I'm using the new UsageStatsManager API to get current foreground application in Android 5.0 Lollipop.
In order to use this API, the user must enable the application in the Settings->Security->Apps with usage access screen.
I send the user directly to this screen with this Intent:
startActivity(new Intent(Settings.ACTION_USAGE_ACCESS_SETTINGS));
Now, I want to validate the user enabled my application.
I wanted to do so like I validate the user enabled my application to use the NotificationListenerService but I have no idea what is the String key, if it even exists.
Settings.Secure.getString(contentResolver, "enabled_notification_listeners");
// Tried Settings.ACTION_USAGE_ACCESS_SETTINGS as key but it returns null
Second approach was to query the usage stats and check if it returns results (it returns an empty array when the app is not enabled) and it works most of the times but sometimes it returns 0 results even when my app is enabled.
UsageStatsManager mUsageStatsManager = (UsageStatsManager) context.getSystemService("usagestats");
long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
List stats = mUsageStatsManager.queryUsageStats(UsageStatsManager.INTERVAL_DAILY, time - 1000 * 10, time);
if (stats == null || stats.isEmpty()) {
// Usage access is not enabled
}
Is there a way to check if my application has usage access enabled?
Received a great answer by someone on Twitter, tested working:
try {
PackageManager packageManager = context.getPackageManager();
ApplicationInfo applicationInfo = packageManager.getApplicationInfo(context.getPackageName(), 0);
AppOpsManager appOpsManager = (AppOpsManager) context.getSystemService(Context.APP_OPS_SERVICE);
int mode = appOpsManager.checkOpNoThrow(AppOpsManager.OPSTR_GET_USAGE_STATS, applicationInfo.uid, applicationInfo.packageName);
return (mode == AppOpsManager.MODE_ALLOWED);
} catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
return false;
}
I previously used the same code as Bao Le, but I've run into the problem that certain devices (e.g. VF-895N) report usage stats as enabled even when they're not. As a workaround I've modified my code like this:
public static boolean hasPermission(#NonNull final Context context) {
// Usage Stats is theoretically available on API v19+, but official/reliable support starts with API v21.
if (VERSION.SDK_INT < VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
return false;
}
final AppOpsManager appOpsManager = (AppOpsManager) context.getSystemService(Context.APP_OPS_SERVICE);
if (appOpsManager == null) {
return false;
}
final int mode = appOpsManager.checkOpNoThrow(AppOpsManager.OPSTR_GET_USAGE_STATS, android.os.Process.myUid(), context.getPackageName());
if (mode != AppOpsManager.MODE_ALLOWED) {
return false;
}
// Verify that access is possible. Some devices "lie" and return MODE_ALLOWED even when it's not.
final long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
final UsageStatsManager mUsageStatsManager = (UsageStatsManager) context.getSystemService(Context.USAGE_STATS_SERVICE);
final List<UsageStats> stats = mUsageStatsManager.queryUsageStats(UsageStatsManager.INTERVAL_DAILY, now - 1000 * 10, now);
return (stats != null && !stats.isEmpty());
}
Successfully tested on multiple devices.
Here's my all-around solution for this (based on similar question and answer here) :
public static PermissionStatus getUsageStatsPermissionsStatus(Context context) {
if (VERSION.SDK_INT < VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
return PermissionStatus.CANNOT_BE_GRANTED;
AppOpsManager appOps = (AppOpsManager) context.getSystemService(Context.APP_OPS_SERVICE);
final int mode = appOps.checkOpNoThrow(AppOpsManager.OPSTR_GET_USAGE_STATS, android.os.Process.myUid(), context.getPackageName());
boolean granted = mode == AppOpsManager.MODE_DEFAULT ?
(context.checkCallingOrSelfPermission(android.Manifest.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED)
: (mode == AppOpsManager.MODE_ALLOWED);
return granted ? PermissionStatus.GRANTED : PermissionStatus.DENIED;
}
public enum PermissionStatus {
GRANTED, DENIED, CANNOT_BE_GRANTED
}
Detecting when the usage access changes
Use this class to be notified when your app is granted or revoked usage access.
#TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
public class UsagePermissionMonitor {
private final Context context;
private final AppOpsManager appOpsManager;
private final Handler handler;
private boolean isListening;
private Boolean lastValue;
public UsagePermissionMonitor(Context context) {
this.context = context;
appOpsManager = (AppOpsManager) context.getSystemService(Context.APP_OPS_SERVICE);
handler = new Handler();
}
public void startListening() {
appOpsManager.startWatchingMode(AppOpsManager.OPSTR_GET_USAGE_STATS, context.getPackageName(), usageOpListener);
isListening = true;
}
public void stopListening() {
lastValue = null;
isListening = false;
appOpsManager.stopWatchingMode(usageOpListener);
handler.removeCallbacks(checkUsagePermission);
}
private final AppOpsManager.OnOpChangedListener usageOpListener = new AppOpsManager.OnOpChangedListener() {
#Override
public void onOpChanged(String op, String packageName) {
// Android sometimes sets packageName to null
if (packageName == null || context.getPackageName().equals(packageName)) {
// Android actually notifies us of changes to ops other than the one we registered for, so filtering them out
if (AppOpsManager.OPSTR_GET_USAGE_STATS.equals(op)) {
// We're not in main thread, so post to main thread queue
handler.post(checkUsagePermission);
}
}
}
};
private final Runnable checkUsagePermission = new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
if (isListening) {
int mode = appOpsManager.checkOpNoThrow(AppOpsManager.OPSTR_GET_USAGE_STATS, Process.myUid(), context.getPackageName());
boolean enabled = mode == AppOpsManager.MODE_ALLOWED;
// Each change to the permission results in two callbacks instead of one.
// Filtering out the duplicates.
if (lastValue == null || lastValue != enabled) {
lastValue = enabled;
// TODO: Do something with the result
Log.i(UsagePermissionMonitor.class.getSimpleName(), "Usage permission changed: " + enabled);
}
}
}
};
}
Credits
Based on code from epicality in another answer.
This is an alternative solutions:
AppOpsManager appOps = (AppOpsManager) context.getSystemService(Context.APP_OPS_SERVICE);
int mode = appOps.checkOpNoThrow(AppOpsManager.OPSTR_GET_USAGE_STATS,
android.os.Process.myUid(), context.getPackageName());
return mode == AppOpsManager.MODE_ALLOWED;
This works down to KitKat (API 19)
AppOpsManager appOps = (AppOpsManager) context
.getSystemService(Context.APP_OPS_SERVICE);
int mode = appOps.checkOpNoThrow("android:get_usage_stats",
android.os.Process.myUid(), context.getPackageName());
boolean granted = mode == AppOpsManager.MODE_ALLOWED;
None of the answer worked for me so i made this
public boolean permissiontodetectapp(Context context) {
try {
ApplicationInfo applicationInfo = context.getPackageManager().getApplicationInfo(context.getPackageName(), 0);
return ((AppOpsManager) context.getSystemService(APP_OPS_SERVICE)).checkOpNoThrow("android:get_usage_stats", applicationInfo.uid, applicationInfo.packageName) != 0;
} catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException unused) {
return true;
}
}
this code working in lollipop and marshmallow i used this code in my app
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 21) {
UsageStatsManager mUsageStatsManager = (UsageStatsManager) context.getSystemService(Context.USAGE_STATS_SERVICE);
long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
List stats = mUsageStatsManager.queryUsageStats(UsageStatsManager.INTERVAL_DAILY, time - 1000 * 10, time);
if (stats == null || stats.isEmpty()) {
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction(Settings.ACTION_USAGE_ACCESS_SETTINGS);
context.startActivity(intent);
}
}
If they are using an Amazon Fire tablet (and possibly other Fire OS devices) the user can download the application from a user installed Google Play Store then not have the option you want activated available in their OS. I know this because as a Fire OS user this happened to me a few minutes ago. Detecting whether a user has Fire OS and, if so, offering an option which actually exists would be fantastic for both user and dev.
try this ,
public boolean check_UsgAccs(){
long tme = System.currentTimeMillis();
UsageStatsManager usm = (UsageStatsManager)getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.USAGE_STATS_SERVICE);
List<UsageStats> al= usm.queryUsageStats(UsageStatsManager.INTERVAL_YEARLY, tme - (1000 * 1000), tme);
return al.size()>0;
}
Related
I try to use usage stats but after retrieving successfully the list of installed apps I try to query the usage stats but I get a 0 value.
