Android: Listen for power key press

Question

I am currently trying to listen for when the power button is pressed. Ultimately I would like to have some code run when the power button is pressed twice, to check whether

Answer 1

I've used android-annotations "@Receiver" annotation.

Add this to your "@EActivity" annotated Activity:

@Receiver(actions = Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF)
protected void onPowerButtonPressed() {
// add your code
}

Answer 2

AFAIK, it's not possible for Power key.

You might want to refer to this answer: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/a4db4def1bdaa8d9

Answer 3

Although I couldn't capture the hardware key I ended up being able guess that the power key was pressed by using a broadcast receiver that listens for whether the screen is turned off or on. I used:

            if (intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF)) {
                    //do something 
            }

            else if (intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON)) {
                    //do something else
            }

I was able to be more sure that the power button was being pressed by having a count that would timeout after a couple second. This way I have the user press the power button three times to ensure that proper behavior.