver(receiver, filter);
}
}
With a simple service.
public class MyService extends IntentService {
public MyService() {
super("MyService");
}
#Override
protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
Log.e("MyService", "Screen was turned off!");
}
}

I've got the same problem and I'm working on it now. In your case it didn't work because 1) your "stopSelf()" have to in class extended by Service, not by BroadcastReceiver. 2) if you want to remove a view from window manager you have to somehow pass(the information of view) that view from that method where you'd declared it to method where you want to remove that view

stop playing sound when lock the mobile

hi is there is any code that stop play sound when i lock the mobile .As I had created Android app which play sound in specific time and i want user to mute the sound when press at lock button .

You need to listen for screen off intent
android.intent.action.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF
Ok. Look into documentation http://developer.android.com/guide/components/intents-filters.html for more detailed info about intent handling. Here is one of methods:
#Override
protected void onResume() {
IntentFilter intentFilter = new IntentFilter();
intentFilter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF);
registerReceiver(new IntentListener(), intentFilter);
super.onResume();
}
And inner class defining IntentListener
private class IntentListener extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
//here code do be executed on when intent comes
}
}
Also remember to unregister receiver in onPause():
unregisterReceiver(intentListener);
I haven't checked this code, so please do it yourself

send action from receiver to activity?

I am using broadcast receiver in my app to detect incomming call and it works fine. But problem is I can not send action to activity. I mean.. I want do something in activity not in receiver. I read many tutorial but they all are performing action in receiver. Any idea ?

You can declare a BroadcastReceiver as inner class of the Activity. In this case you can directly call activity's methods:
public class MyActivity extends Activity {
private final BroadcastReceiver receiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
activityMethod();
}
};
private final IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter("android.intent.action.PHONE_STATE");
#Override
protected void onStart() {
super.onResume();
registerReceiver(receiver, filter);
}
#Override
protected void onStop() {
super.onPause();
unregisterReceiver(receiver);
}
private void activityMethod() {
}
}

You can start the Activity using an Intent and put a command code in the Intent extra fields. In your Activity you can then decide the behaviour based on the command code or resort to a default behaviour if none is present.

You can start an activity from your receiver via the normal means:
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Intent i = new Intent(context, YourActivity.class);
startActivity(i);
}
Note though that the user is going to expect that the phone application starts up since they are receiving a phone call. It is very likely a bad idea to hijack the phone call by dumping your own activity on top of the stock dialer app.

Stop Android BroadCastReceiver

I'm using BroadcastReceiver class in android to get information about network change
using the following code:
class NetworkStatus extends BroadcastReceiver{
......
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
}
public void startBroadCastReceiver()
{
}
public void StopBroadCastReceiver()
{
}
I want to stop the broadcast receiver and then start it again
How can I do this

Broadcast receiver likes event handler, Android system calls it automatically when a broadcast matches you defined intent. If you define the boardcast receiver in manifast file, I think the only way you can do it to return immediately when you don't want to handle the broadcast, like the following:
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
if (stoppedBroadcast)
return;
// handle broadcast.
}
public void stopBroadcast {
stoppedBroadcast = true;
}
public void resumeBroadcast {
stoppedBroadcast = false;
}

If you want to stop recieving network changes try unregisterReciever in your registering activity/service.
When you want to enable recieving register the reciever with its IntentFilter again.

POWER connected and disconnected listeners

I am listening to both connecting and disonnecting the power for my galaxy.
I have creatd 2 BroadCastReceivers, one for connect, and one for disconnect.
When I try to implement, I only get the connected data, even when disconnecting the power cable.
The intent is sent, but looks like it's the wrong one.
Here is the activity code:
// Handle Power On
PowerConnectedBCReceiver myPowerConnectedBCReceiver = new PowerConnectedBCReceiver();
IntentFilter intentPowerOnFilter = new IntentFilter();
intentPowerOnFilter.addAction("android.intent.action.ACTION_POWER_CONNECTED");
registerReceiver(myPowerConnectedBCReceiver, intentPowerOnFilter);
BroadcastReceiver PowerConnectedReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
showToast("connected");
}
};
// Handle Power Off
PowerConnectedBCReceiver myPowerDisonnectedBCReceiver = new PowerConnectedBCReceiver();
IntentFilter intentPowerDisconnectedOnFilter = new IntentFilter();
intentPowerDisconnectedOnFilter.addAction("android.intent.action.ACTION_POWER_DISCONNECTED");
registerReceiver(myPowerDisonnectedBCReceiver, intentPowerDisconnectedOnFilter);
BroadcastReceiver PowerDisconnectedReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
showToast("disconnected");
}
};
Registering both BC to do the work
registerReceiver(PowerDisconnectedReceiver, new IntentFilter("com.neglected.POWER_DISCONNECTED"));
registerReceiver(PowerConnectedReceiver, new IntentFilter("com.neglected.POWER_CONNECTED"));
BroadCast connected code:
public class PowerConnectedBCReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver
{
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent)
{
Toast.makeText(context, "Phone was connected to power" , Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
Intent tIntent = new Intent("com.neglected.POWER_CONNECTED");
context.sendBroadcast(tIntent);
}
}
Broadcast disconnected code:
public class PowerDisconnectedBCReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver
{
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent)
{
Toast.makeText(context, "Phone was disconnected from power" , Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
Intent tIntent = new Intent("com.neglected.POWER_DISCONNECTED");
context.sendBroadcast(tIntent);
}
}
IS the code wrong?
Can I listen to both actions? seperately?
I can't see extra been sent with the CONNNECTED Action, is there?

Not sure what your last two classes (*BCReeivers) are supposed to be doing. Your first block of code looks ok. It will be limited to the lifecycle of the enclosing Activity if that matters.
For the Galaxy S, you may not be able to rely on those Intents. In particular, I have found that the Verizon Fascinate (their version of the Galaxy S) to be very buggy. See here: http://devblog.bu.mp/how-to-ddos-yourself

There was an error in my Broadcast instantiation. I mistakenly used the PowerConnectedBCReceiver instead of PowerDisconnectedBCReceiver
problem solved.