How to Disable the Home Key in APK and Activity

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Disabling Home Key in APK

  • Overview: This section explains how to disable the home key within an Android application (APK).
  • Demo Availability: Access a practical demonstration by downloading the provided demo.
  • Setting Permissions: Define specific permissions in your application to capture home or back key events.
  • Capturing Key Events: Implement functionality to detect when the home or back key is pressed within the application.

Permission

 android.permission.CLOUDPOS_DISABLE_HOME_KEY

The application declares permissions in the manifest.

Disabling Home Key in Activity

  • Overview: This part focuses on disabling the home key specifically in an Android activity.
  • Demo Availability: A demo for this functionality is available for download demo.
  • Defining Permissions and Window Type:
    • Set necessary permissions in your activity.
    • Change the window type of the activity to either 'TYPE_KEYGUARD' or 'TYPE_KEYGUARD_DIALOG'.
  • Event Capture: With these settings, the application will be able to capture events when the home or back key is pressed.

Permission

 android.permission.CLOUDPOS_DISABLE_HOME_KEY_IN_ACTIVITY

The application declares permissions in the manifest.

The code snippet is as follows:

public void onAttachedToWindow() {                                      
	super.onAttachedToWindow();                                           
	try {                                                                 
		this.getWindow().setType(WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_KEYGUARD); 
	} catch (Throwable e) {                                               
		e.printStackTrace();                                                
	}                                                                     
}