In the Android app that I'm working on, I'd like to be able to detect when a new status bar notification appears, regardless of if it was caused by my app. To be more specific, I want to count the number of notifications in a given time frame.
Is this even possible, and if so, how?
Actually, it is possible, I use it in my app.
For Android 4.2 and below:
You need to register an AccessibilityService and make sure the user enables the service.
Example for a service:
public class InstantMessenger extends AccessibilityService {
#Override
public void onAccessibilityEvent(AccessibilityEvent event) {
if (event.getEventType() == AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_NOTIFICATION_STATE_CHANGED) {
//Do something, eg getting packagename
final String packagename = String.valueOf(event.getPackageName());
}
}
#Override
protected void onServiceConnected() {
if (isInit) {
return;
}
AccessibilityServiceInfo info = new AccessibilityServiceInfo();
info.eventTypes = AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_NOTIFICATION_STATE_CHANGED;
info.feedbackType = AccessibilityServiceInfo.FEEDBACK_SPOKEN;
setServiceInfo(info);
isInit = true;
}
#Override
public void onInterrupt() {
isInit = false;
}
}
Example for checking if your Service is activated
For Android 4.3 and above:
Use the Notification Listener API
The new Notification Listener API in Android 4.3 enables you to do this.
With this there is less need for the accessibility hack. It also allows you to dismiss notifications.
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I am trying to build an accessibility service for android and when I am trying to call this function, it always returns 0
class AccessibilityPerform extends Accessibility Service{
#Override
protected void onServiceConnected() {
accessibilityButtonController = getAccessibilityButtonController();
mIsAccessibilityButtonAvailable = accessibilityButtonController.isAccessibilityButtonAvailable();
if (!mIsAccessibilityButtonAvailable) {
return;
}
AccessibilityServiceInfo serviceInfo = getServiceInfo();
serviceInfo.flags |= AccessibilityServiceInfo.FLAG_REQUEST_ACCESSIBILITY_BUTTON;
setServiceInfo(serviceInfo);
}
#Override
public void onAccessibilityEvent(AccessibilityEvent accessibilityEvent) {
Log.d("Action",String.valueOf(accessibilityEvent.getAction()));
}
#Override
public void onInterrupt() {}
}
Also I am having minimumSdk version 28 so no problem with FLAG_REQUEST_ACCESSIBILITY_VERSION and I have also set my xml file properly and all flags have been added. So my question is, Is this normal for an accessibilityEvent.getAction() to return 0 everytime. Because I think that it stands for the action which has been performed like AccessbilityNodeInfo.ACTION_CLICK.
Correct me if I am wrong.
Thanks
I've just started coding my app which uses Accessibility Service. I'll explain my problem in detail.
Below is my onServiceConnected method of MyAccessibilityService class
protected void onServiceConnected() {
super.onServiceConnected();
AccessibilityServiceInfo info = getServiceInfo();
info.eventTypes = AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_WINDOW_STATE_CHANGED | AccessibilityEvent.WINDOWS_CHANGE_ADDED;
info.packageNames = new String[]
{THIRD_PARTY_APP_PACKAGE};
info.notificationTimeout = 100;
this.setServiceInfo(info);
}
The app is detecting events in onAccessibilityEvent() method
public void onAccessibilityEvent(AccessibilityEvent event) {
AccessibilityNodeInfo source = event.getSource();
if (source == null) {
return;
}
Toast.makeText(this, "Event Occured", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
Now when I open the third party app, I'm getting the Toast "Event occured". Now I close the app and when I open it again, the method is not called and I don't get any Toast. To make it working again, I have to disable the accessibility service of my app in my phone's Settings and again enable it.
I know I'm missing something and my only question is what should be the additional part of code or what modifications I need in order to detect the event every time I open the third party app?
Have you tried getting rid of the notification timeout? You probably don't need it, and it isn't the best-tested API.
Is there a way to auto answer whatsapp video call using AccessibilityService in Android?
OR is there a way to stimulate a click on headset's/bluetooth's call answering button? How can i get the id of the answering button?? to perform a click with accessibility service
I know that starting from Android 8.0 Oreo we have ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS permission, but for my project i want to use an old device for remote monitoring.
Any help would be appreciated!
