I want to override the home button in my android activity. I have tried out few things related to this which are working for 2.3 and below but not for 4.0 above @Override public boolean onKeyDown(...

In the default android launcher, pressing home while in another activity will start the launcher. Pressing home again while in the launcher will reset to the default home screen page. I don't under...

I am using category android:name="android.intent.category.HOME" category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" to override the HOME button behavior and point it to my application. On th...

At least Gmail and Youtube Android apps use a side menu (navigation drawer?) that opens by swiping, or by clicking the app icon (home button): Is the menu indicator / icon in the screenshot abov...

I want to enable the home button in my fragment. This question is asked earlier but for an activity. I tried ... getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true); ... but this doesn't work...

I use ActionbarSherlock and would like to enable the home button ... Therefore I call setHomeButtonEnabled(true) in my base activity. public class BaseFragmentActivity extends SherlockFragmentActi...

I have an application which I am attempting to "enter Kiosk mode" with, however I only want it to occur on only one Activity. After tinkering around with some of the controls, I came up with Intent...

I am coding a custom lockscreen app for android. I have managed to disable the back button. But the home button and the recent apps button on ICS proved not to be as easy. I searched around and...

I am looking for a way to disable the task manager window once I long press on the home button. I managed to disable other device keys (such as volume, menu etc) and the normal click on the home bu...

I am making a children's app and I would like to add a child lock to it, just like the one on the app called "Toddler lock". Toddler lock asks you to set the default launcher when the lock is turne...

I'm writing a custom launcher app. The problem is even after setting it as default, the long press of HOME button brings recent app list, including old launcher. Is it possible to clear the recent...

I have an app designed for a tablet in a workplace setting where a number of people will use the camera as part of their routine. While it's appropriate and necessary for a supervisor to leave the ...

I have been working on a replacement for the stock Car Home app for a bit, and I am completely stumped on how to override the Home button so that my app will be brought back to the foreground whene...