Check if Android default browser or any mobile browser if active

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I want to know how to check if an android default browser or any mobile browser is already running. Can I also check if my url (e.g."www.url.com") is accessed? Or can I get url?

thanks.

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 11 '13 at 08:22

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This is impossible. The android browser or any other browser (the user may have another default browser) does not emit any broadcast when an url is opened.

A possible solution is to write your own browser.

answered Dec 11 '13 at 08:22

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So, I guess I have to look for another solution. Thanks. – whoknows Dec 11 '13 at 08:24

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:11

I want to know how to check if an android default browser or any mobile browser is already running.

You can use ActivityManager to check which tasks are running. Example:

 ActivityManager actvityManager = (ActivityManager) youContext.getSystemService( ACTIVITY_SERVICE );
 List<RunningAppProcessInfo> procInfos = actvityManager.getRunningAppProcesses();
 for(int i = 0; i < procInfos.size(); i++)
 {
     if(procInfos.get(i).processName.equals("com.android.browser")) {
         Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Browser App is running", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
     }
 }

You can have a list of the process names you want to check if they are running. For the above example i used the default Android Browser.

Source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/11391558/1482726

Can I also check if my url (e.g."www.url.com") is accessed? Or can I get url?

I do not think that is possible.

I've read this answer before though not sure if I'm going to this but now, I'll try this one. Thanks. — whoknows, Dec 11 '13 at 08:35

Check if Android default browser or any mobile browser if active

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