Android time usage of other application in android studio

Question

I want to know how much time i spent in my application (facebook , messenger ... ) in android studio

I've seen this post How to Get the Time spent on an application in Android Programmatically

But i have an empty list from usageStatsManager.queryUsageStats

Any other valuable source or an idea how to correct the issue that i am facing.

Hi Yagami Light, [this answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/59113756/android-get-usagestats-per-hour/59362638#59362638) can help you. — Md. Sabbir Ahmed, Mar 28 '21 at 09:08

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 01 '20 at 18:53

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The docs require PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS, which sounds like a system level permission.

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A convenience method that queries for all stats in the given range (using the best interval for that range), merges the resulting data, and keys it by package name. See queryUsageStats(int, long, long).

The caller must have Manifest.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS

answered Jul 01 '20 at 18:53

Ilya Gazman

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Can you please provide more details about a potentiel solution ( add a method asking for permission ... – Yagami Light Jul 01 '20 at 19:04
@YagamiLight unless your app got a system permission, meaning it is signed by same signature as the OS apps, then you can't get it. There is no way for asking it in run time. – Ilya Gazman Jul 01 '20 at 19:20
do you mean it's impossible to create an app that display android usage of other apps ? – Yagami Light Jul 01 '20 at 19:22
Yes, unless this is a built in system app – Ilya Gazman Jul 01 '20 at 19:31

Android time usage of other application in android studio

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