Clear all recent tasks Programmatically

Question

I am trying to remove all recent tasks through a program. Before posting a question, I googled it, but no luck at all.

I tried to use ActivityManager.killBackg

Answer 1

I just met with the same problem. My duty was to remove a 3th party app from recent list.

Okay, I don`t know how clear the recent list, but I know, how not to put your app there. start it with: FLAG_ACTIVITY_NO_HISTORY flag .

This worked for me, I hope I can help with it for you. details: min SDK level 14

Cheers,

Answer 2

REMOVE_TASKS is a signature-level permission. It can only be held by apps written by the developers of the device firmware, such as a device manufacturer or ROM mod author.

Answer 3

Try this out in android manifest inside the launcher activity:

 android:excludeFromRecents="true"

Answer 4

In your AndroidManifest.xml, you need to add this:

uses-permission android:name="android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES"