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Why does sensorManager.registerListener fail to register a listener for Step Counter?

I would like to figure out the cause of not registering a listener for a step counter sensor and how to overcome it.
MainActivity.java
package com.example.myapplication;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.hardware.Sensor;
import android.hardware.SensorEvent;
import android.hardware.SensorEventListener;
import android.hardware.SensorManager;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Gravity;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SensorEventListener {
private SensorManager sensorManager;
private TextView count;
boolean activityRunning;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
count = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.counter);
sensorManager = (SensorManager) getSystemService(Context.SENSOR_SERVICE);
}
#Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
activityRunning = true;
Sensor countSensor = sensorManager
.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_STEP_COUNTER);
if (countSensor != null) {
if (sensorManager.registerListener(this, countSensor, SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_UI)) {
Toast.makeText(this, "registered", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
} else {
Toast.makeText(this, "NOT registered", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
} else {
Toast.makeText(this, "Count sensor not available", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
if (getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_SENSOR_STEP_DETECTOR)) {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "STEP DETECTOR -> SUPPORTED", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
Log.i("onResume", "step detector is supported");
} else {
Toast toast = Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "STEP DETECTOR -> NO", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
Log.i("onResume", "step detector is NOT supported");
}
}
#Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
activityRunning = false;
}
#Override
public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {
if (activityRunning) {
count.setText(String.valueOf(event.values[0]));
Toast.makeText(this, "onSensorChanged", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
} else {
Toast.makeText(this, "changed, else branch", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
#Override
public void onAccuracyChanged(Sensor sensor, int accuracy) {
}
}
AndroidManifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.myapplication">
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.sensor.stepcounter" android:required="true"/>
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.SensorManager"/>
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.Sensor"/>
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.SensorEvent"/>
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.SensorEventListener"/>
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:roundIcon="#mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme">
<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
It shows a Toast with NOT registered and this error in Logcat
E/SensorManager: registerListenerImpl sensorName:Step Counter,isWakeUpSensor:false
P.S. It pops up the STEP DETECTOR -> SUPPORTED toast for the check of the presence of this sensor. Is there something else that must be added to the manifest? Or probably, it is a wrong way of registering a listener?

Try adding the activity recognition permission to your manifest:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION"/>
If you app targets Android 10+ (API 29 or later), you may need to request the permission at runtime as well:
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/10/privacy/changes#physical-activity-recognition

Android Permission not Applying

Hope You all having a good day, I am learning android and i'm creating an application that scans for Wifi networks. The code makes sense and i seem to have the permissions correctly yet no permissions are being requested at all. Could you help me to figure out why aren't the permissions being granted? Am I missing anything ? Here is my code:
main activity.java:
package com.example.x.wifilocator;
import android.Manifest;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.os.Build;
import android.support.annotation.RequiresApi;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import java.util.List;
import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.IntentFilter;
import android.net.wifi.ScanResult;
import android.net.wifi.WifiManager;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
private TextView tv;
List<ScanResult> scanList;
final private int REQUEST_CODE_ASK_PERMISSIONS = 123;
#RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.M)
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
tv= (TextView)findViewById(R.id.txtWifiNetworks);
checkpermission();
}
#RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.M)
private void checkpermission() {
int hasWiFi = checkSelfPermission(Manifest.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE);
if (hasWiFi != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
requestPermissions(new String[] {Manifest.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE},
REQUEST_CODE_ASK_PERMISSIONS);
Toast.makeText(this,"No Permission",Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
}
getWifiNetworksList();
}
private void getWifiNetworksList(){
IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter();
filter.addAction(WifiManager.SCAN_RESULTS_AVAILABLE_ACTION);
final WifiManager wifiManager =
(WifiManager)getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);;
registerReceiver(new BroadcastReceiver(){
#SuppressLint("UseValueOf") #Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
sb = new StringBuilder();
scanList = wifiManager.getScanResults();
sb.append("\n Number Of Wifi connections :" + " " +scanList.size()+"\n\n");
for(int i = 0; i < scanList.size(); i++){
sb.append(new Integer(i+1).toString() + ". ");
sb.append((scanList.get(i)).toString());
sb.append("\n\n");
}
tv.setText(sb);
}
},filter);
wifiManager.startScan();
}
}
Android Manifest:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!--Permissions -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE"/>
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:roundIcon="#mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme">
<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
Thanks in advance for your efforts.

