Hi all, I'm trying to replicate some functionality that I've seen, but I can't seem to figure out how. Specifically, I'm looking at the Timer application (part of the clock) that is included with HTC Sense. When the countdown for the timer expires, a small dialog box pops up regardless of what Activity/App the user is running. This dialog box does NOT bring the Timer application back to the foreground. The user can dismiss the dialog by clicking the "Dismiss" button included in the dialog, or by clicking the 'Back' button on the device.
I'm currently using the AlarmManager in tandem with a BroadcastReceiver to determine when the dialog should appear. However, I can't seem to get a dialog to show the way I want. I have tried having the BroadcastReceiver send an Intent to a Dialog.Themed Activity, but that brings my entire app back to the foreground. I know that the NotificationManager is the preferred method to notify the user of an event. However, for my application, this type of pop- up dialog makes more sense in much the same way that it makes sense for the Timer application included with HTC Sense (that's a lot of sense). Is this something that will be possible with stock Android? Or is this some kind of special hook that HTC included in their Sense- ified version? Thanks for any tips. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
