Receiving system intents in android

Asked Jun 24 '13 at 12:06

Active Jun 24 '13 at 12:45

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I'd like to receive system intents android.intent.action.SEND_MESSAGE and com.android.mms.transaction.MESSAGE_SENT using broadcast receivers. I know how to use receivers but I never seem to catch these intents when an SMS is sent.

These intents are used by the messaging app and they can be found in its source on github.

Help.

Edit: I get no errors. I'm unable to catch these intents when an SMS is sent. And I chanced upon these intents in the default messaging app source.

edited Jun 24 '13 at 12:45

asked Jun 24 '13 at 12:06

Harsha Alva

You can't. See the `SmsReceiver` class – Pankaj Kumar Jun 24 '13 at 12:13
what's your error exactly..? – Sagar Maiyad Jun 24 '13 at 12:27
@pankaj, isn't there any way to listen to these broadcasts? Why can't my app do it if the messaging app can? – Harsha Alva Jun 24 '13 at 12:48
I doubt android would let a rogue app listen in on SMS messages. – Reactgular Jun 24 '13 at 12:49
@segi, no errors. But I can't catch these broadcasts. – Harsha Alva Jun 24 '13 at 12:50
Messaging app is system (manufacturer) signed app and has permission to listen those. And your app can't because that is not system signed or designed at framework level. – Pankaj Kumar Jun 24 '13 at 12:51
@mathew, I'm trying to do this as my phone sends an SMS to a number whenever I reboot my phone. I get charged for an SMS whenever I turn on my phone after a reboot. – Harsha Alva Jun 24 '13 at 12:54
@pankaj, is there anything that I can do to make it a system app? – Harsha Alva Jun 24 '13 at 13:00
See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11281533/contentobserver-used-for-sms maybe this will help – David Wasser Jun 24 '13 at 13:11
@HarshaCAlva seriously your phone should not be doing that. Factory reset it. What phone is it? – Reactgular Jun 24 '13 at 13:40
i think it is possible. there are many sms apps alternatives, and there are also sms blockers apps. – android developer Jun 24 '13 at 14:10
@mathew, it's a legit number used by Samsung sim tracker. If I disable sim tracking, the SMS won't be sent. Nothing to worry. – Harsha Alva Jun 24 '13 at 18:26

Receiving system intents in android

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