Works like a charm!
I have another question now. For devices that don't have a camera button
(e.g. T-Mobile MyTouch and others) would it be feasible/ok to use the
SEARCH_LONG_PRESS broadcast and do the same thing with that button instead?
This is what I currently have but I can't test it...
<receiver
android:enabled="true"
android:name=".CameraLaunchReceiver"
>
<intent-filter android:priority="10000">
<action android:name="android.intent.action.CAMERA_BUTTON"
/>
<action
android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH_LONG_PRESS" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
Thanks,
Justin
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On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Justin Anderson <[email protected]>wrote:
> Awesome! I will try it tonight. Not very foolproof but it should work in
> most cases. Apparently all I was missing was the priority.
>
> Thanks for the help,
> Justin
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> On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 12:07 AM, Pradeep Kaushik <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Hi Tikoze,
>> You can very easily implement this feature.
>>
>> Just have a simple receiver to receive the same intent as the camera that
>> is:
>>
>> android.intent.action.CAMERA_BUTTON
>>
>> In that receiver class start your required activity as required.
>>
>> And, in the corresponding AndroidManifest.xml of your application declare
>> the receiver as below:
>>
>> <
>> receiver android:name=*".TestReceiver"*>
>>
>> <intent-filter android:priority=*"10000"*>
>>
>> <action android:name=*"android.intent.action.CAMERA_BUTTON" */>
>>
>> </intent-filter>
>> </receiver>
>>
>> The priority field tells Android to first choose the activity with the
>> higher priority. I have used a very large value. Maybe even a smaller value
>> will work.
>>
>> Also, in your receiver in the first line of your onReceive itself add the
>> following line:
>>
>> abortBroadcast();
>>
>> This will set a flag to abort the broadcast so nobody else will receive it
>> after you.
>>
>> So, by setting the priority you are telling Android to choose your
>> receiver first and by abortBroadcast you are cancelling the broadcast for
>> Camera so it wont open at all.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Thanks and Regards,
>>
>> Pradeep Kaushik
>>
>> Thanks and Regards
>> Pradeep.N.Kaushik.
>> Sent from New Delhi, DL, India
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Tikoze <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Obviously I understand that the ability to do that could cause some
>>> developers to abuse it... And of course I would not like another
>>> application to unregister things that my app listens for (if it
>>> occurred without the user's knowledge).
>>>
>>> As an example, I have used an application called Task Switcher. I
>>> don't know how the developer does it, but he provides a setting that
>>> makes his app (and only his app) launch when the camera button is
>>> pressed. He lets the user know what will happen and verifies they
>>> want to proceed. I found this ability very useful and handy.
>>>
>>> I am developing an application very similar to Task Switcher and want
>>> to provide the same option to launch my app from the camera button. I
>>> would just prefer that the default camera didn't launch before my
>>> app... It makes it look like my app launched the camera and then
>>> itself and is very unprofessional-looking.
>>>
>>> Again, if any one knows how to do this, I would be very grateful.
>>>
>>> On Sep 15, 5:11 pm, Jeffrey Blattman <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>> > seems unlikely (but i have no idea really). you wouldn't think you
>>> would
>>> > have control over the intents that other apps can listen for / act
>>> upon.
>>> > how would you like it if some other app came along and unregistered
>>> your
>>> > app from that intent?
>>> >
>>> > On 9/15/09 3:40 PM, Tikoze wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > Since there is no guarantee as to the order that applications will be
>>> > > notified, it is almost like I would have to find some way to
>>> > > unregister everything else that is listening for the camera button...
>>> > > Given Android's security measures, is that even possible?
>>> >>>
>>>
>
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