Android activity over default lock screen

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plugmind picture plugmind · Sep 2, 2010 · Viewed 82.3k times · Source

How can I display an Activity or Dialog to be visible over the lock screen?

I have already tried displaying my lock activity when screen turns on by setting various window type in Activity.onCreate() method:

TYPE_PRIORITY_PHONE
TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT
TYPE_KEYGUARD

and others together with SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW and INTERNAL_SYSTEM_WINDOW permissions.

My activity is visible after I unlock the device.

UPDATE:

I actually already managed to display my own Activity instead of default lock screen. It work perfectly unless you use HOME button.

Answer

Enes picture Enes · Apr 20, 2011 
getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON|
            WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DISMISS_KEYGUARD|
            WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED|
            WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_TURN_SCREEN_ON);

try using this flags to disable lock screen when the activity is started.

After API level 17 you can use 

<activity
        android:name=".yourActivityName"
        android:showOnLockScreen="true"
        android:screenOrientation="sensorPortrait" >

showOnLockScreen like in the example...

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