After looking in StackOverflow I see that there is an extra permission on top of PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS: OPSTR_GET_USAGE_STATS
When I check this permission I don't have it.
Why isn't PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS sufficient?
Does it exist a way to set this permission programmatically?
Otherwise, I don't like the idea of re-directing the user to Settings: isn't it a way to prompt the user in the UI to allow this permission?
Here is an extract of my code:
manifest
<uses-permission
android:name="android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS"
tools:ignore="ProtectedPermissions" />
java code:
void getInstalledApp() {
List<String> installedApps = getInstalledAppList();
if(!checkForPermission())
Log.i("PERM", "false");
List<UsageStats> usageStats =
usageStatsManager.queryUsageStats(UsageStatsManager.INTERVAL_YEARLY,
getStartTime(), System.currentTimeMillis());
List<UsageStats> stats = new ArrayList<>();
}
private List<String> getInstalledAppList(){
List<ApplicationInfo> infos = packageManager.getInstalledApplications(flags);
List<String> installedApps = new ArrayList<>();
for (ApplicationInfo info : infos){
installedApps.add(info.packageName);
}
return installedApps;
}
private long getStartTime() {
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.add(Calendar.YEAR, -1);
return calendar.getTimeInMillis();
}
private boolean checkForPermission() {
AppOpsManager appOps = (AppOpsManager) activity.getSystemService(Context.APP_OPS_SERVICE);
int mode = appOps.checkOpNoThrow(OPSTR_GET_USAGE_STATS, myUid(), activity.getPackageName());
return mode == MODE_ALLOWED;
}
Check this method for asking permission from user if not granted:
#TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
private void checkForUsageStatsPermission() {
AppOpsManager appOps = (AppOpsManager) getActivity().getSystemService(Context.APP_OPS_SERVICE);
int mode = 0;
if (appOps != null) {
mode = appOps.checkOpNoThrow(AppOpsManager.OPSTR_GET_USAGE_STATS, android.os.Process.myUid(), getActivity().getPackageName());
}
if (mode != AppOpsManager.MODE_ALLOWED) {
Intent intent = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_USAGE_ACCESS_SETTINGS);
startActivity(intent);
}
}
It seems Google finally closed all doors for getting the current foreground application package.
After the Lollipop update, which killed getRunningTasks(int maxNum) and thanks to this answer, I used this code to get the foreground application package since Lollipop:
final int PROCESS_STATE_TOP = 2;
RunningAppProcessInfo currentInfo = null;
Field field = null;
try {
field = RunningAppProcessInfo.class.getDeclaredField("processState");
} catch (Exception ignored) {
}
ActivityManager am = (ActivityManager) this.getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
List<RunningAppProcessInfo> appList = am.getRunningAppProcesses();
for (RunningAppProcessInfo app : appList) {
if (app.importance == RunningAppProcessInfo.IMPORTANCE_FOREGROUND &&
app.importanceReasonCode == 0 ) {
Integer state = null;
try {
state = field.getInt( app );
} catch (Exception ignored) {
}
if (state != null && state == PROCESS_STATE_TOP) {
currentInfo = app;
break;
}
}
}
return currentInfo;
Android 5.1.1 and above (6.0 Marshmallow), it seems, killed getRunningAppProcesses() as well. It now returns a list of your own application package.
UsageStatsManager
We can use the new UsageStatsManager API as described here but it doesn't work for all applications. Some system applications will return the same package
com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
AccessibilityService (December 2017: Going to be banned for use by Google)
Some applications use AccessibilityService (as seen here) but it has some disadvantages.
Is there another way of getting the current running application package?
To get a list of running processes on Android 1.6 - Android 6.0 you can use this library I wrote: https://github.com/jaredrummler/AndroidProcesses The library reads /proc to get process info.
Google has significantly restricted access to /proc in Android Nougat. To get a list of running processes on Android Nougat you will need to use UsageStatsManager or have root access.
Click the edit history for previous alternative solutions.
private String printForegroundTask() {
String currentApp = "NULL";
if(android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
UsageStatsManager usm = (UsageStatsManager)this.getSystemService("usagestats");
long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
List<UsageStats> appList = usm.queryUsageStats(UsageStatsManager.INTERVAL_DAILY, time - 1000*1000, time);
if (appList != null && appList.size() > 0) {
SortedMap<Long, UsageStats> mySortedMap = new TreeMap<Long, UsageStats>();
for (UsageStats usageStats : appList) {
mySortedMap.put(usageStats.getLastTimeUsed(), usageStats);
}
if (mySortedMap != null && !mySortedMap.isEmpty()) {
currentApp = mySortedMap.get(mySortedMap.lastKey()).getPackageName();
}
}
} else {
ActivityManager am = (ActivityManager)this.getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
List<ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo> tasks = am.getRunningAppProcesses();
currentApp = tasks.get(0).processName;
}
Log.e("adapter", "Current App in foreground is: " + currentApp);
return currentApp;
}
Use this method for getting foreground task.
U will need an System Permission "android:get_usage_stats"
public static boolean needPermissionForBlocking(Context context){
try {
PackageManager packageManager = context.getPackageManager();
ApplicationInfo applicationInfo = packageManager.getApplicationInfo(context.getPackageName(), 0);
AppOpsManager appOpsManager = (AppOpsManager) context.getSystemService(Context.APP_OPS_SERVICE);
int mode = appOpsManager.checkOpNoThrow(AppOpsManager.OPSTR_GET_USAGE_STATS, applicationInfo.uid, applicationInfo.packageName);
return (mode != AppOpsManager.MODE_ALLOWED);
} catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
return true;
}
}
IF user enable this in setting -> Security-> app with usage access. After that u will get foreground task. Similar process Clean matser by Cheetahamobile
google play link
Take a look at https://github.com/ricvalerio/foregroundappchecker, it might be what you need. Provides sample code, and takes away the pain of having to implement cross version foreground detector.
Here are two samples:
AppChecker appChecker = new AppChecker();
String packageName = appChecker.getForegroundApp();
Or regularly check:
AppChecker appChecker = new AppChecker();
appChecker
.when("com.other.app", new AppChecker.Listener() {
#Override
public void onForeground(String packageName) {
// do something
}
)
.when("com.my.app", new AppChecker.Listener() {
#Override
public void onForeground(String packageName) {
// do something
}
)
.other(new AppChecker.Listener() {
#Override
public void onForeground(String packageName) {
// do something
}
)
.timeout(1000)
.start(this);
Google limited this functionality for system apps only. As been reported in a bug ticket, you will need the REAL_GET_TASKS permission to access there.
Applications must now have ...permission.REAL_GET_TASKS to be able to
get process information for all applications. Only the process
information for the calling application will be returned if the app
doesn't have the permission. Privileges apps will temporarily be able
to get process information for all applications if they don't have the
new permission, but have deprecated ...permission.GET_TASKS Also,only
system apps can acquire the REAL_GET_TASKS permission.
Just throwing out a potential optimization to what I imagine is a heavily copy-pasted bit of code for detecting the top-most application on Android M.
This
if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
UsageStatsManager usm = (UsageStatsManager)this.getSystemService("usagestats");
long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
List<UsageStats> appList = usm.queryUsageStats(UsageStatsManager.INTERVAL_DAILY, time - 1000*1000, time);
if (appList != null && appList.size() > 0) {
SortedMap<Long, UsageStats> mySortedMap = new TreeMap<Long, UsageStats>();
for (UsageStats usageStats : appList) {
mySortedMap.put(usageStats.getLastTimeUsed(), usageStats);
}
if (mySortedMap != null && !mySortedMap.isEmpty()) {
currentApp = mySortedMap.get(mySortedMap.lastKey()).getPackageName();
}
}
}
Can be simplified to this
if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
UsageStatsManager usm = (UsageStatsManager) context.getSystemService(
Context.USAGE_STATS_SERVICE);
long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
List<UsageStats> appStatsList = usm.queryUsageStats(UsageStatsManager.INTERVAL_DAILY,
time - 1000 * 1000, time);
if (appStatsList != null && !appStatsList.isEmpty()) {
currentApp = Collections.max(appStatsList, (o1, o2) ->
Long.compare(o1.getLastTimeUsed(), o2.getLastTimeUsed())).getPackageName();
}
}
I found myself using this code in a 2 second loop, and wondered why I was using a complex solution that was O(n*log(n)) when a more simple solution was available in Collections.max() which is O(n).
public class AccessibilityDetectingService extends AccessibilityService {
#Override
protected void onServiceConnected() {
super.onServiceConnected();
//Configure these here for compatibility with API 13 and below.
AccessibilityServiceInfo config = new AccessibilityServiceInfo();
config.eventTypes = AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_WINDOW_STATE_CHANGED;
config.feedbackType = AccessibilityServiceInfo.FEEDBACK_GENERIC;
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 16)
//Just in case this helps
config.flags = AccessibilityServiceInfo.FLAG_INCLUDE_NOT_IMPORTANT_VIEWS;
setServiceInfo(config);
}
#Override
public void onAccessibilityEvent(final AccessibilityEvent event) {
if (event == null ) {
return;
} else if(event.getPackageName() == null && event.getClassName() == null){
return;
}
if (activityInfo != null){
Log.d("CurrentActivity", componentName.flattenToShortString());
}
}
private ActivityInfo tryGetActivity(ComponentName componentName) {
try {
return getPackageManager().getActivityInfo(componentName, 0);
} catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
return null;
}
}
#Override
public void onInterrupt() {
}
}
}//`enter code here`uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_TASKS" />
Then start the service and app accessibility on in your device
setting->accessibility->App
on that service.
Please try to use getRunningServices() instead of getRunningAppProcesses() method.
ActivityManager mActivityManager = (ActivityManager) getSy stemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
List<ActivityManager.RunningServiceInfo> appProcessInfoList = mActivityManager.getRunningServices(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
Our goal is to use AndroidTest(AndroidJUnit4) to run automatic tests.
We have used this code to grant permissions when SDK >= 23
public static void grantPermission(String permission) {
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
if (!hasPermission(permission))
getInstrumentation().getUiAutomation()
.executeShellCommand("pm grant " + getTargetContext().getPackageName() + " " + permission);
}
}
#Before
public void setUp() throws Exception {
grantPermission("android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE");
grantPermission("android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE");
grantPermission("android.permission.CAMERA ");
grantPermission("android.permission.INTERNET");
grantPermission("android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE ");
grantPermission("android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE");
grantPermission("android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS");
}
The method is fine for
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
android.permission.CAMERA
Although in the Settings/Security/Apps with usage access, our app is on, but when we use this code to check permission, it still doesn't have that permission.
AppOpsManager appOps = (AppOpsManager)context.getSystemService(Context.APP_OPS_SERVICE);
// return MODE_DEFAULT, not MODE_ALLOWED
int result = appOps.checkOpNoThrow("android:get_usage_stats", android.os.Process.myUid(), context.getPackageName())
How can I do to succeed this goal?
We have tried many approved. Finally, we succeeded.
The approved was use "adb shell input tap [x], [y]" to simulate tap, so it is like human tap the screen to trigger the switch.
