I am developing some android app. They are about 9 of them.
I dont want this apps to be seperated or indipendent of each other. I want to them to be in one sigle app but each apps has a different function is carries out.
How do i go about doing this? I just need some guidance. How do i include the other apps in one sigle app, so that it will be on the fone a single app but within it should be multiple different apps, performing different functions.
Thanks in advance.
Develop on app in which at first screen place 9 item (as per you app no) like grid or as per your choice and on hat item click start activity related to that app.
Like in attached image
For A reference you can install Libraries for developer app in you device and take a look that how then integrated lots of demo app for different different libraries.
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I want to ask about native app development. My client asking me for making application where the app can easily remove another app on the device (I mean Uninstall another app programmatically) with a spesific shortcut (for example maybe by shake device etc). It's possible to make this app on newest android OS?
if possible, can you give me a reference? or example code to remove another app? thank you!
I was wondering if anyone had a relatively simple solution for us.
We created an app to be used by our clients on android devices that we give them.
We would like the client to only be able to use our app and have limited access to everything else (i.e. settings, email etc.) What is the best way to achieve this without using 3rd party apps.
Thank you in advance!
This may not help but the L preview has a task locking feature included that may be of some insight, I'm not aware of how it functions as yet
Task locking
The L Developer Preview introduces a new task locking API that lets you temporarily restrict users from leaving your app or being interrupted by notifications. This could be used, for example, if you are developing an education app to support high stakes assessment requirements on Android. Once your app activates this mode, users will not be able to see notifications, access other apps, or return to the Home screen, until your app exits the mode.
http://developer.android.com/preview/api-overview.html
Hope this helped
Suppress the Title Bar & Make Your App a Launcher
Root Your Tablet
Modify System Files and Settings to hide the soft keys
On the next link you can find the complete solution for the Nexus 7 (2012)
http://thebitplague.wordpress.com/2013/04/05/kiosk-mode-on-the-nexus-7/
simple Answer is:
Lock Install button with modify system settings.
Create your own customized-ROM and apply your requirement to that ROM.
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I found some launchers that are able to run installed apps inside their own activity. ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lwi.android.flapps )
This launcher adds their own functions like maximize, minimize etc. I guess they are creating widgets (because they need drawing over apps permission) and running inside them. But how :)
Can you show me how I can run another android application inside my own activity, widget etc. like this app did ?
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Kerg
I think the following documentation should help you out with learning how to get your app to interact with other apps: https://developer.android.com/training/basics/intents
Especially interesting to you would be the section on sending the user to another app: https://developer.android.com/training/basics/intents/sending
I'm creating middleware app for android which in main think will allow people create games based on blocks easily. The idea comes from Siftables (sifteo cubes) - I'm creating Android version :)
The idea was to make middleware which contains GUI to display blocks and board, and allow players to move blocks. Middleware is connected with game (another app), which count score and do another basic things. And here comes my question. I want to split display into two parts - one for middleware GUI and second for game e.g. displaying score.
I found Fragments, but everywhere it was used in one application. Is it possible to display two fragments from differen apps at one time?
Thanks, for help :)
Is it possible to display two fragments from differen apps at one time?
No, sorry.
You can use RemoteViews — what app widgets and custom notifications use — to pass bits of UI from one app to another, though RemoteViews are limited.
You could create your own RemoteViews-like system, marshalling instructions for how to build a UI and pass events, then use that between your apps.
On Android 7.0+, the user could enter split-screen mode, showing two activities side-by-side, and you might leverage that for what you are seeking.
You should take a look here:
https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/multi-window.html
But as CommonsWare mentioned, it is only from Android 7.0 officially.
With same hacks, you can use it it lower Android versions too, but root necessary.
Or you have to use manufacturer specific APIs, if it is supported, like on Samsung devices:
http://developer.samsung.com/s-pen-sdk/technical-docs/Designing-For-The-Galaxy-Note-Creating-Multi-Window-Apps
So, I think the best option would be splitting middleware GUI for GUI and part for game, so game would send data to middleware and it would display it.
Is it possible to get the user behavior on the phone (for example Alpesh has an Android phone and he uses multiple apps, browser YouTube etc). Whatever he is doing on the phone I want to get all those things from behind (which apps he has installed, which app he opens and what he search on the phone, All these data I want to get programmatically so what all can be get in android).
For now I am aware that installed apps list can be get easily but I want to get usage history and what he do all on mobile.
This is not a code solution, but an answer to your question, so you can get start some where.
In my opinion your question title are asking about two things.
(part 1) Getting User Behavior on the Android Phone (part 2)(App History, Browse
History etc)
1- First part Getting User Behavior on the Android Phone:
There is a concept called context awareness. Short described; it is about gathering different information from the phone, like light sensor, motion sensor, sound, location or even user behavior etc. and depending on your app requirement and the gathered information:
You could send these information over cloud data store for statically usage
You could make your phone doing (behavior) different things depending on location, motion or what ever.
etc.
For context awareness it is an open area for pervasive computing research. And it is not just few lines of code to write, it is typically a complete solution depending on requirement. Example I have built a context awareness application to gather noise collected by phones from different locations for research purpose inspired from this framework, but I am pretty sure you can find other frameworks or even build your own, as I did in my case.
The mentioned framework has some examples.
2- The second part is about App History, Browse History etc.:
This is possible, but you still need to build a peace of software (App) to collect all these information (logs) from the phone. Hereafter you can make phone act on different conditions and/or again send it over a RESTful API over cloud service data store, there is no limit for it.
The problem is, there is no thing out of the box for your requirement. Even if you find frameworks you still need to research it and further work on it.
You can find different examples for your requirement, like to collect browser history, you can find SO question here:
Get browser history and search result in android
Or get list of installed application:
How to get a list of installed android applications and pick one to run
My point here is you need to solve small goals at a time and put your knowledge together at the end.
Both 1 and 2 can also be related to each other, depending on your achievement.
Conclusion
Make a goal to your project.
Define the main requirements and tasks of your project.
Research your options (Technology, Cost, Target Audience, What data I can or I should not collect, what is possible to collect, what is the limits, Privacy issues etc.).
Split your project in small assets and try to solve small problems/goals.
Finally you would be able to put the puzzles together and build your final application
but i want to get usage history and what he do all on mobile
This is not possible and shouldn't ever be possible. Each app is sandboxed by Android so apps cannot inspect what other apps are doing. Think about it, you wouldn't want apps to be able to intercept private information such as banking details.
Every app is isolated from the other ones. Unless you develop a system signed app, you will not be able to gather all that data.
What you could do is to develop your own Android Rom where you then develop your data collection the exact way you want. Then you need to distribute your rom, which is another story...