How to start my application on phone shutdown event

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I am making an android app, in which the app must launch just before the phone is shutting down. Is that possible?

Here i am not talking about encountering phone shutdown event when my app is running.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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You will need this permission in your manifest file

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.DEVICE_POWER" />

And you will listen to the intent like this

<receiver android:name=".ShutdownReceiver">
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.ACTION_SHUTDOWN" />
    </intent-filter>
</receiver>

You can look at the links here for some description and here for official documentation.

I don't know the exact application where you want to use it, but you can have a background service running with the receiver for this intent.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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Using the permission generates an error "permission only granted to system apps". is there a way to correct it? – Vipul Behl Jul 23 '15 at 05:08
Never mind i had to correct the settings in eclipse. – Vipul Behl Jul 23 '15 at 06:08

How to start my application on phone shutdown event

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