capacitor-plugin-check-overlay

This plugin is an Android plugin that checks for any installed overlay apps on the device. It can be used to enhance user's security by providing a warning if any apps are granted permission to draw overlay layers above other apps on the screen.

Install

npm install capacitor-plugin-check-overlay
npx cap sync

Example

import { CheckOverlay } from 'capacitor-plugin-check-overlay';


constructor(private platfrom: Platform) {
    this.platfrom.ready().then(() => {
        // Add blacklist
        const blacklist = [
            'com.urbandroid.lux:Twilight',
            'com.paget96.bluelightfilter:Blue Light Filter - Night Light',
            'com.ascendik.eyeshield:Night Shift',
            'com.sisomobile.android.brightness:sFilter',
            'com.mlhg.screenfilter:Darker',
            'com.digipom.nightfilter:Night Filter',
            'com.github.ericytsang.screenfilter.app.android:Screen Dimmer',
            'com.yaojian.protecteye:Eye Protect',
            'jp.snowlife01.android.bluelightfilter0:Blue light filter',
            'jp.ne.hardyinfinity.bluelightfilter.free:Bluelight Filter',
        ];

        this.checkOverlayApps(blacklist);

        // without blacklist, detect all app that request Overlay Permission
        this.checkOverlayApps([]);
        }
    )
}

checkOverlayApps = async (blackList: Array<string>) => {
    const checkResult = await CheckOverlay.checkOverlayApps({ blackList });

    console.log('checkOverlayApps Result:');
    console.log('Has Overlay: ', checkResult.hasOverlay);
    console.log('Messages: ', checkResult.message);
    console.log('Overlay Apps: ', checkResult.overlayApps.join("\n"));

};

API

• checkOverlayApps(...)
• Interfaces

checkOverlayApps(...)

checkOverlayApps(options: { blackList: Array<string>; }) => Promise<CheckOverlayAppsResult>

| Param | Type | Description | | ------------- | ------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | | options | { blackList: string[]; } | : Array<string> } |

Returns: Promise<CheckOverlayAppsResult>

Interfaces

CheckOverlayAppsResult

| Prop | Type | | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | hasOverlay | boolean | | message | string | | overlayApps | Array<string> |