Use an AccessibilityService
- You can detect the currently active window by using an AccessibilityService.
- In the onAccessibilityEvent callback, check for the TYPE_WINDOW_STATE_CHANGED event type to determine when the current window changes.
- Check if the window is an activity by calling PackageManager.getActivityInfo().
I tested and working in Android 2.2 (API 8) through Android 7.1 (API 25).
public class MyAccessibilityService extends AccessibilityService {
@Override
protected void onServiceConnected() {
super.onServiceConnected();
//Configure these here for compatibility with API 13 and below.
AccessibilityServiceInfo config = new AccessibilityServiceInfo();
config.eventTypes = AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_WINDOW_STATE_CHANGED;
config.feedbackType = AccessibilityServiceInfo.FEEDBACK_GENERIC;
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 16)
//Just in case this helps
config.flags = AccessibilityServiceInfo.FLAG_INCLUDE_NOT_IMPORTANT_VIEWS;
setServiceInfo(config);
}
@Override
public void onAccessibilityEvent(AccessibilityEvent accessibilityEvent) {
Log.d("ABC-",accessibilityEvent.getPackageName()+" -- "+accessibilityEvent.getClassName());
if (accessibilityEvent.getEventType() == AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_WINDOW_STATE_CHANGED) {
if (accessibilityEvent.getPackageName() != null && accessibilityEvent.getClassName() != null) {
ComponentName componentName = new ComponentName(
accessibilityEvent.getPackageName().toString(),
accessibilityEvent.getClassName().toString()
);
ActivityInfo activityInfo = tryGetActivity(componentName);
boolean isActivity = activityInfo != null;
if (isActivity)
Log.i("CurrentActivity", componentName.flattenToShortString());
}
}
}
private ActivityInfo tryGetActivity(ComponentName componentName) {
try {
return getPackageManager().getActivityInfo(componentName, 0);
} catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
return null;
}
}
@Override
public void onInterrupt() {
}
}