Utils.java

package com.example.swipebackactivity;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.ActivityOptions;
import android.os.Build;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;

public class Utils {
    private Utils() {
    }

    public static void convertActivityToTranslucent(Activity activity) {
        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
            convertActivityToTranslucentAfterL(activity);
        } else {
            convertActivityToTranslucentBeforeL(activity);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Calling the convertToTranslucent method on platforms before Android 5.0
     */
    public static void convertActivityToTranslucentBeforeL(Activity activity) {
        try {
            Class<?>[] classes = Activity.class.getDeclaredClasses();
            Class<?> translucentConversionListenerClazz = null;
            for (Class clazz : classes) {
                if (clazz.getSimpleName().contains("TranslucentConversionListener")) {
                    translucentConversionListenerClazz = clazz;
                }
            }
            Method method = Activity.class.getDeclaredMethod("convertToTranslucent",
                    translucentConversionListenerClazz);
            method.setAccessible(true);
            method.invoke(activity, new Object[] {
                null
            });
        } catch (Throwable t) {
        }
    }

    /**
     * Calling the convertToTranslucent method on platforms after Android 5.0
     */
    private static void convertActivityToTranslucentAfterL(Activity activity) {
        try {
            Method getActivityOptions = Activity.class.getDeclaredMethod("getActivityOptions");
            getActivityOptions.setAccessible(true);
            Object options = getActivityOptions.invoke(activity);

            Class<?>[] classes = Activity.class.getDeclaredClasses();
            Class<?> translucentConversionListenerClazz = null;
            for (Class clazz : classes) {
                if (clazz.getSimpleName().contains("TranslucentConversionListener")) {
                    translucentConversionListenerClazz = clazz;
                }
            }
            Method convertToTranslucent = Activity.class.getDeclaredMethod("convertToTranslucent",
                    translucentConversionListenerClazz, ActivityOptions.class);
            convertToTranslucent.setAccessible(true);
            convertToTranslucent.invoke(activity, null, options);
        } catch (Throwable t) {
        }
    }
}