I did an extensive research on that and starting from 2.2 there is no way to do that. The only way is using some hacking that toddler lock app does but this app put samsung phones recently in the infinite loop, so it is a risky approach. if you look at the froyo source code … Read more
I agree with @Romain Guy You can’t override the behaviour of home button. What the Car Home app does: it has defined itself as a launcher. You can also define yours as a launcher, and it will be notified when the home screen is about to be launched. Check this out : Intent.html#CATEGORY_LAUNCHER Please note … Read more
I needed to have toddler lock in a new app, and did not want to use a launcher. Here is what I did, you can see the app at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.justforkids.animalsounds When lock is activated, start a service, and stop it when lock is deactivated The service checks the top running app, and if it is … Read more
I know this question has been asked many times and the answer is always “No we cant disable home button”. If you want to handle the HOME button, implement a home screen. Does any one have any idea , why different devices are behaving differently Because they are different devices, and the vendors made changes. … Read more
well this is simple one to show back button actionBar.setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true); and then you can custom the back event at onOptionsItemSelected case android.R.id.home: this.finish(); return true;
Use this method to disable the Home key in android @Override public void onAttachedToWindow() { this.getWindow().setType(WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_KEYGUARD); super.onAttachedToWindow(); }
Following code works for me 🙂 HomeWatcher mHomeWatcher = new HomeWatcher(this); mHomeWatcher.setOnHomePressedListener(new OnHomePressedListener() { @Override public void onHomePressed() { // do something here… } @Override public void onHomeLongPressed() { } }); mHomeWatcher.startWatch(); import android.content.BroadcastReceiver; import android.content.Context; import android.content.Intent; import android.content.IntentFilter; import android.util.Log; public class HomeWatcher { static final String TAG = “hg”; private Context mContext; … Read more