How to create always-top fullscreen overlay activity in Android

by 
final WindowManager.LayoutParams params = new WindowManager.LayoutParams(
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN,
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN,
WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT,
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_LAYOUT_IN_SCREEN,
PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT);

WindowManager wm = (WindowManager) getApplicationContext()
    .getSystemService(Context.WINDOW_SERVICE);

ViewGroup mTopView = (ViewGroup) App.inflater.inflate(R.layout.main, null);
getWindow().setAttributes(params);
wm.addView(mTopView, params);

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