android hide special SMSs notification from user and remove it from inbox

Question

My application uses some web services for performing actions in server and getting results from it. Now I want my app to work in offline mode. I have a sms panel that can handle sending and receiving messages to clients. So the thing I need is to listen to messages in client and respond to it if it has a special format. I know how to listen to incoming sms from code, here it is:

public class SmsReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
    // ---get the SMS message passed in---
    Bundle bundle = intent.getExtras();
    SmsMessage[] msgs = null;
    Log.d("checking", "sms received!");
    String str = "";
    if (bundle != null) {
        // ---retrieve the SMS message received---
        Object[] pdus = (Object[]) bundle.get("pdus");
        msgs = new SmsMessage[pdus.length];
        String sender = null;
        String body = null;
        for (int i = 0; i < msgs.length; i++) {
            msgs[i] = SmsMessage.createFromPdu((byte[]) pdus[i]);
            str += "SMS from " + msgs[i].getOriginatingAddress();
            sender = msgs[i].getOriginatingAddress();
            str += " :";
            str += msgs[i].getMessageBody().toString();
            body = msgs[i].getMessageBody().toString();
            str += "\n";
        }
        // ---display the new SMS message---
        Toast.makeText(context, str, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

    }
}
}

and it works properly. The thing here is I don't want my special messages appear in user inbox or even hide sms notification from him. Is this possible? Should I listen to all incoming messages?

update: I assume that things are different in KitKat so any solution works in api 19 appreciated. thanks in advanced.

If you need this to work in KitKat, your app will have to be the default SMS app. But even then, it's not guaranteed to work everywhere, as the `SMS_RECEIVED` broadcast cannot be aborted, starting with KitKat. — Mike M., Sep 02 '14 at 05:45
@Mohamad Ghafourian : as Mike mentioned it can not be aborted on Kit Kat , take a look at the links provided to this question : — Arash GM, Sep 02 '14 at 05:51
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20109450/abort-sms-intent-on-android-kitkat — Arash GM, Sep 02 '14 at 05:51
@MikeM. maybe deleting message with code after receiving it an option? — Mohamad Ghafourian, Sep 02 '14 at 06:28
In KitKat, only the default SMS app has write access to the Provider, so only it can delete messages from it. — Mike M., Sep 02 '14 at 06:30

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 02 '14 at 05:37

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Try abortBroadcast(); in your BroadcastReceiver

if (intent.getAction().equals(android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED)) {
   abortBroadcast();
}

i don't know if this works on KitKat or not.

answered Sep 02 '14 at 05:37

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