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I am developing custom lockscreen app.its working fine in below 4.0 but above 4.0,when we press home button the app stops.is there any solution for this no apps will stop when pressing home button untill unlocking the screen.(like go locker app)

Another way to develop a LockScreen App is by using Views, let me explain it.
First of all you can "disable" in some devices the System lock screen by disabling the KEYGUARD:
((KeyguardManager)getSystemService(Activity.KEYGUARD_SERVICE)).newKeyguardLock("IN").disableKeyguard();
You should put this line of code in your Service.
After that you can launch an activity every time the screen goes off:
public class AutoStart extends BroadcastReceiver {
public void onReceive(Context arg0, Intent arg1) {
if(arg1.getAction().equals("android.intent.action.SCREEN_OFF")) {
Intent localIntent = new Intent(arg0, LockScreen.class);
localIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
localIntent.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_SYSTEM_ERROR);
arg0.startActivity(localIntent);
}
}
}
If you read the documentation for WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_SYSTEM_ERROR it explains that is a type of internal system error windows, appear on top of everything they can. In multiuser systems shows only on the owning user's window.
So now you have an activity on top of everything, but a press in HOME button will exit the activity.
Here is where the Views make their appearance. You can inflate a view from a layout resource and add it to the WindowManager as a TYPE_SYSTEM_ERROR, so will be on top of everything. And since you can control when to remove this View, the best place is in onDestroy of your Activity, because pressing the HOME button will only pause your activity, and the view will still be visible.
public WindowManager winManager;
public RelativeLayout wrapperView;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
WindowManager.LayoutParams localLayoutParams = new WindowManager.LayoutParams( WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_SYSTEM_ERROR,
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_FOCUSABLE|
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_TOUCH_MODAL|
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_LAYOUT_IN_SCREEN,
PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT);
this.winManager = ((WindowManager)getApplicationContext().getSystemService(WINDOW_SERVICE));
this.wrapperView = new RelativeLayout(getBaseContext());
getWindow().setAttributes(localLayoutParams);
View.inflate(this, R.layout.lock_screen, this.wrapperView);
this.winManager.addView(this.wrapperView, localLayoutParams);
}
public void onDestroy()
{
this.winManager.removeView(this.wrapperView);
this.wrapperView.removeAllViews();
super.onDestroy();
}
To avoid the notification bar of showing I added the flags FLAG_NOT_FOCUSABLE | FLAG_NOT_TOUCH_MODAL | FLAG_LAYOUT_IN_SCREEN to consume all pointer events.
Not forget to add these two lines to your manifest:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW" />
From here you just need to add the logic of your Lock Screen app to let the user use his smartphone :)

A custom launcher is basically an app (you can make it behave like a grid, list, implement your own drag and drop etc) then, you only need to add these lines to the intent filter of the main activity, with this done, after you install your app and press the home button your app will appear in the list of available homescreens.
<category android:name="android.intent.category.HOME" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
What i cant find is a way to replace the lock screen, and hacks like disabling the lock screen on the phone and using an activity in a custom launcher isn't actually replacing the lockscreen ^^

You can use the below method to disable the Home key in android :
#Override
public void onAttachedToWindow() {
this.getWindow().setType(WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_KEYGUARD);
super.onAttachedToWindow();
}

I am developing on a Samsung Galaxy S4 5.0 and what worked for me was simply changing getWindow().setFlags(..) to getWindow().addFlags(..)

I think first of all you should ask yourself if you really want to hijack the home key. Sometimes you may want it. But I think placing the app on the Android lock screen, letting the home key act normally and letting the underlying Android lock screen take care of password-protecting the device is what you actually want in a lot of cases (unless you want to change the way this is done by default).
Bottom line, letting an app be displayed on the Android lock screen comes pretty close to writing your own custom lock screen. And is decidedly easier since you don't have to manage passwords yourself. Not to mention it's safer and more reliable since you don't hijack the home key.
I did it like this and it works very well. You can see the details here:
show web site on Android lock screen
The question is about displaying a website on the lock screen, since that's what I was interested in, but the answer is more general, it works with any app.
You can see here an app that's on Google Play and has been written like this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.a50webs.intelnav.worldtime

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Dim screen upon idle time. Wake up upon screen input

