I'm trying to make an app that monitors the users phone usage by tracking time of screen lock and unlock. I tried to setup a BroadcastReceiver which works fine when the app is running the background. But won't work when I close the app. Is there a solution for this.
The code I'm using now is as follows :
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
Intent intent = new Intent(this, ScreenListenerService.class);
startService(intent);
}
}
ScreenListenerService class is as follows..
public class ScreenListenerService extends Service {
private BroadcastReceiver mScreenStateBroadcastReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
if (intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON)) {
// Save something to the server
} else if (intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF)) {
// Save something to the server
}
}
};
@Override
public void onCreate() {
super.onCreate();
IntentFilter intentFilter = new IntentFilter();
intentFilter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON);
intentFilter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF);
registerReceiver(mScreenStateBroadcastReceiver, intentFilter);
}
@Override
public void onDestroy() {
unregisterReceiver(mScreenStateBroadcastReceiver);
super.onDestroy();
}
@Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId);
return START_STICKY;
}
@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
return null;
}
}
My AndroidManifest file is as follows :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.abbinvarghese.calculu">
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
<service android:name=".ScreenListenerService" />
<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
