On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 8:56 AM, Vlad Pintea <[email protected]> wrote:
> Basically, for starters, I need a function or something similar for my app > to recognize if I open applications on my device (the most important one > being Facebook). For example, once I open Facebook, the app should send me > a message which tells me, "Facebook, Opened". > > I know I first need to use a service, so I can put the app in background > and open Facebook, but I have no idea where to start from. > > Can anyone suggest me some tutorials or even an idea on where to begin? > I don't think this is possible (at least not anymore), but you could look at: http://developer.android.com/intl/in/reference/android/app/ActivityManager.html http://developer.android.com/intl/in/reference/android/content/pm/PackageManager.html If such a thing were possible, it'd be in one of those. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered devices -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/android-developers. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/android-developers/CANCScgj6mzhMBpi8EHtNg75L9yZUp20oFWwtrQfS%2BmQUdR8FLg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

