I have a rooted version of android, which has a custom settings option 'screen' to set the screen resolution. Now I would like to go to that particular screen directly from my app on a button click.
It is not possible to set it using Settings class of android, as it does not a standard screen
present in Custom Android devices.
Is there anyway I can go to the 'screen' option directly from my app?
As you have a custom ROM, naturally, your Settings app is also custom-made for it. It's likely that you can do what you want by passing some values in the intent to start the Settings app. What those values should be can be determined by looking at the source code of the Settings app on your ROM.
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I am developing an android application and I'm trying to implement a button which initiates a screen mirror to a selected device.
I want it to be as straigth forward as possible, but the best i've been able to do is have it open the cast settings on the Settings app, which isn't a proper solution. It would be ideal to start screen mirroring with a single click.
Problem is i've tried using Googles Cast SDK but that only allows me to build custom HTML cast receivers, which isn't what I want, I just need a screen mirror from the android device to a screen/TV.
Is there any Android module/API that would allow me to do this with a single click, even if I have to use a Chromecast/Miracast device connected to the screen?
No, sorry, this is not an option AFAIK.
At least part of this is privacy/security. You seem to want to be able to start screen mirroring purely from app code ("I'm trying to implement a button", "allow me to do this with a single click"). Your button is the "single click", and so you really want to be able to do this without user involvement at all (since there is nothing forcing that button to exist). Showing the contents of the screen on another screen that might be visible to lots of people is the sort of thing that users need to approve, which is why additional clicks will be required.
In addition, there may be more than one target for screen mirroring within range, and the user needs to be able to choose which one to use, if any.
Combine all that with limited support for wireless displays across the various Android device manufacturers, and there really isn't anything here for what you want.
I want a app that can read text on my screen and click on the text which I can pre-define in the app. App mostly capable to identify multiple texts and if anyone of them present on screen then click on that region.
Yes.
Macrodroid.
Use the Device action -> UI interaction -> Click -> Specific text
Option in the macro and it'll click that word on the screen
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You can't. Android doesn't have APIs for screen scraping because its a huge security hole- you could use it to grab passwords, banking info, etc. Definitely not possible without a rooted device, probably not possible even with root without a lot of work (you could maybe on a rooted device grab it right from the screen data, but then you'd have to do image processing to find the actual text).
I moved from iPhone to Android (Samsung S7) and missing one feature. In iPhone I could use quick access to set clock and timer and set direct from locked screen if to press a button at quick access panel, shown at the picture with arrow. Is it possible to make a similar quick access to clock app in android from lock screen? To put it in android quick access panel or in some other way like third party app, etc: aiming to access clock app set on lock screen quick w/o logging in? Same question with Calculator app.
In Android you can do almost everything with apps.
I found here some apps that allow you to create widgets on your lockscreen, you click on them, unlock your screen, and the app launches:
https://www.maketecheasier.com/launch-apps-lockscreen-android/
I own a OnePlus so I know they have this option build in.
You can also use the Xposed module "GravityBox" or "LockscreenMods"
(it is not possible to bypass the unlockscreen through a lockscreen widget!)
Is there a way to change the lock screen in Android programmatically?
If yes, is it possible to create an animation within that view?
Is there a way to change the lock screen in Android programmatically?
No, because there is only one lock screen. On Android 4.2, the user can add app widgets to the lock screen, if the user chooses. You can elect to create an app widget that can be added to the lock screen.
If yes, is it possible to create an animation within that view?
Generally, no. App widgets are not normally animated.
android doesn't officially supports it with a nice API , but there are some solutions for this problem . the best one that i can think of and that will work perfectly on all devices and android versions is this :
you can make an app that functions as a launcher , and ask the user to disable the lock screen.
this way , when the screen is turned off&on , your app will be able to be shown and do whatever it needs .
each time the app is being unlocked , it will send the intent of the home button to the real launcher the user has chosen .
of course , there are other solutions , but as i've tried , all of them have some kind of problem on some android devices and versions . they work by listening to the power off intent , and block the home button by using a flaw they've found in the android source code . you can never assume that it will work on all devices and android versions .
example of such apps are "widgetLocker" and "Picture Password Lockscreen"
Im develping an app using apk 12 for 10.1 inch galaxy tablet. I would like to design a home screen only with my apps icon so that user will not be able to access anything else. Can I do that ? If yes, how ??
I would like to design a home screen only with my apps icon so that user will not be able to access anything else. Can I do that ?
Yes, it is possible to create a home screen application.
If yes, how ??
There is a Home sample app in your Android SDK installation (assuming you installed the samples from the SDK Manager). It largely boils down to having an activity with an <intent-filter> using CATEGORY_HOME.
Note that the user who installs your app will have the option of choosing between your home screen and the built-in one. Even if they make your home screen the default one, they will still be able to revert that decision by removing your app:
by booting in safe mode
via the Android SDK (e.g., adb uninstall)
by getting into Settings through notifications and the like
possibly other means
For ur knowledge lot many thing are diff for honeycomb.
For your knowledge, nothing changed in this area with Android 3.0.