Android: Killing a running process with processid(pid) and package name

After analysis of source code of Android's package manager application, i found forceStopPackage method is used by system image to kill the processes- which uses android.Manifest.permission.FORCE_STOP_PACKAGES permission.  But problem is that this permission is granted only for system level application.

Android: Code for detecting if specific application or service running

For checking a application is running or not :

public static boolean isThisApplicationRunning(final Context context, final String appPackage) {
 if (appPackage == null) {
  return false;
 }
 final ActivityManager manager = (ActivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
 final List<RunningAppProcessInfo> runningAppProcesses = manager.getRunningAppProcesses();
 for (final RunningAppProcessInfo app : runningAppProcesses) {
  if (appPackage.equals(app.processName)) {
   return true;
  }
 }
 return false;
}

For checking a service is running or not :

public static boolean isThisServiceRunning( final Context context, final String servicePackageName) {
 final ActivityManager manager = (ActivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
 for (final RunningServiceInfo service : manager.getRunningServices(Integer.MAX_VALUE)) {
  if (servicePackageName.equals(service.service.getClassName())) {
   return true;
  }
 }
 return false;
}

Required Permission :
 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_TASKS" />

Android code for reading phone contacts detail

Here is code for reading all phone contacts(phone number,  email etc with their type) stored in android phone programmatically.

Android Reading Call Log from Phone Programmatically

Here is the code to read all call log data (MISSED, OUTGOING, INCOMING) from android phone programmatically.

Permission in AndroidManifest.xml:
Add the READ_CONTACTS permission to your AndroidManifest.xml:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />

Code :

Calling JavaScript Function from Android and Handling Result

In this tutorial I am going to describe JavaScriptInterface  for Calling Android Function from JavaScript i.e., JavaScript Binding to Android.

Setting up WebView
First add JavaScriptInterface to webView as follows. Here "MyAndroid" will be used later to call functions in JavaScriptInterface later.

google adsense payment in nepal - western union quick cash

Google recommend  Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT)   as a faster and more reliable form of payment. But, EFT are currently only available to a limited number of countries. Which doesn't include Nepal. So we have the only good option : Western Union Quick Cash.

Receiving payments by Western Union Quick Cash:

Western Union Quick Cash is a payment method that allows you to receive your AdSense payments in cash using the worldwide Western Union money transfer service. Payments will be available for pick up at your local Western Union Agent the day after they are sent according to our normal payment schedule.
Your Western Union Quick Cash payment will be made in US dollars. Conversion rates will be calculated according to the rate used by the Western Union Agent on the day you pick up your payment.

Steps :

1) Setup Google Adsense payment to Western Union Quick Cash:

1. Sign in to your account at www.google.com/adsense.
2. Visit the Home tab and click Account settings in the left hand panel.
3. Click 'edit payment method' under the 'Payment settings' header.
4. Select the Western Union Quick Cash radio button.
5. Click Continue.
6. Click Save changes to save your payment type.

2) Picking up WU payment

In order to pick up your payment by Western Union Quick Cash, please complete the following steps:

1. Find a Western Union Agent located in the country where your payments are sent.
2. Call the Western Union Agent to confirm that they offer the Quick Cash service.
3. Bring the following information with you:
   
   - a valid government-issued photo ID (Passport, Driver's license, National ID etc)
   - sender's information: To determine which sender's information you should bring to your WU branch, please check the 'details' link on the payment line of your Payments page.
   • Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043, USA. Phone Number:  650-253-4000     
   - amount of your payment, which you can find on your Payment History page
   - your unique MTCN (Money Transfer Control Number) which you can find by clicking on the 'details' link next to the Payment Issued line on your Payment History page

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java find path of current executing jar

Best solution : 

String path = Test.class.getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation().getPath();
String decodedPath = URLDecoder.decode(path, "UTF-8");

You can use your own class name instead of 'Test'

Android JavaScriptInterface tutorial and example for calling JavaScript function from Android

In this tutorial I am going to describe JavaScriptInterface  for calling JavaScript function from Android i.e., JavaScript Binding to Android.

I have written a blog post about : Calling JavaScript Function from Android and Handling Result

Setting up WebView
First add JavaScriptInterface to webView as follows. Here "MyAndroid" will be used later to call functions in JavaScriptInterface later.

Android WebView WebChromeClient example tutorial

WebChromeClient is used to handle a JavaScript events in Android App which are produced by WebView. The examples of such events are : 

• onCloseWindow
• onProgressChanged
• onJsAlert
• onJsConfirm
• onJsPrompt
• onJsTimeout

Android WebView Complete Example Tutorial

The WebView class allows you to display web pages as a part of your activity layout. WebView becomes helpful  when your application frequently displays content from online resources.It simplifies task of performing a network request, parsing the data and rendering it in other Android layout. We can directly make HTTP request to an URL and load the returned HTML into WebView.


In this tutorial I am going to demonstrate usage  of WebView.