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Android whatsapp like call notification

Am developing a voip application. There is a background service which shows incoming call notifications, which works as expected (showing an incoming call dialog) when the phone is not locked and app is in background state.
How can i generate a dialog with interactive buttons, like whatsapp incoming call notification; even when the phone is locked?
Any heads up on this one or documentation that i can look up?
I can send an inapp notification for an incoming call, but that seems to be not enough for the purpose. I would need a full blow dialog interface which has a button or similar that would in turn open the application.
I am using Quickblox as the voip service provider.
Thanks in advance
I have tried unlocking the phone, on a button press
Here is my code to open a dialog from the background service.
viewToShowOnLockedScreen = View.inflate(getApplicationContext(), R.layout.activity_background_call, null);
viewToShowOnLockedScreen.setTag(TAG);
int top = getApplicationContext().getResources().getDisplayMetrics().heightPixels / 2;
final WindowManager.LayoutParams mLayoutParams = new WindowManager.LayoutParams(
ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, Utils.dpToPx(300), 0, 0,
WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_SYSTEM_ERROR,
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);
viewToShowOnLockedScreen.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
Animation mAnimation = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(getApplicationContext(),R.anim.abc_slide_in_top);
viewToShowOnLockedScreen.startAnimation(mAnimation);
mWindowManager.addView(viewToShowOnLockedScreen, mLayoutParams);
mWindowManager.updateViewLayout(viewToShowOnLockedScreen, mLayoutParams);
And here is the code to unlock the device on a button press. Though this looks like it unlocks the phone, the screen is on, but the phone is still locked. Home button does'nt work.
KeyguardManager km = (KeyguardManager) getSystemService(KEYGUARD_SERVICE);
final KeyguardManager.KeyguardLock kl = km .newKeyguardLock("MyKeyguardLock");
kl.disableKeyguard();
PowerManager pm = (PowerManager) getSystemService(POWER_SERVICE);
PowerManager.WakeLock wakeLock = pm.newWakeLock(PowerManager.FULL_WAKE_LOCK
| PowerManager.ACQUIRE_CAUSES_WAKEUP
| PowerManager.ON_AFTER_RELEASE, "MyWakeLock");
wakeLock.acquire();

Not really an answer, a work around i should say.
I coul'dnt unlock the screen. However I have updated the application to listen to Intent.ACTION_USER_PRESENT and added necessary to logic in the app to answer calls once the user has unlocked the device at the point of incoming call. Here is the code.
mUnlockStatusFilter = new IntentFilter();
mUnlockStatusFilter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_USER_PRESENT);
mUnlockStateIntentReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent i) {
if (i.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_USER_PRESENT)) {
//Do something phone is unlocked
Log.d(TAG,"Screen unlocked");
if(isWaitingForUnlock){
stopCallNotification();
if(Foreground.get().isForeground()){
Log.d(TAG, "App is in foreground; Sending a broadcast");
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_INCLUDE_STOPPED_PACKAGES);
intent.setAction(BaseActivityWithSignalling.onReceiveNewSession);
intent.putExtra("code", BaseActivityWithSignalling.onReceiveNewSessionCode);
sendBroadcast(intent);
Log.d(TAG, "Send broadcast for onReceiveNewSession");
}else{
Log.d(TAG, "App is in background; Showing activity");
Intent showCallingFromBG = new Intent(LMService.this, BackgroundCall.class);
showCallingFromBG.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
startActivity(showCallingFromBG);
}
}
}
}
};
registerReceiver(mUnlockStateIntentReceiver, mUnlockStatusFilter);

Android Wakelock not working when screen is off

I m trying to implement wake lock and wifi lock for a service. More about my scenario in this like: Wakelock implementation in a service. I m acquiring during start and releasing when the service gets destroyed. I want to monitor the battery consumption for my project, though I understand that, this approach is not good. But when my phone screen is off, it is not working. I have enabled the option: Keep Wifi on during sleep. As soon as my screen turns off, my service stops.I m using the snippet :
PowerManager powerManager = (PowerManager)getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE);
wakeLock = powerManager.newWakeLock(PowerManager.PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK, "My Lock");
if(!wakeLock.isHeld())
{
wakeLock.acquire();
}
Log.d(TAG,"Acquired Wake lock successfully");
wifiManager = (WifiManager) getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
wifiLock = wifiManager.createWifiLock(WifiManager.WIFI_MODE_FULL_HIGH_PERF , "WiFi LockTag");
if(!wifiLock.isHeld())
{
wifiLock.acquire();
}
Log.d(TAG,"Acquired Wifi lock successfully");
//TO RELEASE
try{
wifiLock.release();
}catch(Exception e){
e.printStackTrace();
Log.d(TAG,"Exception while releasing WakeLock :: Can be ignoredd");
}
Any idea of why this is happening ? Thanks in advance!

