How to get BroadcastReceiver for Action :android.intent.action.MAIN and android.intent.category.HOME in My Android Application

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Can i Get BroadcastReceiver for This Intent when i press home Key :

       Starting activity: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN   cat=   [android.intent.category.HOME] flg=0x10200000 cmp=com.htc.launcher/.Launcher }

I don't want to Consider com.htc.luncher as it will we different for Other Android Device .

Here i my Simple Class For BroadcastReceiver :

 public class HomeBrodcast extends BroadcastReceiver{

 @Override
 public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
    Bundle bundle = intent.getExtras();


 }

}

In Manifest :

  <receiver android:name="xxx.yyy.zzz.sss.HomeBrodcast">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"></action>
            <categary android:name="android.intent.category.HOME"/>
        </intent-filter>
    </receiver>

For Register BroadcastReceiver in My Activity :

          mHomeBrodcast=new HomeBrodcast();
      IntentFilter mHomeFilter=new IntentFilter("android.intent.action.MAIN");
      mHomeFilter.addCategory("android.intent.category.HOME");
      registerReceiver(mHomeBrodcast, mHomeFilter);

Now Problem is When After Start My Application i press Home Button Press and My Log Show Me this Intent :

  12-27 14:01:11.230: I/ActivityManager(123): Starting activity: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.HOME] flg=0x10200000 cmp=com.htc.launcher/.Launcher }

So My Goal is to get Receiver for This Intent But When i Debug i am not Getting Any Thing Some Thing Must me Wrong .What should be Problem in Getting This Intent BroadCast .

It's not a broadcasting intent, you might not be able to receive it by BroadcastReceiver. — Dennis Hsieh, Jul 19 '13 at 05:22

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 24 '12 at 17:38

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spelling category right in the manifest should help :)

answered Mar 24 '12 at 17:38

SoundsDangerous

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in fact I have the exact same code, with correct spelling, and my receiver never receive a thing – Kiwy Jun 15 '12 at 20:16

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 30 '15 at 17:12

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I do not think you can get that functionality, see https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-developers/fNTysSA8mWQ

answered Mar 30 '15 at 17:12

Amilcar Andrade

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 11 '18 at 09:19

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Android internally calls startActivity for starting the ACTION_MAIN registered component to start the launcher. Since you are registered with the receiver, It wont be get called unless it calls with sendBroadast. Hope it helps

answered Apr 11 '18 at 09:19

Jayaprakash Marshal

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How to get BroadcastReceiver for Action :android.intent.action.MAIN and android.intent.category.HOME in My Android Application

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