On Sep 4, 3:51 am, HK <[email protected]> wrote: > HI, > > (I had posted this question in platform, but didn't get any response, so > posting here) > > I want to display TYPE_SYSTEM_DIALOG from a service: > snapshot of code: > popup.getWindow().setType( > WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_SYSTEM_DIALOG); > popup.show(); > > Basically I am finding a way to display dialog without an activity. I found > that TYPE_SYSTEM_DIALOG could be a way. But the dialog doesn't show up and > there is no error. The same code with normal dialog using an activity shows > up, but not system dialog from service. > My service can be a system service(system app). > So my question is: > - what permissions do I need to set ? > - is there anything else I need to do ? or call ? > - anything i would be missing which is needed for TYPE_SYSTEM_DIALOG > > thank you.
as Pent said you are on the wrong path: this is not the way you should follow yes i managed to do what you are trying to do with setType(WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT) together with permission: <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"/ > and it works on my emulator but may NOT work on the real device and again this is not the way you should go pskink -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