to protect screen from being lock use this Spinet
public static void unlockTheScreen(Context context) {
KeyguardManager keyguardManager = (KeyguardManager) context.getSystemService(Context.KEYGUARD_SERVICE);
KeyguardLock keyguardLock = keyguardManager.newKeyguardLock("TAG");
keyguardLock.disableKeyguard();
}
Add below in your wake lock
wakeLock = powermanager.newWakeLock((PowerManager.SCREEN_BRIGHT_WAKE_LOCK | PowerManager.FULL_WAKE_LOCK | PowerManager.ACQUIRE_CAUSES_WAKEUP ), "TAG");

How to find the screen is locked in android

For my application, I need to know that the screen is locked. How to check this is problematically. I used following flag:
if(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_TURN_SCREEN_ON != 0){
// some code
}else if((WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED)!= 0){
// some code
}
But this always executing both if and else part... which flag I have to use to check the screen is locked or not?

I'll try to answer this though the question is already old since it is unresolved and could help other googlers. ;)
First you must register a BroadcastReceiver for Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF & Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON. Note that this receiver must be registered in codes and will not work when declared in the manifest.
In your broadcast receiver, when you receive Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON, you can check if the screen is locked by using the below codes:
KeyguardManager km = (KeyguardManager) getSystemService(Context.KEYGUARD_SERVICE);
boolean locked = km.inKeyguardRestrictedInputMode();

KeyguardManager myKeyManager = (KeyguardManager)getSystemService(Context.KEYGUARD_SERVICE);
if( myKeyManager.inKeyguardRestrictedInputMode()) {
//screen is locked
} else {
//screen is not locked
}

Register a broadcast receiver with action android.intent.action.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF and write your code in onReceive() method of receiver.
If you are using an activity, onPause() will be called when the screen locked and onResume() will be called when the screen unlocked.
In your code you are checking some flags, i don't know where you will do that checking ? is it continuous verification ? If you are using an activity in your app, the above procedure will happen, just check it in Android Developers website.

I guess you may have already found the answer, but if not (and for other developers), you can do it like this:
PowerManager powerManager = (PowerManager) getSystemService(POWER_SERVICE);
boolean isScreenOn = powerManager.isScreenOn();
if (!isScreenOn) {
//Screen is in OFF State
//Code to power on and release lock
KeyguardManager km = (KeyguardManager) this
.getSystemService(Context.KEYGUARD_SERVICE);
final KeyguardManager.KeyguardLock kl = km
.newKeyguardLock("MyKeyguardLock");
kl.disableKeyguard();
PowerManager pm = (PowerManager) this
.getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE);
WakeLock wakeLock = pm.newWakeLock(PowerManager.FULL_WAKE_LOCK
| PowerManager.ACQUIRE_CAUSES_WAKEUP
| PowerManager.ON_AFTER_RELEASE, "MyWakeLock");
wakeLock.acquire();
}

There are broadcasted intents for screen lock & unlock.
Check it like :
if (intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF)){//LOGIC Here}
Let me know!

Here is what I did:
This handles if the user has unlocked the screen, but not yet entered the home screen or the user's screen is turned off say during a call.
if (Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON.equals(pIntent.getAction()) ||
Intent.ACTION_USER_PRESENT.equals(pIntent.getAction())) {
if(mListener!=null) {
KeyguardManager km = (KeyguardManager) context.getSystemService(Context.KEYGUARD_SERVICE);
boolean locked = km.inKeyguardRestrictedInputMode();
Log.v(TAG, ": Phone lock state from KEYGUARD_SERVICE: Current state:" + (locked ? "LOCKED":"UNLOCKED"));
mIsPhoneLocked = locked;
}
}

Android Turn screen Off

I can't turn off the screen using this code. I used PowerManager and wl.release() method, but it doesn't work. Can somebody show me an example?
PowerManager pm = (PowerManager) getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE);
wl = pm.newWakeLock(PowerManager.FULL_WAKE_LOCK, "DoNotDimScreen");
This is part of my function:
stateString = "nextone";
if(stateString=="nextone"){
wl.release();
}
I also added permission in the manifest but no result.