So I am fairly new to the world of coding and I am doodling with a little private learning project.
I have made a simple web browser based on WebView for a embedded android 7.1 ELOtouch device.
I have found plenty of articles online on how to turn the screen on/off etc but never really managed to make it work.
What I am trying to do is that the screen dims down to the lowest level after xx amount of time, let’s say 5min. And only dims back up to a defined level upon user touch/screen input.
The unit is always on and don’t have any form for advanced screen adjustments in settings, so as I see it, it has to be done programmatically.
Thankful for and advice or guidance.
Attached one of my sources:
How to change screen timeout programmatically?
To change screen brightness by user touch, you could do like this:
In AndroidManifest.xml file, add this line:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS" />
And in some place of activity class file:
Settings.System.putInt(this.getContentResolver(),
Settings.System.SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS, 80);
WindowManager.LayoutParams lp = getWindow().getAttributes();
lp.screenBrightness =0.8f;
getWindow().setAttributes(lp);
startActivity(new Intent(this,DummyActivity.class));
Note: when setting up brightness,the modification doesn't take effect immediately, to solve this problem,just start another blank dummy activity and finish it in Oncreate()
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
finish();
}
Don' forget to include DummyActivity in AndroidManifest.xml.
Edited:
To dim screen after some time, the basic logic is same, and maybe you should create a Timer(TimerTask).
Hope this is helpful!

Show dialog with touch events over lockscreen in Android 2.3

I want to build a dialog which is visible on the lockscreen and can receive touch events. I built a window with WindowManager but only the TYPE_SYSTEM_OVERLAY Flag is shown over the lockscreen in GB (Android 2.3.7).
Is there a way to create a system overlay which is visible on the lockscreen and can receive touch events in Android 2.3.7?
There was a bug with FLAG_WATCH_OUTSIDE_TOUCH but I'm not sure how that affects me. Any ideas?
I do not think you can launch an activity each time when device is locked without binding your application as admin privilaged app programatically.
Once your app is admin privilaged app, you can programatically set password & lock the screen & then programatically unlock it using Device Policy Manager.
On top of that lock screen you can programatically launch your own activity & you can create your own unlocker & unlock device through that activity as you can get call backs via DeviceAdminReceiver.
Here is a good example for that & all you need is to create your own activity after you called DevicePolicyManager.lockNow(). Then it will appear on top of lock screen as normal activity plus extra control over native lockscreen.
Try this It may helps you,
getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_TURN_SCREEN_ON);
getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED);
getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON);
setContentView(R.layout.alertdialog);
And also, Android is a little bit of a contradiction. It's very open and as a developer you have access to anything, and it's up to you to use those powers for good or evil. When I say evil I don't mean malware. I mean apps that try to get cute and use things in ways they weren't meant to be used, like putting up notifications asking you to use the app more. The contradiction is that you don't actually have access to everything, there are a few parts the developers decided were so important that app couldn't mess with them. The lock screen is one of those parts. You can replace your home app all you want, but you never have to worry about your replacement lock screen failing and preventing you from accessing your phone.
Even if this were possible you would have more problems to deal with. Every lock screen is different, manufacturers can and do customize it so you have no guarantees your activity won't get in the way of unlocking the phone.
For touching outside of your dialog,
dialog.setCanceledOnTouchOutside(your boolean);
Finally I achieved the same. Don't go for activity, because android will not show lock screen behind your activity for security reason, so for service.
Below is my code in onStartCommand of my service
WindowManager mWindowManager = (WindowManager) getSystemService(WINDOW_SERVICE);
View mView = mInflater.inflate(R.layout.score, null);
WindowManager.LayoutParams mLayoutParams = new WindowManager.LayoutParams(
ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT,
ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, 0, 0,
WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_SYSTEM_OVERLAY,
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED
| WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DISMISS_KEYGUARD
| WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_TURN_SCREEN_ON
/* | WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON */,
PixelFormat.RGBA_8888);
mWindowManager.addView(mView, mLayoutParams);

