eddiekamau/flutter_overlay_apps

Android plugin for displaying flutter app over other apps

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flutter_overlay_apps's Issues

How to update the app from the Overlay?

How to manually set WindowManager.LayoutParams

I neet to set the WindowManager LayoutParams to "WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_PHONE" for a specific case.
Would be great if you could expose this setting

Trigger from background

Hi,
how do you trigger it while the app is working in background?

I would like to raise this overlay widget while app is working in background. My trigger is Firebase Messaging Service that is working in the background and listens on new messages (notifications).

It breaks when calling it from background.
Funny thing is, I can call it with delay from foreground, while I have an app context. I only use Future.delayed() and put the app in background and after a minute or 2 the overlay displays successfully. But I cant't get it to work by triggering it while app is in background.

E/MethodChannel#com.phan_tech./flutter_overlay_apps(12826): Failed to handle method call E/MethodChannel#com.phan_tech./flutter_overlay_apps(12826): kotlin.UninitializedPropertyAccessException: lateinit property activity has not been initialized E/MethodChannel#com.phan_tech./flutter_overlay_apps(12826): at com.phan_tech.flutter_overlay_apps.FlutterOverlayAppsPlugin.onMethodCall(FlutterOverlayAppsPlugin.kt:92) E/MethodChannel#com.phan_tech./flutter_overlay_apps(12826): at io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel$IncomingMethodCallHandler.onMessage(MethodChannel.java:262) E/MethodChannel#com.phan_tech./flutter_overlay_apps(12826): at io.flutter.embedding.engine.dart.DartMessenger.invokeHandler(DartMessenger.java:295) E/MethodChannel#com.phan_tech./flutter_overlay_apps(12826): at io.flutter.embedding.engine.dart.DartMessenger.lambda$dispatchMessageToQueue$0$io-flutter-embedding-engine-dart-DartMessenger(DartMessenger.java:319) E/MethodChannel#com.phan_tech./flutter_overlay_apps(12826): at io.flutter.embedding.engine.dart.DartMessenger$$ExternalSyntheticLambda0.run(Unknown Source:12) E/MethodChannel#com.phan_tech./flutter_overlay_apps(12826): at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:938) E/MethodChannel#com.phan_tech./flutter_overlay_apps(12826): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) E/MethodChannel#com.phan_tech./flutter_overlay_apps(12826): at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201) E/MethodChannel#com.phan_tech./flutter_overlay_apps(12826): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288) E/MethodChannel#com.phan_tech./flutter_overlay_apps(12826): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7842) E/MethodChannel#com.phan_tech./flutter_overlay_apps(12826): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) E/MethodChannel#com.phan_tech./flutter_overlay_apps(12826): at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548) E/MethodChannel#com.phan_tech./flutter_overlay_apps(12826): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1003) E/flutter (12826): [ERROR:flutter/runtime/dart_vm_initializer.cc(41)] Unhandled Exception: PlatformException(error, lateinit property activity has not been initialized, null, kotlin.UninitializedPropertyAccessException: lateinit property activity has not been initialized E/flutter (12826): at com.phan_tech.flutter_overlay_apps.FlutterOverlayAppsPlugin.onMethodCall(FlutterOverlayAppsPlugin.kt:92) E/flutter (12826): at io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel$IncomingMethodCallHandler.onMessage(MethodChannel.java:262) E/flutter (12826): at io.flutter.embedding.engine.dart.DartMessenger.invokeHandler(DartMessenger.java:295) E/flutter (12826): at io.flutter.embedding.engine.dart.DartMessenger.lambda$dispatchMessageToQueue$0$io-flutter-embedding-engine-dart-DartMessenger(DartMessenger.java:319) E/flutter (12826): at io.flutter.embedding.engine.dart.DartMessenger$$ExternalSyntheticLambda0.run(Unknown Source:12) E/flutter (12826): at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:938) E/flutter (12826): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) E/flutter (12826): at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201) E/flutter (12826): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288) E/flutter (12826): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7842) E/flutter (12826): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) E/flutter (12826): at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548) E/flutter (12826): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1003) E/flutter (12826): ) E/flutter (12826): #0 StandardMethodCodec.decodeEnvelope (package:flutter/src/services/message_codecs.dart:653:7) E/flutter (12826): #1 MethodChannel._invokeMethod (package:flutter/src/services/platform_channel.dart:296:18) E/flutter (12826): <asynchronous suspension> E/flutter (12826): #2 FlutterOverlayApps.showOverlay (package:flutter_overlay_apps/flutter_overlay_apps.dart:31:24) E/flutter (12826): <asynchronous suspension> E/flutter (12826): #3 OverlayService.sendOverlay (package:cbc_alert/app/services/overlay_service.dart:13:5) E/flutter (12826): <asynchronous suspension> E/flutter (12826):

In release - It shows black square

In release - It shows black square overlay instead of the regular example square

Keyboard not showing when TextField is tapped

Click NotWorking

Click Not working in Overlay
Code Image from examples

Closing the overlay window

It seems like you cant close the over even by calling it.

E/flutter (30646): [ERROR:flutter/runtime/dart_vm_initializer.cc(41)] Unhandled Exception: MissingPluginException(No implementation found for method close on channel com.phan_tech/flutter_overlay_apps/overlay)
E/flutter (30646): #0      MethodChannel._invokeMethod (package:flutter/src/services/platform_channel.dart:332:7)
E/flutter (30646): <asynchronous suspension>
E/flutter (30646): #1      FlutterOverlayApps.closeOverlay (package:flutter_overlay_apps/flutter_overlay_apps.dart:44:24)
E/flutter (30646): <asynchronous suspension>