Lock/Home Button Event

[madSac]

Hello,
I want to just wake an event when user presses Home key & Lock Key/Switch Off Key. & i also want to cancel the event if possible.
Anyone has any solution..Help me..please

 

[Erel]

There are many related discussions:
Basic4android Search: Home Button

 

[madSac]

thank you Erel , but I already saw those post,
I want to register app as home application til my first app is running, I can provide option to choose.my app. As home app at first run of application, but how to un register.it on application close & how to invoke an event from my home screen application to my primary application....?

 

[mc73]

Upon exiting, you can use something like this

Dim i As Intent
            i.Initialize (i.ACTION_MAIN ,"")
            i.AddCategory ("android.intent.category.HOME")
            i.Flags =0x3400000
            i.SetComponent ("android/com.android.internal.app.ResolverActivity")
            StartActivity(i)

But this will get user to a popUp selection screen, so not sure if this can be useful in your case.

 

[madSac]

Upon exiting, you can use something like this

Dim i As Intent
            i.Initialize (i.ACTION_MAIN ,"")
            i.AddCategory ("android.intent.category.HOME")
            i.Flags =0x3400000
            i.SetComponent ("android/com.android.internal.app.ResolverActivity")
            StartActivity(i)

But this will get user to a popUp selection screen, so not sure if this can be useful in your case.

i used above code like this

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
Dim i As Intent
            i.Initialize (i.ACTION_MAIN ,"")
            i.AddCategory ("android.intent.category.HOME")
            i.Flags =0x3400000
            i.SetComponent ("android/com.android.internal.app.ResolverActivity")
            StartActivity(i)
......

but it did not had any effect on application...no popup to choose my app at home key press or lock key press.
Please guide me if i am wrong somewhere.
Thank You

 

[mc73]

NO, nothing wrong. I forgot to tell you to add the following to your manifest file (from b4a choose manifest editor):
AddActivityText("main",
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.HOME" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.MONKEY"/>
</intent-filter>)
[/code]
Now, you can try this, but please notice that initially user has to choose your app as a home screen app.

 

[madSac]

NO, nothing wrong. I forgot to tell you to add the following to your manifest file (from b4a choose manifest editor):
AddActivityText("main",
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.HOME" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.MONKEY"/>
</intent-filter>)
[/code]
Now, you can try this, but please notice that initially user has to choose your app as a home screen app.

I worked but how to remove it.

 

[mc73]

What do you mean? Upon exiting the app, use the previous code in order that the user decides whether to have the normal android's launcher or yours. Usually, I do this by setting an 'admin' password, upon exiting the app.

 

[madSac]

What do you mean? Upon exiting the app, use the previous code in order that the user decides whether to have the normal android's launcher or yours. Usually, I do this by setting an 'admin' password, upon exiting the app.

No, i want to register application on home key till app is running and unregister when it is closed.

 

[Erel]

Try the code I posted here:
http://www.b4x.com/forum/basic4andr...ials/10839-android-kiosk-mode-tutorial-6.html (post #58)

 

[madSac]

Try the code I posted here:
http://www.b4x.com/forum/basic4andr...ials/10839-android-kiosk-mode-tutorial-6.html (post #58)

I am getting an error ...i have attached the source

 

[Erel]

Which error do you get?

 

[madSac]

Which error do you get?

ACL....if i am using it with your code which you posted in thread only then.