disable all home button and task bar features on Nexus 7

I am building an app that will form part of an exhibition. It will be displayed on a Nexus 7 which will be securely mounted. The app has touchscreen functionality and will display interactive content.
I need to be able to disable as many features as possible whilst on display as I do not want the public to be able to get to anything other than the app.
The main thing I am struggling with is the back/home/recent app list button. I have found some examples of disabling home button (child lock Android - Is It possible to disable the click of home button
) but ideally I need the buttons to be invisible, so to turn off the 'glow' (black would be fine).
Is the bottom section on a Nexus 7 protected in some way, is there another version of Android that would allow me to do this? The Nexus device will only be used for displaying this app, no other functionality is needed.
Any suggestions would be great and very much appreciated.
Your best solution without creating your own custom Android rom to remove the bottom buttons, will be to make the app full screen, override the back button, and make your app a launcher in order to override the home button.
AFAIK, there is no way of overriding the recent apps button.
Edit: One other option would to have a fullscreen app and then use a mount that will cover the buttons. (Thanks to MaciejGórski for the idea).
To make your app full screen, put the following in your activity's onCreate():
requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN, WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
Or you can make the app full screen from within the manifest as well, thanks to #Niels:
<application android:theme="#android:style/Theme.Holo.Light.NoActionBar.Fullscreen">
To override the back button, add this method:
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
return;
}
Now the home button is trickier, add the following to your manifest:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
and this to your manifest under the <activity>:
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.HOME" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
and this to your manifest under the <application>, make sure that the <receiver name> is the full package name path you define:
<receiver android:name="com.example.BootCompleteReceiver">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
And lastly, create a java class file called BootCompleteReceiver, and use this code:
public class BootCompleteReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Intent startActivityIntent = new Intent(context, YourActivityName.class);
startActivityIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
context.startActivity(parentActivityIntent);
}
}
To later disable your app as a home screen launcher, press the recent app button, swipe down from the right side, tap settings, go to apps, then tap the upper right three dots (vertically aligned), press "Reset app preferences", and then finally press "Reset apps".
I think that should just about cover it all.
EDIT 2 I just realized/tested and you do NOT necessarily need the BOOT_COMPLETED intent if you make your application a launcher. This means that the <uses-permission>, <receiver>, and BootComplete.java are not needed. You can just use the <intent-filter> that includes the MAIN, HOME, and DEFAULT attributes.
EDIT 3 More/different information available here: Home Launcher issue with Fragments after reboot
Further to the above, which all worked great, and to make sure a comprehensive answer is out there.....
AFAIK, there is no way of overriding the recent apps button.
I got around this by change onPause app behavior to start an alarmmanager. There may be a more elegant solution, but this works.
First, create repeating alarmmanager setupAlarm(seconds)( full details here and here, note I used repeating alarm rather than one off, think both will work though) that starts your activity
then change onPause to set a 2 second alarm, so whenever someone selects the recent apps button on the nav bar, a 2 second 'alarm' to start mainActivity is set.
#Override
public void onPause() {
setupAlarm(2);
finish(); //optional
super.onPause();
}
So with this and the above, any attempt to use the navigation buttons or restart the app results in app starting. So until I get round to investigating the 'kiosk' style roms this is a very good compromise.
I may be a bit late.
But i've found the, in my opinion, best solution for the Recent Apps Button Problem:
#Override
public void onWindowFocusChanged(boolean hasFocus) {
super.onWindowFocusChanged(hasFocus);
if (&& !hasFocus) {
// Close every kind of system dialog
Intent closeDialog = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS);
sendBroadcast(closeDialog);
// send task back to front
ActivityManager activityManager =
(ActivityManager) getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
activityManager.moveTaskToFront(getTaskId(), 0);
}
}
The "send task back to front" part will prevent the pull down of the Notification bar by simply sending it back up instantly and will close the Recent Apps View.
The other one is to close the "Shutdown/Restart" View when he tries to shut down his phone.
Now Excuse my English and have a nice Day.
Greetings
Jimmy

