I want stop the service when user removes the application from the recent list. Yes, you can either do that using stopWithTask flag as true for Service in Manifest file. Example: <service android:enabled=”true” android:name=”.MyService” android:exported=”false” android:stopWithTask=”true” /> OR If you need event of application being removed from recent list, and do something before stopping service, … Read more
Special permissions that are granted by the user in the system settings (usage stats access, notification access, …) are handled by AppOpsManager, which was added in Android 4.4. Note that besides user granting you access in the system settings you typically need a permission in the Android manifest (or some component), without that your app … Read more
I think the documentation was just short hand for the Calendar stuff. I don’t think it actually works with just 2014; however I can be wrong. In order to access the actually list of UsageStats, you would need to create a Calendar object with the correct month,day, and year. Exactly how MRK said in the … Read more