Activity detection when device locked

[ariloc]

I have an app that triggers when I press both volume buttons at the same time. It shows a completely white screen and it increases the screen brightness to the highest level. I can do that even if the device is locked.

But I have a problem. I have configured Automagic to turn on screen filter at night so when I try to use that flashlight app, it can't increase the brightness level because the Screen Filter limits it. Therefore, I made a flow to detect when the white screen activity of that app have started and, in that case, Screen Filter is disbaled. Then, another flow detects when it finishes and enables the Screen Filter again.

It worked successfully when the device is unlocked. But when I try to enable the screen flashlight when my device is locked, Automagic can't detect that the activity has started. I need to enter to the notification tray so it can detect it. Then, it detects when the activity finishes perfectly.

What can I do to fix it? It's an OS problem or it is app's?

Sorry for my incomprehensible English.

[MURTUMA]

Most of the things in AM has multiple solutions to do things. Sometines some won't work or are otherwise unfeasibe and then you might have to think out side of the box to find working solution.

Your problem: AM does not allow flashlight to brighten the screen when screen is locked.
Slution 1: Detect activity. Does not work when screen is locked.

So.. the keyword here seems to be a locked device. How could you stop the screen filter when device is locked?

Solutin 2: I could probably disable the screen filter flow during lockscreen?



Sorry for not giving a straight answer. I try to teach you how to solve things here. Ask for more if these tip didn't help you.

[ariloc]

The second solution may work. But before I thought about detecting the activity has started, I tried to detect when the buttons are pressed at the same time, the trigger of that app.

But as far as I know, Automagic can't detect this, right? Or am I wrong?

[MURTUMA]

Not with dedicated trigger or condition, but it is possible to catch button events from phone logs. Though, it requires root privileges and I'm not sure if it's possible when phone is locked.

[ariloc]

Ok. I will try to do the idea of turning of screen filter when the device is locked.

[ariloc]

I tried to detect when I lock the device but I can't find a trigger that fits my needs. There's no trigger when you lock or the device or when the screen gets off. Is there any trigger that can do this and I haven't noticed it yet?

[MURTUMA]

Trigger Display state and condition Device locked. You actually don't have to test if device is locked. Display state is sufficient as the filter won't need to be active if screen is off regardless if it is locked.

[ariloc]

Thanks!

[ariloc]

Finally, I didn't need to do that because the new method to detect if an activity has started or ended, recently implemented in Automagic, the statistics usage method, could detect without problems that flashlight app when the device is locked.

Thank you for all your help.