It's not the same, you can't steal it from everyone. This only
happens when the currently focused app doesn't do anything special
with the phone key. The home key, in contrast, can not be handled by
the foreground app -- it always starts the home activity.
On Nov 5, 10:09 am, "Declan Shanaghy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well that would imply that the default handling is setup they way i
> suggested it should be! ;-P
>
> @simonsh
> There's your answer!
>
> On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 6:09 PM, hackbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Oh the -default- handling of the green key is this:
>
> > private void startCallActivity() {
> > Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL_BUTTON);
> > intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
> > getContext().startActivity(intent);
> > }
>
> > So you can write an activity that implements that action. You can -
> > not- however generally intercept the green key: if the app handles it
> > yourself (such as pressing the green key while highlighting a phone
> > number to place a call) you won't run.
>
> > On Nov 4, 4:23 pm, "Declan Shanaghy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > It doesn't seem that way.
> > > No matter what application I am in if I press the green phone button the
> > > recent call log comes up.
>
> > > What about when the user is on the home screen?
>
> > > On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 12:22 AM, hackbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > > The green phone key is for use by the foreground application.
>
> > > > On Nov 3, 7:34 pm, "Declan Shanaghy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > It shouldnt be "stolen" but it should be overridable.
> > > > > Much like the app picker behaves when multiple apps are registered
> > for an
> > > > > Intent.
>
> > > > > I dont know how the internals of how the off hook button works but
> > > > couldnt
> > > > > it broadcast an Intent to go "off hook" which then can be handled
> > like
> > > > any
> > > > > other intent. To avoid the annoying situation of having to choose an
> > app
> > > > > every time a changeable default could be setup.
> > > > > (Like how RingDroid replaces the default ringtone picker)
>
> > > > > On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 3:15 PM, hackbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > Correct, you can't steal it from other apps. When your apps is in
> > the
> > > > > > foreground, however, you will see the key as a normal key event
> > that
> > > > > > you can process however you want.
>
> > > > > > On Nov 3, 1:11 pm, "Shawn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > > I don't think you would be allowed to remap the phone button that
> > > > would
> > > > > > force people to use your app even if they didn't want to and my be
> > > > > > considered malacious. That's just an opinion though
>
> > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > > > > > > Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 13:09:53
> > > > > > > To: Android Developers<android-developers@googlegroups.com>
> > > > > > > Subject: [android-developers] "hooking" to the PHONE button
>
> > > > > > > Hi,
>
> > > > > > > How can I make my own application run whenever the user presses
> > the
> > > > > > > green PHONE button ?
>
> > > > > > > TIA
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