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AndroidXTr3meN
AndroidXTr3meN

Reputation: 399

Android Development: Find/get recently used Apps

I need a little bit help getting information about the last lets say 5 application that was opened/used.

ActivityManager m = (ActivityManager)this.getSystemService(ACTIVITY_SERVICE);

        RecentTaskInfo task = m.getRecentTasks(5,0).get(0);

Then i used:

String output  = "the last application you've executed is '"+task.id+"' and the PID is '"+task.toString()+"'";

But it didnt work out well. I think im on the right track with ActivityManager to track the latest app.

Thank you!

And ye i only need to get enough information so i can run them.

//Simon

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3233

Answers (1)

Aleadam
Aleadam

Reputation: 40381

RecentTaskInfo does not override toString(). Try using task.ComponentName.toString(); or task.description

http://www.devdiv.com/android/docs/reference/android/app/ActivityManager.RecentTaskInfo.html

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/ComponentName.html

For an explanation of the string you see, check my answer here: Getting weird text back with EditText.toString() method in Android project. Why?

Upvotes: 2

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