Disable System bar Android 4.0

I know there has been lot of discussion for hiding system bar on android 4.0 but no discussions on disabling the functionality of virtual button or status bar or system bar on Android 4.0 tablets?
Is this possible? Can somebody guide me to the right direction?
Thanks!
Try FLAG_FULLSCREEN, it should hide the status bar
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/WindowManager.LayoutParams.html#FLAG_FULLSCREEN
I have done a lot of research to design a lock screen and finally found a solution to permanently disable System bars i.e Navigation bar(Back, home, Recent apps soft keys) and the status bar. Android disabled the feature to override System bars except the back button. But there is a little work around to make this work:
Understand and implement screen pinning patiently and you will be successful.
You can create an app to control what all applications you want to implement screen pinning in or you can implement screen pinning directly in the same application you want to pin.
I'm going to show you the later implementation in this article:
1. Firstly your app should be the device owner.
You can do it in several ways and the easiest is to execute the command:
adb shell dpm set-device-owner [yourPackageName]/.[MyDeviceAdminReceiver]
Create a receiver(MyDeviceAdminReceiver) that extends DeviceAdminReceiver. You needn't have any code in here. For more info on Device owner implementation refer this link
http://florent-dupont.blogspot.com/2015/02/10-things-to-know-about-device-owner.html
Register the receiver in the AndroidManifest.xml file this way :
<receiver
android:name=".MyDeviceAdminReceiver"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:permission="android.permission.BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN">
<meta-data
android:name="android.app.device_admin"
android:resource="#xml/device_admin" />
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.app.action.DEVICE_ADMIN_ENABLED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
2. Your onCreate method should look like this:
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_lock_screen);
ComponentName deviceAdmin = new ComponentName(this, MyDeviceAdminReceiver.class);
DevicePolicyManager mDpm = (DevicePolicyManager) getSystemService(Context.DEVICE_POLICY_SERVICE);
if (mDpm.isDeviceOwnerApp(getPackageName())) {
mDpm.setLockTaskPackages(deviceAdmin, new String[]{getPackageName()});
}
if (mDpm.isLockTaskPermitted(this.getPackageName()))
startLockTask();
3.To unpin the screen and make Navigation Bar functional:
Call the function stopLockTask() at a place in your code where you want to unpin. For example in my application, as soon as I verify that the user has typed the correct passcode, I call this function:
if (userInput.length() == 4) {
if (userInput.equals(passcode)) {
userInput = "";
etxtPasscodeDisplay.setText("");
stopLockTask(); // this is what you need
unlockHomeButton(); // A method to show home screen when
passcode is correct
finishAffinity(); //kill other activities
}
Extra Info which usually is required for lockscreens:
1. If your app is the first thing that comes up after boot:
You need a service(StartAtBootService) and a receiver (BootCompletedReceiver) for this.
2. If you want your app to show up after screen lock and unlock
(the power button is pressed to lock and unlock):
Create AEScreenOnOffService that extends service and AEScreenOnOffReceiver that extends BroadcastReceiver to launch your activity when the screen is on.
For a detailed info on everything I mentioned here, refer http://www.sureshjoshi.com/mobile/android-kiosk-mode-without-root/
This is an excellent write up which helped me a lot. Special thanks to the author.
I need at least 10 reputation to post more than two links. As I'm new to stackoverflow I don't have enough reputation so I'm sorry for not being able to share all the links I referred. Will surely update the post once I get access.

Using FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED with disableKeyguard() in secured Android lock screen

