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Asked: 2026-06-14T07:11:53+00:00

I’m trying to develop a service that injects touch events to the system while

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I’m trying to develop a service that injects touch events to the system while the service interacts with some hardware/remote server. I’ve googled and everyone suggests using the InputManager class, referencing Monkey as an example project to follow.

However, there is no getInstance() method for me in InputManager! All I have access to is exactly what the documentation shows. No getInstance() method, and most importantly, no injectInputEvent() method.

My build target SDK is Android 4.1.2, and my AndroidManifest.xml file specifies a target SDK version of 16 (I’ve tried changing the min target to 16 too, which didn’t help (plus I’d like to keep it at 8 if possible)).

How on earth can I use InputManager like Monkey does? Where are the methods Monkey is using, and why can’t I use them?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You cannot inject input events to one application from other application. Also you cannot inject events to your own application from within application. https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/android-developers/N5R9rMJjgzk%5B1-25%5D

    If you want to automate, you can use monkeyrunner scripts to do the same.

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