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    Can an application be run that uses the main Andriod screen for input/output

    Just for the record, in case someone else follows this thread in the future and they have an idea similar to my friend's idea and have a desire to implement something similar. I agree that "stock" android is well thought out and generally well protected. However, my professional opinion is that...
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    Can an application be run that uses the main Andriod screen for input/output

    My apologies for my last post. I wrote my 2nd to last post last night. It did not show up until this morning, after I wrote the subsequent post. As my Mom used to say with sarcasm, "Ain't technology great".
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    Can an application be run that uses the main Andriod screen for input/output

    @fuzzylumpkin What you mention sounds plausible, except "bypass" and "display things on the screen without the Android system knowing". Hopefully, Android does not know anything - it does not have AI. Most software is based on access rights and permissions. I can understand why the Android...
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    Can an application be run that uses the main Andriod screen for input/output

    @fuzzylumkin Thanks for your input. I don't know much about Android, but your description sounds accurate except for "the Android system knowing you're doing it". That is scary that the O/S could know anything. No, not trying to dodge anything. My friend's idea for an application is quite...
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    Can an application be run that uses the main Andriod screen for input/output

    I will do that. I appreciate the suggestion. Thank you!
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    Can an application be run that uses the main Andriod screen for input/output

    Thanks for the help. Probably a good place for it. Jim
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    Can an application be run that uses the main Andriod screen for input/output

    A bit of background. I have been writing backend programs in C++ and java for years. I have never written UI software for an application, i.e. my knowledge with UI software is very limited. A friend has asked me to build an Andriod application, not an app, which will run in android as a...