[MOD][XPOSED] ActivityForceNewTask

• Xposed Framework.

• A quick toggle is available in the settings. Just check "Disable module" and the changes will take effect immediately. No need to restart.
• You can use the blacklist or the whitelist to filter activities. If the blacklist is selected, all activities except those excluded will launch in a new task. If you use the whitelist, only matching activities will launch in a new task instead. The preferred way to add entries is through the log.

2.1.3:

• Compatibility with Lollipop.
• Added Spanish translation and updated Portuguese (Brazil) and Slovak translations. Thanks to Jose Artuñedo, meatboy371 and ja-som.

2.1.1:

• The blacklist/whitelist settings are now only reloaded when necessary. Shouldn't make a big difference unless you have huge lists.
• 4.4.3 fix: get the context using a different method (fixes logging on 4.4.3).
• Added Portuguese (Br) translation by meatboy371.

2.0.3:

• Only use context for logging;
• Try to get the context in an alternate manner if the first one fails;
• Bug fix: current package wasn't being detected properly;
• Only start activities in a new task when the caller does not expect a result (different, more general implementation.)

2.0.2:

• Reverted back to hooking ActivityRecord's constructor. Should solve the issue where some activities' launches weren't being detected.
• Updated Slovak translation.

2.0:

• Ignore activities that are launched by their own apps;
• Added filtering options back. You can choose between the whitelist and the blacklist, but the no filtering option has been removed;
• Added help dialogs for the whitelist/blacklist/log;
• Bug fix: duplicate log entries when returning to the app with the log viewer open.
• Other minor changes: use icons for action bar items, reorder preferences.

1.9:

• Removed none/blacklist filtering options. The whitelist is always used now (renamed to "Enabled Components") which means that you must configure the module, as it won't do anything by default.
• Reverted back to hooking Activity.startActivity(Intent, Bundle). Other methods used to start an Activity require the usage of FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK, so it doesn't actually make sense to hook anything else. Also removed the alternate way to get a context as it shouldn't be needed anymore.
• Check if FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK is already set, and do nothing if that's the case (the activity won't be logged either.)
• Updated Slovak translations (by ja-som.)

1.8.1:

• Fix some crashes at startup;
• Add FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK flag instead of overwriting it. This fixes issues with XHalo and some apps showing in recents when they shouldn't;
• Updated translations.

1.7:

• Different hook, the previous one didn't catch all new activities.

1.6.1:

• Removed unnecessary logging.

1.6:

• Added whitelist.

1.5:

• Added option to enable/disable the blacklist (and log.) The blacklist requires a few extra calls which are unnecessary if you don't use it, so I'd advise you don't enable it unless you need it.
• Cleanup/better performance for the log viewer.

1.4:

• The mod will now only modify intents that should be modified. This should fix all breakage without needing the blacklist. \o/
• Log viewer improvements: tapping on an item now removes it from the list after adding it to the blacklist, and a toast is shown to indicate if it's been added to the blacklist.

1.3:

• Use flat text file for storing the logs instead of SharedPreferences. This is much better for performance, especially if the log gets long.

1.2:

• The blacklist is now for activities.
• You can enable/disable logging from within the app.
• Added log viewer to the app. You can tap a log entry to directly add it to the blacklist.
• Fixes.

1.1:

• Fixes for the two icons appearing in the launcher.
• Disable text correction when adding a blacklist item.

1.0:

• Initial release.

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• rovo89 and Tungstwenty for the Xposed Framework;
• egingell for helping out with what to blacklist;
• defim for advice on which intents to modify;
• Ja_som for Slovak translation;
• Sanguinus112 for German translation;
• All testers.

Ph33zy said:

Never realized how annoying apps could be without this. I'll gladly donate if you could flash an AOSP ROM to update this to Lollipop and then do a restore back to TW!

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1.4:

• The mod will now only modify intents that should be modified. This should fix all breakage without needing the blacklist. \o/
• Log viewer improvements: tapping on an item now removes it from the list after adding it to the blacklist, and a toast is shown to indicate if it's been added to the blacklist.

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• Ignore activities that are launched by their own apps;
• Added filtering options back. You can choose between the whitelist and the blacklist, but the no filtering option has been removed;
• Added help dialogs for the whitelist/blacklist/log;
• Bug fix: duplicate log entries when returning to the app with the log viewer open.
• Other minor changes: use icons for action bar items, reorder preferences.

Since the module now ignores activities launched by and within their own
apps, the blacklist shouldn't cause problems anymore, so I'm adding it
back as the default. The 'None' option isn't needed anymore: it was
originally added so some extra checks can be skipped, but they're now
necessary anyway.

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1.5:

• Added option to enable/disable the blacklist (and log.) The blacklist requires a few extra calls which are unnecessary if you don't use it, so I'd advise you don't enable it unless you need it.
• Cleanup/better performance for the log viewer.

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