[android-developers] Persistent listening to text enteted across all apps globally?

So I was planning to have an app to wake up and do something but I need to know if say @@ (at sign twice or similar gets pressed. To do that unfortunately that would require monitoring across all apps; if possible please I need to know 1. How best to do this and 2. Some potential code to be able

Re: [android-developers] Persistent listening to text enteted across all apps globally?

John T. Haggerty wrote: So I was planning to have an app to wake up and do something but I need to know if say @@ (at sign twice or similar gets pressed. To do that unfortunately that would require monitoring across all apps; if possible please I need to know 1. How best to do this and 2. Some

Re: [android-developers] Persistent listening to text enteted across all apps globally?

what about a keyboard element added to the stock keyboard? Would Textwatcher work? On Mar 24, 2010 10:08 AM, Mark Murphy mmur...@commonsware.com wrote: John T. Haggerty wrote: So I was planning to have an app to wake up and do something but I need ... It is not possible, sorry. -- Mark Murphy

Re: [android-developers] Persistent listening to text enteted across all apps globally?

John T. Haggerty wrote: what about a keyboard element added to the stock keyboard? Would Textwatcher work? You can only access key events from your own activities, with the exception of a couple of keys (e.g., CAMERA) for which there are broadcast Intents. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)