Google has significantly restricted access to /proc in Android Nougat. This library will not work on Android 7.0. Please star this issue.
More details can be found at:
- https://jaredrummler.com/2017/09/13/android-processes/
- https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=205565
This small library can get a list of running apps and does not require any permissions.
Android 5.0+ killed getRunningTasks(int) and getRunningAppProcesses(). Both of these methods are now deprecated and only return the caller’s application process.
Android 5.0 introduced UsageStatsManager which provides access to device usage history and statistics. This API requires the permission android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS, which is a system-level permission and will not be granted to third-party apps. However, declaring the permission implies intention to use the API and the user of the device can grant permission through the Settings application.
Get a list of running apps:
// Get a list of running appsList<AndroidAppProcess> processes = AndroidProcesses.getRunningAppProcesses();
for (AndroidAppProcessprocess : processes) {
// Get some information about the processStringprocessName = process.name;
Statstat = process.stat();
intpid = stat.getPid();
intparentProcessId = stat.ppid();
longstartTime = stat.stime();
intpolicy = stat.policy();
charstate = stat.state();
Statmstatm = process.statm();
longtotalSizeOfProcess = statm.getSize();
longresidentSetSize = statm.getResidentSetSize();
PackageInfopackageInfo = process.getPackageInfo(context, 0);
StringappName = packageInfo.applicationInfo.loadLabel(pm).toString();
}- System apps will not be included on some Android versions because they have a higher SELinux context.
- This is not a full replacement of getRunningAppProcesses(). The library does not provide a processes' pkgList, lru, or importance.
- This is currently not working on the N developer preview.
Download the latest AAR or grab via Gradle:
compile 'com.jaredrummler:android-processes:1.1.1'or Maven:
<dependency>
<groupId>com.jaredrummler</groupId>
<artifactId>android-processes</artifactId>
<version>1.1.1</version>
<type>aar</type>
</dependency>Copyright (C) 2015 Jared Rummler
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