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NaviRamyle
NaviRamyle

Reputation: 4007

How to overlay views in other apps

Where do I start?

I don't know what functions or permissions will I use to make this. No root required.

The view look like this, the camera button on the right side, it is floating and visible to other apps, if you push it, it will capture a screenshot.

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Note: I will not make make a screenshot app, this is only an example of what I want to achieve.

Upvotes: 25

Views: 38954

Answers (2)

David LM
David LM

Reputation: 11

Try this:

    if(!isSystemAlertPermissionGranted(MainActivity.this)){
        requestSystemAlertPermission(MainActivity.this,1);
    }

    startService(new Intent(getApplicationContext(), Overlay.class));

And:

public static void requestSystemAlertPermission(Activity context, int requestCode) {
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.M)
        return;
    final String packageName = context == null ? context.getPackageName() : context.getPackageName();
    final Intent intent = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_MANAGE_OVERLAY_PERMISSION, Uri.parse("package:" + packageName));
    if (context != null)
        context.startActivityForResult(intent, requestCode);
    else
        context.startActivityForResult(intent, requestCode);
}
@TargetApi(23)
public static boolean isSystemAlertPermissionGranted(Context context) {
    final boolean result = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP || Settings.canDrawOverlays(context);
    return result;
}

Upvotes: 1

Mohammad Ersan
Mohammad Ersan

Reputation: 12444

this called

Draw Over Other Apps

check these answers

"DRAW OVER OTHER APP" is which permission in android

How to draw a view on top of everything?

(from Morrison Chang) What APIs in Android is Facebook using to create Chat Heads?

Upvotes: 16

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