android intercept recent apps button

Question

I have an application meant for children and I do not want them to be able to click the \"Recent Apps\" button (the one that looks like two rectangles on top of each other).

Answer 1

In the accepted answer you're using ClassName only for Android 4.2 - 4.4. It won't work on 5.0 and higher, or Android 4.1.

Here is the list of ClassNames for main Android versions:

• Android 4.1: "com.android.internal.policy.impl.RecentApplicationsDialog"
• Android 4.2 - 4.4: "com.android.systemui.recent.RecentsActivity"
• Android 5.0 - 7.1: "com.android.systemui.recents.RecentsActivity" ("s" letter was added)

The best solution for you will be to utilize Accessibility Service. Override onAccessibilityEvent() method, filter out ClassNames listed above and do something when you detect this event. For example simulate pressing the 'Home' button. You can do this by making a global action in Accessibility Service.