What is a cheek press event?

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In the Android docs for a PopupWindow, the method setIgnoreCheekPress() is mentioned. It says that this method "Sets the flag on popup to ignore cheek press event; by default this flag is set to false which means the pop wont ignore cheek press dispatch events."

Quite simply, what is a cheek press dispatch event?

Pretty much exactly what it sounds like. :) – Kevin Coppock May 31 '12 at 20:37 — Kevin Coppock, May 31 '12 at 20:37

Dave Newton · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-29T09:32:40.403

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It's the event dispatched when your cheek presses against the phone.

Events have a size, the size is compared against a threshold to determine if it's a "cheek", e.g., if the size is bigger than some "it's a finger" threshold. This allows phones to not react when someone has the phone up to their face and their cheek is pressing on the screen.

Clarification from comment. The phone does not know you've specifically pressed with your cheek. It assumes you're not rubbing up on it with other large (compared to a finger) body parts. Ew.

edited Jul 29 '14 at 09:32

answered May 31 '12 at 20:36

Dave Newton

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Whoa, cool. How does android know when you're specifically pressing with your cheek? – Lewis May 31 '12 at 20:40
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Works fine for me with any of my 4 cheeks ;) – Simon May 31 '12 at 20:45
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@Simon I shudder to imagine the API integration testing. – Dave Newton Aug 28 '12 at 17:40

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered May 31 '12 at 20:37

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Detects when you put your face to the phone, for example to turn off the screen during a phone call.

answered May 31 '12 at 20:37

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What is a cheek press event?

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