What is WindowManager in android?

Question

I tried googling it and there is no direct and/or clear cut answer.

The developer website\'s definition is not clear either:

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Answer 1

For android api version > 23, android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW need to request runtime. Moreover, TYPE_SYSTEM_ERROR and some few type is deprecated in android api 26. Here is the way

public void showWindowManager() {
    if (requestPermission()) {
        return;
    }

    WindowManager.LayoutParams p =
            new WindowManager.LayoutParams(WindowManager.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT,
                    WindowManager.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT,
                    Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > Build.VERSION_CODES.O
                            ? WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY
                            : WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_SYSTEM_ERROR,
                    WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_FOCUSABLE,
                    PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT);


    final WindowManager windowManager = (WindowManager) getSystemService(WINDOW_SERVICE);
    LayoutInflater layoutInflater =
            (LayoutInflater) getBaseContext().getSystemService(LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
    final View popupView = layoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.window_manager_layout, null);
    windowManager.addView(popupView, p);

    // dismiss windowManager after 3s
    new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {
        @Override
        public void run() {
            windowManager.removeView(popupView);
        }
    }, 3000);
}

@TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.M)
@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
    if (requestCode == ACTION_MANAGE_OVERLAY_PERMISSION_REQUEST_CODE) {
        if (Settings.canDrawOverlays(this)) {
            showWindowManager();
        }
    }
}

public boolean requestPermission() {
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
        if (!Settings.canDrawOverlays(this)) {
            Intent intent = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_MANAGE_OVERLAY_PERMISSION,
                    Uri.parse("package:" + getPackageName()));
            startActivityForResult(intent, ACTION_MANAGE_OVERLAY_PERMISSION_REQUEST_CODE);
            return true;
        }
    }
    return false;
}