How to open app running in background programmatically

I have an App where a background service running . When a phone call is detected I want that app to open and show me a particular Intent. How should I do this.
My code is
MainActivity.java
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.telephony.PhoneStateListener;
import android.telephony.TelephonyManager;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Toast;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
public void startService(View view){
TelephonyManager telephonyManager = (TelephonyManager) getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
PhoneStateListener phoneStateListener = new PhoneStateListener(){
#Override
public void onCallStateChanged(int state, String incomingNumber) {
String number = incomingNumber;
Log.d("gaandu", number);
if(state == TelephonyManager.CALL_STATE_RINGING){
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "incoming call from" + incomingNumber, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
if(state == TelephonyManager.CALL_STATE_OFFHOOK){
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Phone is currently in a call", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
if(state == TelephonyManager.CALL_STATE_IDLE){
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Phone is neither Ringing nor in a Call", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
};
telephonyManager.listen(phoneStateListener, PhoneStateListener.LISTEN_CALL_STATE);
}
public void stopService(View view){
Intent i = new Intent(MainActivity.this, MyService.class);
stopService(i);
}
}
MyService.java
import android.app.Service;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.IBinder;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MyService extends Service {
#Override
public void onCreate() {
super.onCreate();
}
#Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
Toast.makeText(this, "Service Started", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
return START_STICKY;
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
Toast.makeText(this, "Service Destroyed", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
return null;
}
}
AndroidManifest.xml
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.admin.abab">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:roundIcon="#mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme">
<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<service android:name=".MyService"
android:exported="false"
/>
</application>
</manifest>
In MainActivity.java, after a phone call has been detected, I want to launch my app running in background to open to its first Activity.

You might want to look into the Android cookbook:
You want to act on an incoming phone call and do something with the incoming number.
Solution:
This can be achieved by implementing a Broadcast receiver and listening for a TelephonyManager.ACTION_PHONE_STATE_CHANGED action.
You probably need to do some more research; depending the version of Android you are targeting!

Try this link. hope this will help you. Transparent your activity will help you some what.
Go through this link also
getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_TOUCHABLE);
getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_TOUCH_MODAL);

unable to start android service from activity that is in the different package

I am new to android stack. I am trying to start android service from the launcher activity. Service and Activity are defined in separate packages but it is not being started. In the logcat there is no exception or error. I have checked many questions on stackoverflow regarding this issue but that didn't worked. Below are the source code of my app. I have spent almost 8 hours on this issue. Any help would be great appreciation.
AndroidManifest.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="nl.test.app">
<supports-screens
android:anyDensity="true"
android:largeScreens="true"
android:normalScreens="true"
android:resizeable="true"
android:smallScreens="true"
android:xlargeScreens="true" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme">
<activity
android:name=".ui.LoginActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<service
android:name=".messaging.AlertService"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="true">
</service>
</application>
</manifest>
AlertService.java:
package nl.test.app.messaging;
import android.app.Service;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.IBinder;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class AlertService extends Service {
public AlertService() {
}
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
// TODO: Return the communication channel to the service.
throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not yet implemented");
}
#Override
public void onCreate() {
super.onCreate();
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "on create called\n", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
#Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
return START_STICKY;
}
}
LoginActivity.java
package nl.test.app.ui;
import android.content.ComponentName;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.WindowManager;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;
import nl.test.app.R;
public class LoginActivity extends AppCompatActivity{
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_login);
}
// function for service testing
public void onStartButtonClick(View view) {
Intent myIntentToStartAlertListActivity = new Intent();
String pkg = "nl.test.app.messaging";
String cls = "nl.test.app.messaging.AlertService";
myIntentToStartAlertListActivity.setComponent(new ComponentName(pkg, cls));
if (startService(myIntentToStartAlertListActivity) != null) {
Log.i("Service Started","Service started");
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Service is running\n", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
else {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Service is not running\n", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
#Override
protected void onStop() {
super.onStop();
}
}

Try this
public void onStartButtonClick(View view) {
Intent myIntentToStartAlertListActivity = new Intent(LoginActivity.this, AlertService.class);
if (startService(myIntentToStartAlertListActivity) != null) {
Log.i("Service Started","Service started");
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Service is running\n", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
else {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Service is not running\n", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}

// function for service testing
public void onStartButtonClick(View view) {
Intent myIntentToStartAlertListActivity = new Intent(LoginActivity.this,AlertService.class);
String pkg = "nl.test.app.messaging";
String cls = "nl.test.app.messaging.AlertService";
myIntentToStartAlertListActivity.setComponent(new ComponentName(pkg, cls));
//startService(myIntentToStartAlertListActivity)
if (startService(myIntentToStartAlertListActivity) != null) {
Log.i("Service Started","Service started");
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Service is running\n", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
else {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Service is not running\n", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}

