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Is it possible to check how long app is in background?

I want to quit my application if it stays in background for 5 minutes. Is it possible to do that programmatically?

Solution

  • Its possible, run a background service with a timer task which checks the state of the application for a specified time period. This would be generally done using a BaseActivity and overriding onStop() and onWindowFocusChanged() Methods. Find more info here and here