I found the answer over here on stack overflow: Turn off screen on Android
Copied from there:
WindowManager.LayoutParams params = getWindow().getAttributes();
params.flags |= LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON;
params.screenBrightness = 0;
getWindow().setAttributes(params);
I tried this out and it seems to work.

If you don't use a permission, the program will crash with a SecurityException when it tries to lock, so that isn't the problem. The correct method is: (obtains WakeLock on start, gives it up when the application loses focus (onPause)
//declared globally so both functions can access this
public PowerManager.WakeLock wl;
///////////onCreate
//stop phone from sleeping
PowerManager powman = (PowerManager) getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE);
wl = powman.newWakeLock(PowerManager.SCREEN_BRIGHT_WAKE_LOCK, "NameOfLock");
wl.acquire();
///////////onPause
wl.release();
//////////for completion's sake, onResume
if(!wl.isHeld()){
wl.acquire();
}
However, your problem is actually in this check
if(stateString=="nextone")
This should be if(stateString.equals("nextone"))

please check this link before proceeding with wake lock. if it does not solve your problem then you can proceed with wake lock.
Force Screen On

You can use
getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON);

try
{
Settings.System.putInt(getContentResolver(), Settings.System.SCREEN_OFF_TIMEOUT, 1000*15);
}
catch (NumberFormatException e)
{
Log.e("aa", "could not persist screen timeout setting", e);
}
How to detect switching between user and device

Turning on screen programmatically

I would like to unlock screen and switching it on to show a popup on an event trigger. I am able to unlock the screen using
newKeyguardLock = km.newKeyguardLock(HANDSFREE);
newKeyguardLock.disableKeyguard();
on KeyGuardService but I cannot turn on the screen. I am using
wl = pm.newWakeLock(PowerManager.SCREEN_BRIGHT_WAKE_LOCK, HANDSFREE);
wl.acquire();
but with no success. The screen still remains off.
How can I achieve this?

Note from author: I wrote this back in 2012. I don't know if it works anymore. Be sure to check out the other more recent answers.
Amir's answer got me close, but you need the ACQUIRE_CAUSES_WAKEUP flag at least (Building against Android 2.3.3).
WakeLock screenLock = ((PowerManager)getSystemService(POWER_SERVICE)).newWakeLock(
PowerManager.SCREEN_BRIGHT_WAKE_LOCK | PowerManager.ACQUIRE_CAUSES_WAKEUP, "TAG");
screenLock.acquire();
//later
screenLock.release();

This is very popular question but the accepted answer now is outdated.
Below is latest way to Turn On Screen OR wake up your device screen from an activity:
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O_MR1) {
this.setTurnScreenOn(true);
} else {
final Window window = getWindow();
window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_TURN_SCREEN_ON);
}
Use WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_TURN_SCREEN_ON but FLAG_TURN_SCREEN_ON flag has been deprecated in API level 27 so you can use Activity.setTurnScreenOn(true) from API level 27 onward.

In your main activity's OnCreate() write following code:
((PowerManager)getSystemService(POWER_SERVICE)).newWakeLock(PowerManager.SCREEN_DIM_WAKE_LOCK, "TAG").acquire();
It causes the device to wake up.
Do not forget disableKeyguard() to unlock the device...

undefined's answer with NullPointer check and set timeout :
private void turnOnScreen() {
PowerManager.WakeLock screenLock = null;
if ((getSystemService(POWER_SERVICE)) != null) {
screenLock = ((PowerManager)getSystemService(POWER_SERVICE)).newWakeLock(
PowerManager.SCREEN_BRIGHT_WAKE_LOCK | PowerManager.ACQUIRE_CAUSES_WAKEUP, "TAG");
screenLock.acquire(10*60*1000L /*10 minutes*/);
screenLock.release();
}
}

This is how you can do it:
PowerManager powerManager = (PowerManager) context.getSystemService(context.POWER_SERVICE);
PowerManager.WakeLock wakeLock = powerManager.newWakeLock(PowerManager.FULL_WAKE_LOCK |
PowerManager.ACQUIRE_CAUSES_WAKEUP |
PowerManager.ON_AFTER_RELEASE, "appname::WakeLock");
//acquire will turn on the display
wakeLock.acquire();
make sure to set permission in the manifest :
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"/>