I just wana share my code for making a device administrative app and asking a little help at the end of this. I have referred this link:
This is Manifest Code:
You have to declare a broadcast receiver in following way, attributes are self explanatory.
<receiver
android:name=".DeviceAdmin"
android:description="@string/data"
android:label="Mobile Security"
android:permission="android.permission.BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN" >
<meta-data
android:name="android.app.device_admin"
android:resource="@xml/policies" />
<intent-filter android:priority="1000">
<action android:name="android.app.action.DEVICE_ADMIN_ENABLED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
android:resource="@xml/policies" this xml file contains the list of policies to use.
Now you need to declare a subclass of DeviceAdminReceiver like this which is used to register your app with device administrator of device:
public class DeviceAdmin extends DeviceAdminReceiver{
@Override
public void onDisabled(Context context, Intent intent) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onDisabled(context, intent);
Toast.makeText(context, "App is UnLocked and can be uninstalled.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
@Override
public void onEnabled(Context context, Intent intent) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onEnabled(context, intent);
Toast.makeText(context, "App is Locked and cannot be uninstalled.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
the 2 methods onDesable() and onEnable() are just used to give message to user when he/she activates or deactivates the administration.
Now the activity where I am handing Locking and Unlocking the app:
btnLock.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
ComponentName component = new ComponentName(StartActivity.this, DeviceAdmin.class);
Intent intent = new Intent(DevicePolicyManager.ACTION_ADD_DEVICE_ADMIN);
intent.putExtra(DevicePolicyManager.EXTRA_DEVICE_ADMIN, component);
intent.putExtra(DevicePolicyManager.EXTRA_ADD_EXPLANATION,"Lock this app from being uninstalled");
startActivity(intent);
btnLock.setEnabled(false);
btnUnlock.setEnabled(true);
}
});
btnUnlock.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
DevicePolicyManager dPm = (DevicePolicyManager)getSystemService(Context.DEVICE_POLICY_SERVICE);
ComponentName component = new ComponentName(StartActivity.this, DeviceAdmin.class);
dPm.removeActiveAdmin(component);
btnUnlock.setEnabled(false);
btnLock.setEnabled(true);
}
});
I want to setup a password and that must be asked whenever my app will be deactivated from Device Administrator.