This is what I use to determine the visibility of a fragment.
private static boolean m_iAmVisible;
@Override
public void setUserVisibleHint(boolean isVisibleToUser) {
super.setUserVisibleHint(isVisibleToUser);
m_iAmVisible = isVisibleToUser;
if (m_iAmVisible) {
Log.d(localTAG, "this fragment is now visible");
} else {
Log.d(localTAG, "this fragment is now invisible");
}
}