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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Android Persistent Home App Sample

This is an Andorid sample application which persist on the home page.



Home, Back, Call, Power button are disabled.
It is a part of a presentation tablet.
User can exit the application only by typing a password.
The user must select the default home manager when it finish this application.


Code


Notes
  • read risk disclaimer
  • excuse my bad english
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12 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 27, 2012 at 6:42 AM

    Hello,

    Could we have a clear procedure to use it ? As i can't make it works. Thanks a lot :)

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    1. Davide GironiSeptember 27, 2012 at 9:42 AM

      you have to compile it using eclipse and then install on a device (even a virtual one)
      the first time it starts select it as the default home app, to remove this you have to insert the correct password.
      this is a sample app, so on a real device, do it at your risk.

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  2. JaumeJanuary 28, 2013 at 11:38 AM

    Thanks a lot for your code. It's a great one!! It helped a lot and avoids me to spend so much time to implement it correctly. Thanks!

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  3. Sathish RFebruary 8, 2013 at 1:28 PM

    thanks for the code, its very helpfull

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  4. AnonymousJuly 12, 2013 at 4:23 AM

    hi! im receiving this error, is there a way to fix it?

    Caught security exception registering for location updates from system. This should only happen in DumpRenderTree.

    thanks

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    1. Davide GironiJuly 12, 2013 at 4:52 PM

      it's an android permission error.
      this project is build on android 2.2, i've not tested it with newer version.

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  5. UnknownJuly 31, 2014 at 5:02 AM

    Can you tell me more about how you made this app a home replacement?

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    1. Davide GironiJuly 31, 2014 at 9:45 PM

      Hello, this app is for Android 2.2, it may not work on Android 4 due to security restrictions. Anyway, you can find the code of this app on the above link.

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  6. neoMay 21, 2016 at 8:10 AM

    you are making this app as the home screen . but i am creating a screen lock application and i need to disable the home button . how can i achieve it ? please suggest .

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    1. Davide GironiMay 21, 2016 at 11:37 AM

      Hello, i doubt it depends on the Android SDK version you are working with, unluckly it's a few that i do not work on Android, so i can not point you to any solution.

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