How to check current running applications in Android?

Question

I want to check current running applications in android programmatically, similar to how it shows 6 applications if we press and hold the HOME button.

I'm mostly interested in the application names.

Answer 1

You can get current name package using

ActivityManager am = (ActivityManager) mContext
                .getSystemService(Activity.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
        String packageName = am.getRunningTasks(1).get(0).topActivity
                .getPackageName();

You can use this package name to get current active application