How to avoid notifications read by UsageStatsManager in Android?

Question

I am currently working on AppLocker App which detects app opening by the user using UsageStatsManager. I use background service BackgroundServices.java for detection. But when we open notification bar by scrolling down, UsageStatsManager randomly takes any notification as running and opens LockScreen unnecessarily.

Main block for detecting and returning current-using-app BackgroundServices.java

 private String printForegroundTask() {
        String currentApp = "NULL";
        if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
            UsageStatsManager usm = (UsageStatsManager) this.getSystemService(Context.USAGE_STATS_SERVICE);
            long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
            List<UsageStats> appList = usm.queryUsageStats(UsageStatsManager.INTERVAL_DAILY,  time - 1000*1000, time);
            if (appList != null && appList.size() > 0) {
                SortedMap<Long, UsageStats> mySortedMap = new TreeMap<Long, UsageStats>();
                for (UsageStats usageStats : appList) {
                    mySortedMap.put(usageStats.getLastTimeUsed(), usageStats);
                }
                if (mySortedMap != null && !mySortedMap.isEmpty()) {
                    currentApp = mySortedMap.get(mySortedMap.lastKey()).getPackageName();
                }
            }
        } else {
            ActivityManager am = (ActivityManager)this.getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
            List<ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo> tasks = am.getRunningAppProcesses();
            currentApp = tasks.get(0).processName;
        }
        // Log.e("AppLockerService", "Current App in foreground is: " + currentApp)
            return currentApp;
    }

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 07 '20 at 14:05

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How to avoid notifications read by UsageStatsManager in Android?

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