If this were possible, there would have been an app already by some crazy developer blacking out some Android phones.
Thanks and Regards, Kumar Bibek On May 23, 6:47 pm, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > bschuhma wrote: > > Would this most easily be accomplished by publishing high priority > > intents to handle everything, then just not handling them? > > I am assuming you meant: > > "Would this most easily be accomplished by publishing high priority > broadcast receivers to handle everything, then just aborting the > broadcasts?" > > If my interpretation is correct, then the answer is no. For example, you > can't prevent activities from starting or prevent services from running > via this technique. More importantly, many broadcasts are not ordered, > and so are not abortable. > > > I guess > > I'm asking if this is a complex thing or whether there's a simple two- > > line solution to this before I go down the rat hole of figuring out > > the 32 different things I need to change to make this happen. > > I sincerely hope that it is an impossible thing for a plain Android SDK > application to to. While you say your intentions are good, if this *is* > possible, then those with ill intentions will do the same thing. > > Android 2.2 has device administration capabilities (e.g., remote wipe), > which may be better suited to your scenario. If you feel those > capabilities are insufficient, you are welcome to propose and help > implement modifications to Android itself that cover your scenario via > the device administration framework. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://github.com/commonsguyhttp://commonsware.com/blog|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Android App Developer Books:http://commonsware.com/books > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- 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
