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Trying to Make Pop-Up Window/Overlay in Android Studio (Java)

I am trying to create a pop-up window/overlay in Android Studio with 2 activities. When a certain button (the green plus button in the first picture below) is pressed, it will start a second activity at a smaller size with a different layout (.xml) file. When the second activity is declared in the AndroidManifest.xml, it uses a custom theme I have created to make the first activity appear under it, however, it is not working properly.
Here are pictures of both activites:
First Activity -
Second Activity -
Here is the code:
MainActivity -
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main_activity);
Util.initScreenRes(this); // initializes screen resolution for later pop-up window sizing
}
public void ibAddOnClick(View view){
startActivity(new Intent(MainActivity.this, AddPopUpActivity.class));
}
}
AddPopUpActivity -
public class AddPopUpActivity extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.add_popup_activity);
getWindow().setLayout((int) (Util.screenRes.x * 0.8), (int) (Util.screenRes.y * 0.5));
}
}
Util -
public class Util {
public static Point screenRes;
public static void initScreenRes(Activity a){
final DisplayMetrics dm = new DisplayMetrics();
a.getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(dm);
screenRes = new Point(dm.widthPixels, dm.heightPixels);
}
}
Lastly, here is the AndroidManifest.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="App.ProgressTracker">
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:roundIcon="#mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="#style/Theme.ProgressTracker">
<activity
android:name="App.FrontEnd.MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/Theme.ProgressTracker.NoActionBar">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name="App.FrontEnd.AddPopUpActivity"
android:label="ProgressTracker"
android:theme="#style/Theme.ProgressTracker.PopUp">
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
For reference, I have used this tutorial on YouTube for the way I went about this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn5OlqQuOCk&ab_channel=FilipVujovic
I'd appreciate any help on this. Thank you in advance!

In the AndroidManifest.xml set the theme of the pop up activity to
android:theme="#android:style/Theme.Dialog"

How to implement search interface in android using searchView widget

I have completely followed the Docs on this regard.
I made searchable.xml file
added new activity to handle the query once search is made.
I updated the manifest file accordingly.
My problem is that the new activity is not being called at all as if there is something wrong with the manifest.
Here's the xml file:
<searchable xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:hint="#string/search_hint" >
</searchable>
Here's the manifest:
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.sultanraja.notes">
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:roundIcon="#mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme">
<activity android:name=".SearchResultsActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data android:name="android.app.searchable"
android:resource="#xml/searchable" />
</activity>
<activity android:name=".NoteActivity" />
<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
And here's the new activity code meanwhile:
public class SearchResultsActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_search_results);
handleIntent(getIntent());
}
#Override
protected void onNewIntent(Intent intent) {
super.onNewIntent(intent);
handleIntent(intent);
}
private void handleIntent(Intent intent) {
if (Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.equals(intent.getAction())) {
String query = intent.getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY);
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"your Query is " + query, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
//use the query to search your data somehow
}
}
}
The Toast is never happening and a breakpoint in the onCreate method is never reached.
what is the problem?

searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(new SearchView.OnQueryTextListener() {
#Override
public boolean onQueryTextSubmit(String query) {
if(list.contains(query)){
adapter.getFilter().filter(query);
}else{
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "No Match found",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
return false;
}
#Override
public boolean onQueryTextChange(String newText) {
// adapter.getFilter().filter(newText);
return false;
}
});

I found the problem in the manifest file:
I added the following:
<meta-data
android:name="android.app.default_searchable"
android:value=".SearchResultsActivity" />
this part was added to mainActivity and that was not part of the documentation.
thanks.

How do i check Rotate Your Device programmatically?