----- Update: Thanks to the answer of Mr. hemisphire and Mr. Kahbazi, the app is able to answer the call,but needs to be a system app to work! is there any way to make it work without being a system app? without the headset's button hack?
public class AnswerCall extends AccessibilityService {
#Override
public void onAccessibilityEvent( AccessibilityEvent event )
{
if(event.getEventType() == TYPE_WINDOW_CONTENT_CHANGED)
{
if(event.getPackageName().equals("com.whatsapp"))
{
Thread thread = new Thread() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
while(true) {
Instrumentation inst = new Instrumentation();
inst.sendKeyDownUpSync(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_HEADSETHOOK);
}
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
};
thread.start();
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
List<CharSequence> texts = event.getText();
if (!texts.isEmpty())
{
for (CharSequence s : event.getText()) {
sb.append(s);
}
if(sb.toString().equals("Incoming video call"))
Log.d( "onAccessibilityEvent", "whatsapp video call" );
}
}
}
}
#Override
public void onInterrupt() {
}
}
I don't think you can do what you want. Using the AccessibilityService you can know when the video call comes in:
#Override
public void onAccessibilityEvent( AccessibilityEvent event )
{
if(event.getEventType() == AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_NOTIFICATION_STATE_CHANGED)
{
if(event.getPackageName().equals("com.whatsapp"))
{
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
List<CharSequence> texts = event.getText();
if (!texts.isEmpty())
{
for (CharSequence s : event.getText())
{
sb.append(s);
}
if(sb.toString().equals("Incoming video call"))
{
Log.d( "onAccessibilityEvent", "whatsapp video call" );
}
}
}
}
}
However, I've never been able to answer the call programmatically. The question at How can incoming calls be answered programmatically in Android 5.0 (Lollipop)? does a great job of enumerating all possible options, but most require root and/or being a system app.
You can use sendKeyDownUpSync method from Instrumentation class.
Instrumentation inst = new Instrumentation();
inst.sendKeyDownUpSync(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_HEADSETHOOK);
if this code didn't work, try to use another KeyEvent to find the correct one.
You can see the list of KeyEvent from this link : https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html
You can check more info in from here : Instrumentation
A classic way to achieve this is to observe notifications using the NotificationListenerService and act on the relevant action of the notification.
I have been looking at the new methods available for Accessibility in Android O. I ran across this new method called getAccessibilityButtonController, I am unsure precisely what it does and an intended use. I know that in Android O there is a navigation button that can be used for an accessibility service. Does this accessibility button only launch the accessibility service, or could it have other functionality within the service such as to do specific tasks? I am curious possible uses for the accessibility and the getAccessibilityButtonController methods. Thank you for your time.
It can do pretty much anything you want it to. From the android accessibility doc, the button allows you to register a callback that has an onClicked method. If you enable the button and provide said callback you can execute whatever you'd like in the context of that callback.
Edit: The android documentation has been updated so the following should no longer be necessary.
Note that if you read the doc there's currently an example that has a call to getAccessibilityButtonController() within onCreate(). This is incorrect because the controller isn't valid until onServiceConnected is called. I've modified the example below to show something that should work.
private AccessibilityButtonController mAccessibilityButtonController;
private AccessibilityButtonController
.AccessibilityButtonCallback mAccessibilityButtonCallback;
private boolean mIsAccessibilityButtonAvailable;
#Override
protected void onServiceConnected() {
mAccessibilityButtonController = getAccessibilityButtonController();
mIsAccessibilityButtonAvailable =
mAccessibilityButtonController.isAccessibilityButtonAvailable();
if (!mIsAccessibilityButtonAvailable) {
return;
}
AccessibilityServiceInfo serviceInfo = getServiceInfo();
serviceInfo.flags
|= AccessibilityServiceInfo.FLAG_REQUEST_ACCESSIBILITY_BUTTON;
setServiceInfo(serviceInfo);
mAccessibilityButtonCallback =
new AccessibilityButtonController.AccessibilityButtonCallback() {
#Override
public void onClicked(AccessibilityButtonController controller) {
Log.d("MY_APP_TAG", "Accessibility button pressed!");
// Add custom logic for a service to react to the
// accessibility button being pressed.
}
#Override
public void onAvailabilityChanged(
AccessibilityButtonController controller, boolean available) {
if (controller.equals(mAccessibilityButtonController)) {
mIsAccessibilityButtonAvailable = available;
}
}
};
if (mAccessibilityButtonCallback != null) {
mAccessibilityButtonController.registerAccessibilityButtonCallback(
mAccessibilityButtonCallback, null);
}
}
I'm pretty new with Android programming. But I have been working on this for over a week now, and it starts to get booooring.
My idea is that I want to connect two devices using Wifi Direct. But I only want to connect to those which are running my application. Besides, I want the users to be able to see some information of the other devices (such as user name), not just the MAC or the Android_XXXX name included in the WifiP2pDevice. That's why I decided that a device looking for other devices, should both start the application service and search for peers which are also broadcasting this service.