This is the code us use.
private void grantPermission() throws InterruptedException {
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
Context context = InstrumentationRegistry.getTargetContext();
final AppOpsManager appOps = (AppOpsManager) context.getSystemService(Context.APP_OPS_SERVICE);
// check if the app doesn't have permission
if (appOps.checkOpNoThrow("android:get_usage_stats", android.os.Process.myUid(), context.getPackageName()) != AppOpsManager.MODE_ALLOWED) {
UiAutomation automation = InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().getUiAutomation();
//Open UsageAccessSettingsActivity
automation.executeShellCommand("am start com.android.settings/.Settings$UsageAccessSettingsActivity");
Thread.sleep(1000);
//Open the setting of the first app
automation.executeShellCommand(String.format("input tap %s %s", dpToPx(100), dpToPx(138)));
Thread.sleep(1000);
//Tap permit usage access
automation.executeShellCommand(String.format("input tap %s %s", dpToPx(100), dpToPx(164)));
Thread.sleep(1000);
}
}
}
public static int dpToPx(int dp) {
return (int) (dp * Resources.getSystem().getDisplayMetrics().density);
}
We have tried 6 AVDs on SDK 23 and 24 with hdip, xhdip and xxhdip. All works.
UPDATED[2/10]:
We found another easier way to do it. use "adb shell appops" commend.
This is ours code.
#Before
public void setUp() throws Exception {
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
Context context = InstrumentationRegistry.getTargetContext();
final AppOpsManager appOps = (AppOpsManager) context.getSystemService(Context.APP_OPS_SERVICE);
if (appOps.checkOpNoThrow("android:get_usage_stats", android.os.Process.myUid(), context.getPackageName()) != AppOpsManager.MODE_ALLOWED) {
InstrumentationRegistry
.getInstrumentation()
.getUiAutomation()
.executeShellCommand("appops set " + context.getPackageName() + " android:get_usage_stats allow");
}
}
}
Make sure your app has usage stats enabled. You can check this by launching the Usage Stats Activity. add this to your code on your onCreate method or possible on a button click:
Intent intent = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_USAGE_ACCESS_SETTINGS);
startActivity(intent);
In one of my application, I need to launch manually an application thanks to an Intent (which is not mine). After that, I want to know if this application launched by an Intent is running in foreground, in background or killed.
I founded a lot of example and snippets showing how to get the list of running processes/applications but they are calling methods whose are now deprecated since API 21 like ActivityManager.RunningTasks(..) (http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/ActivityManager.html).
The others methods like ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo only return my current application and not all the other. I understand that this is a security issue of the access to personal information, but is there no other way ?
EDIT 1
After looking at the Android API, I found the class UsageStatsManager and judging by the following post, it seems to be an alternative : How to get list of recent apps with Android API 21 Lollipop?. I tried using UsageStatsManager but the result isn't satisfying. I've got a service which aim to regularly verify if the selected application is in foreground.
public class CastService extends Service
{
private static final String TAG = "CastService";
#Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId)
{
ResolveInfo launchable = (ResolveInfo)intent.getExtras().get("selectedApp");
final String packageName = launchable.activityInfo.packageName;
final Handler handler = new Handler();
final int delay = 2000; // ms
handler.postDelayed(new Runnable()
{
#Override
public void run()
{
Log.i(TAG, "isAppInactive(" + packageName + ") : " + isAppInactive(packageName));
handler.postDelayed(this, delay);
}
}, delay);
return Service.START_NOT_STICKY;
}
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent)
{
return null;
}
protected boolean isAppInactive(String packageName)
{
UsageStatsManager usageStatsManager = (UsageStatsManager)getSystemService(Context.USAGE_STATS_SERVICE);
return usageStatsManager.isAppInactive(packageName);
}
}
The service is working fine and log every two seconds the result of the method isAppInactive. Unfortunatetly, even if the concerned application is in background or killed, the result doesn't changed :
I/CastService: isAppInactive(com.sec.android.gallery3d) : false
I thought I forget to add the permission in the AndroidManifest.xml but it doesn't fix it.
<uses-permission
android:name="android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS"
tools:ignore="ProtectedPermissions"/>
EDIT 2
Looking at another example (), I rewrote my isAppForeground function but still not working. My list of UsageStats is always empty.
protected boolean isAppForeground(String packageName)
{
UsageStatsManager usageStatsManager = (UsageStatsManager)getSystemService(Context.USAGE_STATS_SERVICE);
long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
List<UsageStats> stats = usageStatsManager.queryUsageStats(UsageStatsManager.INTERVAL_DAILY, time - 1000 * 10, time);
String topPackageName = new String();
if(stats != null)
{
SortedMap<Long,UsageStats> mySortedMap = new TreeMap<>();
for (UsageStats usageStats : stats)
{
mySortedMap.put(usageStats.getLastTimeUsed(),usageStats);
}
if(mySortedMap != null && !mySortedMap.isEmpty())
{
topPackageName = mySortedMap.get(mySortedMap.lastKey()).getPackageName();
}
}
return topPackageName.equals(packageName);
}
Thanks in advance.
