Detecting SMS incoming and outgoing

Question

I'd like to detect sms incoming and outgoing automatically from my application at background whenever this app is opening or not. how to code?

Lint

I am doing something similar HERE!!! #14453308 – Whereupon

Answer 1

This is a good tutorial on both sending and receiving sms messages: http://mobiforge.com/developing/story/sms-messaging-android .

For the incoming messages you can indeed configure a broadcastlistener for detection. *

Detecting outgoing messages is also possible (just altered this post since I dind't know this). from: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg26420.html

ContentResolver contentResolver = context.getContentResolver();
  contentResolver.registerContentObserver(Uri.parse("content://
sms"),true, myObserver);

Bigamous

Hey can you post your complete solution? – Popp

Beginning with API level 19, the URI is added to the API and you get use Telephony.Sms.CONTENT_URI instead of Uri.parse("content:// sms"). – Wantage

@Lint can you post solution please? – Stypsis

If we register with content://sms than its called even on Message is deleted. How do I specifically detect if its SENT msg only. Also in my device content change for content://sms/sent is not triggered. – Squad

Answer 2

System broadcasts appropriate messages when messages are sent and received. You will have to create BroadCastReceiver for appropriate Intents(see documentation for details ... I think it is android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED for interception not sure of sending though)

Halloo