The problem (I'm testing with two real devices) is that, even though they are running exactly the same code, only one of them is getting the service discovery callbacks (the onDnsSd... listeners below). So, one side acts in the proper way, but not the other. Moreover I'm getting "old" services, meaning that apparently each time I start de service (even though I cancel previously started services), that service seems to be still broadcast during at least some minutes.
I include a shortened version of my code:
public class MoveFlufietsDialogFragment extends DialogFragment implements ChannelListener, DeviceActionListener {
public final HashMap<String, FlufietsPeer> mBuddies = new HashMap<String, FlufietsPeer>();
#Override
public Dialog onCreateDialog(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
...
mIntentFilter.addAction(WifiP2pManager.WIFI_P2P_STATE_CHANGED_ACTION);
mIntentFilter.addAction(WifiP2pManager.WIFI_P2P_PEERS_CHANGED_ACTION);
mIntentFilter.addAction(WifiP2pManager.WIFI_P2P_CONNECTION_CHANGED_ACTION);
mIntentFilter.addAction(WifiP2pManager.WIFI_P2P_THIS_DEVICE_CHANGED_ACTION);
mManager = (WifiP2pManager) getActivity().getSystemService(Context.WIFI_P2P_SERVICE);
mChannel = mManager.initialize(getActivity(), getActivity().getMainLooper(), null);
...
startRegistration();
discoverFlufietsService();
...
}
public void discoverFlufietsService() {
DnsSdTxtRecordListener txtListener = new DnsSdTxtRecordListener() {
#Override
public void onDnsSdTxtRecordAvailable(String fullDomain, Map record, WifiP2pDevice device) {
// This and the next listener are only called in one of the devices.
String serviceName = (String) record.get("serviceName");
if ((serviceName != null) && (serviceName.equals("flufiets")) {
// I put the record data in the mBuddies HashMap.
...
mBuddies.put(device.deviceAddress, myPeerDataStructure);
}
}
};
DnsSdServiceResponseListener servListener = new DnsSdServiceResponseListener() {
#Override
public void onDnsSdServiceAvailable(String instanceName, String registrationType, WifiP2pDevice resourceType) {
if (mBuddies.containsKey(resourceType.deviceAddress)) {
FlufietsPeer flufietsPeer = mBuddies.get(resourceType.deviceAddress);
WiFiPeerListAdapter adapter = ((WiFiPeerListAdapter) mFragmentList.getListAdapter());
adapter.add(flufietsPeer);
adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
}
}
};
mManager.setDnsSdResponseListeners(mChannel, servListener, txtListener);
WifiP2pDnsSdServiceRequest serviceRequest = WifiP2pDnsSdServiceRequest.newInstance();
mManager.addServiceRequest(mChannel, serviceRequest, new ActionListener() {
// onSuccess/onFailure toasts.
});
mManager.discoverServices(mChannel, new WifiP2pManager.ActionListener() {
// onSuccess/onFailure toasts.
});
}
public void startRegistration() {
mManager.clearLocalServices(mChannel, new ActionListener() {
// onSuccess/onFailure toasts.
});
Map record = new HashMap();
record.put("serviceName", "flufiets");
...
WifiP2pDnsSdServiceInfo serviceInfo = WifiP2pDnsSdServiceInfo.newInstance(flufietsService, "_tcp", record);
mManager.addLocalService(mChannel, serviceInfo, new ActionListener() {
// onSuccess/onFailure toasts.
});
}
#Override
public void onResume() {
super.onResume();
mReceiver = new WiFiDirectBroadcastReceiver(mManager, mChannel, this);
getActivity().registerReceiver(mReceiver, mIntentFilter);
}
#Override
public void onPause() {
super.onPause();
getActivity().unregisterReceiver(mReceiver);
}
#Override
public void onStop() {
super.onStop();
mManager.clearLocalServices(mChannel, new ActionListener() {
// onSuccess/onFailure toasts.
});
}
...
}
The problem doesn't seem to be related with the device itself (sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but always only in one of them). I suspect it has to do with either trying to discover a service that we ourselves are broadcasting, or having the same service being offered by two devices. I have tried changing the names of the service, so each device would offer either a "send" or "receive" service, but it doesn't work. I only get the callbacks called (onDnsSd...) in one of the devices.
And that thing about getting old services, when I always clear them, is weird (I do include a timestamp in the service record data, and I could always discard all but the last, but doesn't seem to be logical).
Any ideas? ANY help would be VERY appreciated, because writing the application is not funny any more (:-)=
Thanks a lot!
You need to wait until the clearLocalService call succeeds before adding the local service later. So put the addLocalService call into the onSuccess callback of the clearLocalServices.