The Context
Recently, I have been looking for reliable ways to control a secured Android Keyguard. Mainly to display a custom lock screen. I know that Google had stated custom lock screens are not officially supported by the platform and should expect things to break, however, with the existing APIs, I believe there must be ways to do this. I have done tons of research for about a week but still having problem here and there. What I have implemented, assuming a secured Keyguard is enabled, so far are,
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED allows an activity(a window) to be displayed on screen on, putting the Keyguard behind, and all unsafe actions are prevented. Notification panel is disabled, finishing the activity will bring up the Keyguard. I implemented as following in my lock screen activity.
#Override
public void onAttachedToWindow() {
window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED);
}
KeyguardManager, KeyguardManager.KeyguardLock are deprecated classes, but they still work all the way to Jelly Bean. To do this, I have a Service that handles two things, holding a static KeyguardManager and the related objects, and have it hold a BroadcastReceiver to receive Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON and Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF. (all the objects are initialized properly)
For ScreenReceiver
public static synchronized void disableKeyguard() {
if ( isLocked ) {
if ( keyguardLock == null ) {
keyguardLock = keyguardManager.newKeyguardLock(LOG_TAG);
}
keyguardLock.disableKeyguard();
isLocked = false;
}
}
public static synchronized void reenableKeyguard() {
if ( !isLocked ) {
if ( keyguardLock == null ) {
keyguardLock = keyguardManager.newKeyguardLock(LOG_TAG);
}
keyguardLock.reenableKeyguard();
keyguardLock = null;
isLocked = true;
}
}
For BroadcastReceiver
#Override
public void onReceive( Context context, Intent intent ) {
if ( intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON) ) {
Intent start = new Intent(context, LockScreen.class);
start.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK);
context.startActivity(start);
} else if ( intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF) ) {
ScreenReceiverService.reenableKeyguard();
}
}
For LockScreenActivity, when the user had input the correct passcode,
window.clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED);
ScreenReceiverService.disableKeyguard();
finish();
The Problem
Things that works
ACTION_ON and ACTION_OFF are received reliably.
LockScreenActivity is shown before the Keyguard (without telephone state handling yet)
Notification cannot be pulled down, exiting the activity in any way would display the lockscreen.
Things that does not work
After I disable Keyguard and call finish(), my app exits and homescreen or the last activity before the screen went off is shown. However, whenever I press the Home Key, the Keyguard will flash into the screen, quickly dismissing itself immediately, and the normal Home Key function/event is not handled (will not return to homescreen after flashing). This is observed when I rapidly tapped the Home Key repeatedly.
I even looked into the Android source code to find out the Home Key handling, but it is never sent to third-party applications unless the window type is WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_KEYGUARD or WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_KEYGUARD_DIALOG, which will throw SecurityException on 4.0+ even it worked on earlier platforms. And for the Keyguard, I have declared DISABLE_KEYGUARD permission use this shouldn't be the problem. My guess is the flag FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED will tell the system to handle to Keyguard in some ways that would conflict with other disable calls. Since this flag is mostly used for Alarm/SMS type application, which is to show limited information to the user, then dismiss themselves and bring up the Keyguard. But in my case, having the user unlock my lock screen then unlock the system lockscreen simply defeats the purpose of my app.
So the question is why would the Keyguard flashes whenever I press Home after I disabled it? Is there any workaround/solution for this issue?
P.S. Thank you for reading such a long question. This is my first time asking a question here, if there is anything that I did wrong, please tell me (i.e. format, grammar, code convention, tags, etc.). Also I had no experience with any programming knowledge, I started with Android before I know what Java is. So I have not taken any proper course/training yet, this community is awesome and often help people like I even if they are simple questions, and of course watching Google I/O videos, reading blogs, read others' code help me a lot. So please tolerate any dumb mistakes/obvious bugs/stupid questions. I am only 16. ^_^"
I have used this with some success in both Gingerbread and ICS to open my activity (via a background service which is starting it). In the activity being started:
#Override
public void onAttachedToWindow() {
this.getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN |
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DISMISS_KEYGUARD |
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED |
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_TURN_SCREEN_ON,
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN |
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DISMISS_KEYGUARD |
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED |
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_TURN_SCREEN_ON);
}
I had the same problem for the click of HOME button while unlocking the device. This can be solved by reseting the password to blank (ie "") :
DevicePolicyManager devicePolicyManager;
ComponentName demoDeviceAdmin;
devicePolicyManager.setPasswordQuality(demoDeviceAdmin,DevicePolicyManager.PASSWORD_QUALITY_UNSPECIFIED);
devicePolicyManager.setPasswordMinimumLength(demoDeviceAdmin, 0);
devicePolicyManager.resetPassword("",DevicePolicyManager.RESET_PASSWORD_REQUIRE_ENTRY);
and then disabling the keygaurd :
this.keyGuardLock = ((KeyguardManager)getSystemService("keyguard")).newKeyguardLock("keyguard");
keyGuardLock.disableKeyguard();
Hope this solved your problem. \m/ keep coding!
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED allows an activity(a
window) to be displayed on screen on, putting the Keyguard behind
I tried to get this but my activity always preceded by the system lock screen. isOrderdBroadcast() says that ACTION_SCREEN_NO is an ordered broadcast.
I added flag to the activity :
getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED);
in onAttachedView(). But still the system lock is getting the preference over my Custom screen lock activity.
How did you get your activity before the system lock screen?
EDIT
On a hindsight, I think my understanding of the lock screen concept was wrong. My broadcast receiver was getting the broadcast first. But what was showing before that was the system lock screen launched when SCREEN_OFF is received. Fixed that problem as of now.
But stumped by the ambiguity of home button behavior. This won't be a problem in post ICS devices as all hard buttons are discouraged.
In your LockScreenActivity, ending the validation code by finish(); kills the LockscreenActivity and thus the whole app. Instead of that, you could just launch back your main activity (or any other) like this :
startActivity(new Intent(LockScreenActivity.this, MainActivity.class));
If AOSP is in your control then you need to set the simple flag and keyguard() is gone for good.
Here is the details to do that, get into the file
"overlay/frameworks/base/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml"
and search for "config_enableKeyguardService" then set the flag to false.
NO MORE keyGuard, pheww

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