Looking at my application settings, there was no trace of permission, so I decided to check if the permission PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS was really granted thanks to the following function.
public static boolean isPermissionGranted(Context context, String permission)
{
AppOpsManager appOps = (AppOpsManager) context.getSystemService(Context.APP_OPS_SERVICE);
int mode = appOps.checkOpNoThrow(permission, android.os.Process.myUid(), context.getPackageName());
boolean granted = mode == AppOpsManager.MODE_ALLOWED;
Log.i(TAG, "isPermissionGranted(" + permission + ", " + android.os.Process.myUid() + ", " + context.getPackageName() + ") : " + granted);
return granted;
}
I was testing my application in debug mode and it didn't ask me to allow the previous permission. Thanks to the terminal and adb command line, I granted the permission manually and my function isAppForeground defined in previous EDIT is finally working fine.
adb -d shell pm grant com.package.name android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
I was using getRunningTask API in one of my application to find the Foreground application. This API has been deprecated since Lollipop. After this deprecation, I preferred getRunningAppProcess API along with Importance_Foreground. I also ruled out REASON_SERVICE and REASON_PROVIDER from this list. I filtered out the system applications based on a logic, which worked perfectly. The problem is that, If Application A is on foreground, I get Application B as a spike. So, this approach is currently questionable. Is there any other alternative to the getRunningTask API?? Or am I missing any simple thing in the current approach. Please help guys.
Based on the answer to this question
String getTopPackage(){
long ts = System.currentTimeMillis();
UsageStatsManager mUsageStatsManager = (UsageStatsManager)getSystemService("usagestats");
List<UsageStats> usageStats = mUsageStatsManager.queryUsageStats(UsageStatsManager.INTERVAL_BEST, ts-1000, ts);
if (usageStats == null || usageStats.size() == 0) {
return NONE_PKG;
}
Collections.sort(usageStats, mRecentComp);
return usageStats.get(0).getPackageName();
}
This is the mRecentComp:
static class RecentUseComparator implements Comparator<UsageStats> {
#Override
public int compare(UsageStats lhs, UsageStats rhs) {
return (lhs.getLastTimeUsed() > rhs.getLastTimeUsed()) ? -1 : (lhs.getLastTimeUsed() == rhs.getLastTimeUsed()) ? 0 : 1;
}
}
This permission is needed:
<uses-permission xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:name="android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS"
tools:ignore="ProtectedPermissions" />
And you will need user authorization to request the stats, use this to direct the user to the settings page:
Intent intent = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_USAGE_ACCESS_SETTINGS);
startActivity(intent);
And you can check if you already have permission like this:
public static boolean needPermissionForBlocking(Context context) {
try {
PackageManager packageManager = context.getPackageManager();
ApplicationInfo applicationInfo = packageManager.getApplicationInfo(context.getPackageName(), 0);
AppOpsManager appOpsManager = (AppOpsManager) context.getSystemService(Context.APP_OPS_SERVICE);
int mode = appOpsManager.checkOpNoThrow(AppOpsManager.OPSTR_GET_USAGE_STATS, applicationInfo.uid, applicationInfo.packageName);
return (mode != AppOpsManager.MODE_ALLOWED);
} catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
return true;
}
}
Get the list of RunningAppProcessInfo by ActivityManager.getRunningAppProcesses().
Choose the RuningAppProcessInfo with whose importance == RunningAppProcessInfo.IMPORTANCE_FOREGROUND and whose processState == ActivityManager.START_TASK_TO_FRONT.
(The former is easy, the latter is difficult because the reflection is necessary)
See my answer for this question getRunningTasks doesn't work in Android L