SMS Broadcast Receiver onReceive() method not being called

Question

I am building an SMS application and there is one activity and a broadcast receiver. The problem is that the broadcast receiver onReceive() method is not getting called. The code for the receiver class and manifest file is given below.

Broadcast Receiver

public class SmsBroadcastReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
    public AudioManager audioManager;
    SharedPreferences sharedPreferences;
    boolean b=false;
    String smsBody;
    final int REQUEST_CODE_ASK_PERMISSIONS = 123;

    public static final String SMS_BUNDLE = "pdus";

    SmsMessage smsMessage;
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        Toast.makeText(context.getApplicationContext(),"Toast Long",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();


        sharedPreferences = context.getApplicationContext().getSharedPreferences("Pritom", context.MODE_PRIVATE);
        Bundle intentExtras = intent.getExtras();
        String format = intentExtras.getString("format");
        if (intentExtras != null) {
            Object[] sms = (Object[]) intentExtras.get(SMS_BUNDLE);
            String smsMessageStr = "";
            String pass3 = sharedPreferences.getString("password", null);
            for (int i = 0; i < sms.length; ++i) {

                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {

                    smsMessage = SmsMessage.createFromPdu((byte[]) sms[i], format);
                } else {
                    smsMessage = SmsMessage.createFromPdu((byte[]) sms[i]);
                }
                smsBody = smsMessage.getMessageBody().toString();
                String address = smsMessage.getOriginatingAddress();

                smsMessageStr += "SMS From: " + address + "\n";
                smsMessageStr += smsBody + "\n";
            }
            /*if (smsBody.equals("@general" + pass3)) {
                AudioManager audioManager = (AudioManager) context.getSystemService(Context.AUDIO_SERVICE);
                audioManager.setRingerMode(audioManager.RINGER_MODE_NORMAL);
            }*/
            Toast.makeText(context, "SMS : " + smsBody + pass3, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            Log.d("Message:", smsBody + pass3);

        }
    }
}

The problem here is that the Toast message just below onReceive() is not being displayed which indicates that the method onReceive() is not being called.

AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.mytrendin.inappmessaging">
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SMS" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE"/>
    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
        <activity android:name=".MainActivity">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <receiver android:name=".SmsBroadcastReceiver" android:exported="true" >
            <intent-filter android:priority="999" >
                <action android:name="android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>
    </application>

</manifest>

I have used Android 5.0.1 for testing my application. Thank you for your help :)

Try setting the priority android:priority="2147483647" in receivers intent-filter — Ferdous Ahamed, May 31 '17 at 18:23
@IbrahimAli , https://pastebin.com/vXxKcsUu , this is the link to my `MainActivity` — Pritom Mazumdar, May 31 '17 at 21:31

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 31 '17 at 19:30

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Try setting the higher priority android:priority="2147483647" in receivers intent-filter:

<receiver android:name=".SmsBroadcastReceiver" android:exported="true" >
    <intent-filter android:priority="2147483647" >
        <action android:name="android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED" />
    </intent-filter>
</receiver>

answered May 31 '17 at 19:30

Ferdous Ahamed

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I guess there is some issue with `android 5.0` – Pritom Mazumdar May 31 '17 at 19:37
I think you app needs run time permission for receiving SMS. – Ferdous Ahamed May 31 '17 at 19:41
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35970142/broadcastreceiver-sms-received-not-working-on-new-devices check this – Ferdous Ahamed May 31 '17 at 19:49
I have done according to the answer given by you, but the problem still persists. Can you please check the code ? [link] https://pastebin.com/vXxKcsUu – Pritom Mazumdar May 31 '17 at 20:28

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