How to Intercept HOME Key in Android?

The solution is:

The prevailing wisdom says it cannot be done

public static final int KEYCODE_HOME 

Key code constant: Home key. This key is handled by the framework and is never delivered to applications.

Maybe the below code would work the way we want it to. But I don't think you can trap the Home key absolutely.

Below method works for me. Hope this will work for you also....

Override below method in your activity. 

@Override

   public void onAttachedToWindow() {

   super.onAttachedToWindow();

   this.getWindow().setType(WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_KEYGUARD);           

  }

After overriding above method, now you can easily listen HOME Key press in your activity using onKeyDown() method.

    @Override

    public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {     

     if(keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_HOME)

        {

           //The Code Want to Perform. 

        }

    });