diff --git a/custom_components/nvidia_shield/ha_adb_common/__init__.py b/custom_components/nvidia_shield/ha_adb_common/__init__.py
index 83161b9..764829c 100644
--- a/custom_components/nvidia_shield/ha_adb_common/__init__.py
+++ b/custom_components/nvidia_shield/ha_adb_common/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from .const import (
     ATTR_MEDIA_DAG_ROLE,
     ATTR_MEDIA_DAG_RUNNING_APPS,
 )
+from .foreground import parse_foreground
 from .intent import PlaybackIntent
 from .keys import ensure_adb_key
 from .media_session import (
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "ensure_adb_key",
     "parse_all_media_sessions",
     "parse_audio_playback",
+    "parse_foreground",
     "parse_wakefulness",
     "parse_media_session",
     "running_apps_from_sessions",
diff --git a/custom_components/nvidia_shield/ha_adb_common/foreground.py b/custom_components/nvidia_shield/ha_adb_common/foreground.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23cefd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/custom_components/nvidia_shield/ha_adb_common/foreground.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+"""Foreground-app parsing from `dumpsys activity activities` (RESEARCH_SHIELD R4).
+
+Primary pattern: ``mResumedActivity: ActivityRecord{... u0 <pkg>/<activity> ...}``
+(Shield Android 11). ``topResumedActivity`` (newer firmware) is the fallback,
+checked only after the primary — per R4 finding 1. ``dumpsys window`` focus is
+NOT parsed (R4 finding 2: the first ``mCurrentFocus`` can be literally null).
+
+Multi-line ActivityRecord wraps are handled by joining the block until the
+record closes or a state line arrives (R4 finding 3: match on the joined
+block, not per-line). ``ResumedActivity``/``Resumed`` duplicates are tolerated.
+"""
+
+import re
+
+_RESUMED_MARKERS = (
+    ("mResumedActivity", "mResumedActivity:"),
+    ("topResumedActivity", "topResumedActivity:"),
+    ("ResumedActivity", "ResumedActivity:"),
+    ("Resumed", "Resumed:"),
+)
+
+# `u0 <pkg>/<activity>` — the userId prefix tolerates u0..uN; the package is
+# anything up to the first `/` (or closing brace when the activity is bare).
+_PACKAGE_RE = re.compile(r"u\d+\s+(\S+?)\s*/|u\d+\s+(\S+?)\s*}")
+
+
+def _marker_kind(stripped: str) -> str | None:
+    for kind, marker in _RESUMED_MARKERS:
+        if stripped.startswith(marker):
+            return kind
+    return None
+
+
+def _resumed_blocks(dump: str) -> list[tuple[str, str]]:
+    """(kind, joined-text) blocks for each resumed-activity line, in order."""
+    blocks: list[tuple[str, str]] = []
+    kind: str | None = None
+    buf = ""
+    for raw in dump.split("\n"):
+        stripped = raw.strip()
+        marker = _marker_kind(stripped)
+        if marker is not None:
+            if buf:
+                blocks.append((kind, buf))
+            kind, buf = marker, stripped
+            continue
+        if kind is None:
+            continue
+        # Continuation of a wrapped ActivityRecord: join until the record
+        # closes (brace) or the state line completes the block (R4 finding 3).
+        buf += " " + stripped
+        if "}" in stripped or "state=" in stripped:
+            blocks.append((kind, buf))
+            kind, buf = None, ""
+    if buf:
+        blocks.append((kind, buf))
+    return blocks
+
+
+def _extract_package(text: str) -> str | None:
+    match = _PACKAGE_RE.search(text)
+    if match is None:
+        return None
+    package = match.group(1) or match.group(2)
+    if not package or package in ("null", "Window{"):
+        return None
+    return package
+
+
+def parse_foreground(dump: str) -> str | None:
+    """Foreground package: mResumedActivity primary, topResumed fallback.
+
+    Returns None when neither pattern matches (e.g. pre-parse wrappers) —
+    callers must not fall back to window-focus parsing (R4 finding 2).
+    """
+    if not dump:
+        return None
+    blocks = _resumed_blocks(dump)
+    for kind, text in blocks:
+        if kind == "topResumedActivity":
+            continue
+        package = _extract_package(text)
+        if package:
+            return package
+    for kind, text in blocks:
+        if kind != "topResumedActivity":
+            continue
+        package = _extract_package(text)
+        if package:
+            return package
+    return None