I want to load one url into my webview, Its a Casino game. But when i open the app it show "Please Rotate Your Device" in a black screen.
How i can check that message programmatically and set the screen orientation landscape instead of user rotating their device ?
My MainActivity Code :
package com.mob.wunderin.oapp;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.webkit.WebView;
import android.webkit.WebSettings;
import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
this.setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_USER);
WebView webView = findViewById(R.id.myWebview);
WebSettings webSettings = webView.getSettings();
webSettings.setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
webView.loadUrl("http://deuceswildcards.site/wildcards.php?app=fun&Gtype=poker#/main");
getSupportActionBar().setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false);
}
}
AndroidManifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.mob.wunderin.oapp">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:roundIcon="#mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme">
<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
The Output :
Click here for Output Image
Please help me to check the "Rotate your device" message and set the screen orientation to landscape programatically ?

Just add
android:screenOrientation="sensorLandscape"
to your Activity tag. It will force the device into landscape while that Activity is displayed, while allowing either landscape orientation (based on the device's sensor readings).
<activity android:name=".MainActivity"
android:screenOrientation="sensorLandscape">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
EDIT
Remove this line from your Activity as well:
this.setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_USER);

There is a way to do this programmatically in Java. In your onCreate method, try this:
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE);
}
Or, you can do it through your Manifest file like this:
<activity android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:screenOrientation="landscape">
To check the current screen orientation: do the following:
int orientation = MainActivity.getResources().getConfiguration().orientation;
if (orientation == Configuration.ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT) {
//The orientation is in portrait so it will set it to landscape
setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE);
}else {
//The orientation is now landscape which is what you want.
}

How can I stop my Android webview app from refreshing when I rotate my phone?

I am trying to complete my org's first app (we lost our dev due to health issues) and it seems to be working except that when the phone is rotated it refreshes back to the login screen. I realize that this question was answered previously here but this information is 4 years old and I get some compiling errors.
Here is our code - I really hope that someone can help as I am completely new to this and not really a dev myself, but I feel like what we have is close to a solution.
Manifest.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="ca.ruffarc.flytest">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="#style/Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar">
<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
Main Activity:
package ca.ruffarc.flytest;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.KeyEvent;
import android.view.View;
import android.webkit.WebView;
import android.webkit.WebViewClient;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private WebView webView;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
webView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webview);
webView.setWebViewClient(new MyBrowser());
webView.getSettings().setLoadsImagesAutomatically(true);
webView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
webView.setScrollBarStyle(View.SCROLLBARS_INSIDE_OVERLAY);
webView.loadUrl("https://flyapp.ca/en/authentication");
}
private class MyBrowser extends WebViewClient {
#Override
public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
view.loadUrl(url);
return true;
}
}
#Override
public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
if ((keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK) && webView.canGoBack()) {
webView.goBack();
return true;
}
else
{
finish();
}
return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
}
}

If you look at the AndroidManifest.xml from the link you gave you will see that <activity> has property android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden".
So you need to do the same for your activity in the manifest with small difference:
android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize|keyboardHidden".
Here's a full example of Manifest.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="ca.ruffarc.flytest">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="#style/Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar">
<activity android:name=".MainActivity"
android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize|keyboardHidden">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>

Launcher activity not found

So I am redoing my app so that there will be an animation on the start screen of the app. The only problem is it seems you cannot start an app with a view class. At least I'm not really sure if you can. Here is my code. With this code i get a launcher activity not found in the console?
public class SplashLaunch extends Activity{
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState){
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
this.requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
this.getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN,WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
setContentView(R.layout.splashlaunch);
final Main d = new Main(this);
new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
setContentView(d);
}
}, 5000);
}
}
Here is the manifest file. I have a feeling that I'm going to need to change this.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.Tripps.thesimplegame"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="12"
android:targetSdkVersion="22" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name=".SplashLaunch"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SPLASHLAUNCH" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name=".YouFailed"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.YOUFAILED" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>

Likely somewhere in your launcher activity you have an onCreate method:
public class YourActivity extends Activity {
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.foobar);
}
}
Just change the setContentView to your custom view:
public class YourActivity extends Activity {
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
MyCustomView view = new MyCustomView(this);
setContentView(view);
}
}

The Activity that you want to start when the app first starts MUST have the following Intent filter:
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>