Android NFC not opening correct class on tap

I have an app with 2 classes, I need my app to open the second class CardActivity when the NFC tag tapped/swiped. The app opens fine, but MainActivity is run, instead of CardActivity.
I would hazard a guess that this is an issue with my manifest, but it looks correct. Here it is regardless:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.spotsofmagic.spotsofmagic"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" android:installLocation="auto">
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="14" android:targetSdkVersion="14" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.NFC" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.nfc" android:required="true" />
<application
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name=".CardActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<!-- Handle a collectable card NDEF record -->
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.nfc.action.NDEF_DISCOVERED"/>
<data android:mimeType="application/vnd.spotsofmagic.spotsofmagic"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
I'm confident the tag itself is correct, as I have opened it in another app to view it's contents.
Below are the two classes.
CardActivity:
package com.spotsofmagic.spotsofmagic;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.content.DialogInterface.OnClickListener;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.nfc.NdefMessage;
import android.nfc.NdefRecord;
import android.nfc.NfcAdapter;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Parcelable;
import android.util.Log;
import android.bluetooth.*;
public class CardActivity extends Activity implements OnClickListener {
private static final String TAG = null;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.card_activity);
// see if app was started from a tag and show game console
Intent intent = getIntent();
Log.e(TAG, "Hello world. Intent Type: "+ intent.getType());
if(intent.getType() != null && intent.getType().equals(MimeType.NFC_DEMO)) {
Parcelable[] rawMsgs = getIntent().getParcelableArrayExtra(NfcAdapter.EXTRA_NDEF_MESSAGES);
NdefMessage msg = (NdefMessage) rawMsgs[0];
NdefRecord cardRecord = msg.getRecords()[0];
String payload = new String(cardRecord.getPayload());
turnBluetoothOn(payload);
}
}
private void turnBluetoothOn(String payload) {
final AlertDialog.Builder builder=new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
builder.setTitle("Alert Dialog");
builder.setMessage(payload);
builder.setIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_dialog_alert);
BluetoothAdapter mBluetoothAdapter = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
if (mBluetoothAdapter == null) {
// Device does not support Bluetooth
}
if (!mBluetoothAdapter.isEnabled()) {
Intent enableBtIntent = new Intent(BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_REQUEST_ENABLE);
startActivityForResult(enableBtIntent, 1);
}
android.os.Process.killProcess(android.os.Process.myPid());
}
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
}
MainActivity:
package com.spotsofmagic.spotsofmagic;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.content.DialogInterface.OnClickListener;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.nfc.NdefMessage;
import android.nfc.NdefRecord;
import android.nfc.NfcAdapter;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Parcelable;
import android.util.Log;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class MainActivity extends Activity implements OnClickListener {
private static final String TAG = "Activity...";
private NfcAdapter mAdapter;
private TextView mTextView;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main_activity);
// grab our NFC Adapter
mAdapter = NfcAdapter.getDefaultAdapter(this);
// TextView that we'll use to output messages to screen
mTextView = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.text_view);
displayMessage("Loading payload...");
}
private void displayMessage(String message) {
mTextView.setText(message);
}
public void onClick(DialogInterface arg0, int arg1) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
}
Here is the code I used to write the tag. This is done on a different app incidentally:
NdefRecord appRecord = NdefRecord.createApplicationRecord("com.spotsofmagic.spotsofmagic");
// record that contains our custom "retro console" game data, using custom MIME_TYPE
byte[] payload = getPayload().getBytes();
byte[] mimeBytes = MimeType.NFC_DEMO.getBytes(Charset.forName("US-ASCII"));
NdefRecord cardRecord = new NdefRecord(NdefRecord.TNF_MIME_MEDIA, mimeBytes,
new byte[0], payload);
NdefMessage message = new NdefMessage(new NdefRecord[] { cardRecord, appRecord});
// Some code here removed for readability
Ndef ndef = Ndef.get(tag);
if (ndef != null) {
ndef.connect();
ndef.writeNdefMessage(message);

Does the NDEF message on the tag contain an Android Application Record? That could explain how MainActivity is launched. However, that can only be the cause if the AAR is the first record of the NDEF message on the tag or if the first record does not match the intent filter.