I've been puzzling over this one recently, prior to 2.3.5 this seems to work fine (on my colleagues devices). However on mine it now never triggers.
I've stripped the code right back and made a very simple test application to see what's going on. Basically the onReceive code doesn't ever appear to trigger, even though adb/logcat does seem to show the register of the BroadcastReveiver does take place.
Here's the simple code I've gone for:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.broadcasttech.testsmsreceive"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="9" />
<application
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<activity
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:name=".TestSMSReceiveActivity" >
<intent-filter >
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<receiver android:name=".mysmstestcall">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED"></action>
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
</application>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"></uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS"></uses-permission>
</manifest>
Then:
package com.broadcasttech.testsmsreceive;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.IntentFilter;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
public class TestSMSReceiveActivity extends Activity {
private BroadcastReceiver receiver;
private static final String TAG = "TestSMSApp";
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
Log.i(TAG, " App has started up");
IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter();
filter.addAction("android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED");
Log.i(TAG, " Filter SMS_RECEIVED has been added");
//Extends BroadcastReceiver
receiver = new mysmstestcall();
registerReceiver(receiver,filter);
Log.i(TAG, " registerReceiver sorted");
}
//Also, to save headaches later
@Override
protected void onDestroy() {
Log.i(TAG, " unregistering Receiver");
unregisterReceiver(receiver);
Log.i(TAG, " done");
}
}
And finally
package com.broadcasttech.testsmsreceive;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.util.Log;
public class mysmstestcall extends BroadcastReceiver {
private static final String SMS_RECEIVED = "android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED";
private static final String TAG = "TestSMSApp";
@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Log.i(TAG, "Intent recieved: " + intent.getAction());
if (intent.getAction() == SMS_RECEIVED) {
//any action you want here..
Log.i(TAG, "SMS received has triggered");
}
}
}
So it is a fairly simple app that should just log and tell me when the BroadcastReceiver is triggered, but it just won't fire at all.
Can anyone suggest whats wrong, I've checked various tutorials, checked as I know IceCreamSandwich is different, but tried to incorporate those fixes too and this doesn't make a difference either.
Thanks in advance!
uses-permissionrequired to catch the SMS received broadcast. Other than that, have you installed any SMS-applications from Android Market (or other places) - some of these will block other applications (just for shits and giggles) from receiving the ordered broadcast by registering at a very high priority and cancelling the broadcast intent. – Richelle