Android Question small screen footprint activity ?

[aeropic]

I all,
I'm searching if it exists a way to generate an activity that would not cover the total size of the screen. I just need to place a small button on screen without covering the background.
I tried transparent activity which visually does the job (you see through the activity) but does not give access to the background views (other activities buttons or widgets...)

I found standout lib that may do the job, but it seems quite complex and as it is a pay lib, I cannot test it to see if it fullfills my needs...
To your knowledge, is there something else available ?

Thanks
Alain

 

[Erel]

Do you want to show it above your activities or above other apps?

 

[aeropic]

Above other apps...

Something like floating stickies ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=genius.mohammad.floating.stickie)

But I don't need (yet !) something complex with a full floating window management (resize, iconify, move ...), just an activity with the size of simple small button on top of everything.

In fact I would want to give this activity the "setshowwhenlocked" rights so that it could be shown on top the password keyboard:
==> click on my activity would do what I would code (camera, torch, sms ...), leaving the phone locked
==> click on the password would unlock the phone and close the activity

 

[Erel]

You will need to use a library such as standout library.

 

[aeropic]

Thanks Erel, I was afraid of this answer ...
Have you tested Standout and do you think it is possible to launch a standout "activity or window" from a service and to give it the "setshowwhenlocked" rights ?

 

[Erel]

I haven't tested it.