I want to create an app that will know when user is using the phone(start the screen and close the screen). After a period of time I need to call doSomething()
method.
Question:
1.How can I know when user start using the phone and when he close the screen?
2.Should I use Service or IntentService? Which is better in my case?
You can try something like this using a BroadcastReceiver and a Service:
Your class using The BroadcastReceiver:
public class ScreenReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
private boolean screenOff;
@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
if (intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF)) {
screenOff = true;
} else if (intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON)) {
screenOff = false;
}
Intent i = new Intent(context, UpdateService.class);
i.putExtra("screen_state", screenOff);
context.startService(i);
}
}
And the service:
public static class ScreenService extends Service {
@Override
public void onCreate() {
super.onCreate();
IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON);
filter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF);
BroadcastReceiver mReceiver = new ScreenReceiver();
registerReceiver(mReceiver, filter);
}
@Override
public void onStart(Intent intent, int startId) {
boolean screenOn = intent.getBooleanExtra("screen_state", false);
if (!screenOn) {
//Implement here your code
} else {
//Implement here your code
}
}
}