ActivityManager#getRunningAppProcesses()
returns a List of RunningAppProcessInfo
. Each RunningAppProcessInfo
has a field called importance. importance equal to RunningAppProcessInfo.IMPORTANCE_FOREGROUND
seems to show which activity is actively being observed by the user. There is also RunningAppProcessInfo.IMPORTANCE_VISIBLE
which is lower but might be worth checking out.
class ForegroundCheckTask extends AsyncTask<Context, Void, Boolean> {
@Override
protected Boolean doInBackground(Context... params) {
final Context context = params[0].getApplicationContext();
return isAppOnForeground(context);
}
private boolean isAppOnForeground(Context context) {
ActivityManager activityManager = (ActivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
List<RunningAppProcessInfo> appProcesses = activityManager.getRunningAppProcesses();
if (appProcesses == null) {
return false;
}
final String packageName = context.getPackageName();
for (RunningAppProcessInfo appProcess : appProcesses) {
if (appProcess.importance == RunningAppProcessInfo.IMPORTANCE_FOREGROUND && appProcess.processName.equals(packageName)) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
}