Apps Background App to monitor screen ouput

[PhilAJ]

Can anyone help me with some advice. I want to create an App that is loaded and then left running while other apps are loaded. I then want it to monitor what is output to the smartphone screen and when it recognises a particular pattern or logo being displayed to do something?

Is this possible?

Anyone know how to do - hopefully with javascript?


Phil

 

[Deleted User]

Would a service do what you want? Sorry, this does not involve Javascript

http://developer.android.com/guide/components/services.html

 

[PhilAJ]

Thanks LV426 - yes I suppose it could, it's the monitoring of what is going to the screen is the part I'm unsure of. Is it possible to 'screen grab' from within or would I need to monitor the graphic ram to see what's going in there?

 

[Deleted User]

I think this guy seems to be wanting to do the same as you

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20136121/android-how-to-take-screenshot-programatically

 

[PhilAJ]

Interesting thanks. Looks like it can only be done on Rooted devices....

...Unless anyone knows otherwise?