A Dialog is not in any way shape or form a new activity. If you are saying that you want to display this toast-like thing when the user isn't actually in your app... well, that is what a toast is for, and you will need to live with its restrictions (which are kind-of intentional because doing this kind of thing to the user when they are not in your app can quickly become annoying for them).
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