Application crashes when broadcast receiver is being called manually via Intent

Question

My AndroidManifest.xml File

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.example.gofresh">


<receiver
            android:name=".MyReceiver"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:exported="true"
            android:permission="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS">
            <intent-filter>
                <action
                    android:name = "android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED" >
                </action>
            </intent-filter>

</receiver>



<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS"> </uses-permission>

My SignIn Class

@Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.sign_in);

        next = findViewById(R.id.button);
        next.setOnClickListener(this);

        if(ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.RECEIVE_SMS)!= PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED){

                        if(ActivityCompat.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(this,Manifest.permission.RECEIVE_SMS)){

                        }else{
                            ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this,new String[] {Manifest.permission.RECEIVE_SMS},MY_PERMISSION_REQUEST_RECEIVE_SMS);
                        }

                    }

}

@Override
    public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode,String permissions[],int[] grantResults){
        switch (requestCode){
            case MY_PERMISSION_REQUEST_RECEIVE_SMS:{
                if(grantResults.length>0 && grantResults[0]==PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED){
                    Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Thanks for permitting",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                }else {
                    Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"No permission",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                }
            }
        }
    }

    @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {

                 Intent intent = new Intent();                          
                 intent.setAction("android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED");
                 sendBroadcast(intent);
    }

My MyReceiver Class

package com.example.gofresh;
//all imports
public class MyReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

         private static final String TAG = "SmsBroadcastReceiver";

        @Override
            public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {

                    Log.i(TAG,"Intent Received: " +intent.getAction());
        }
    }

My Log

019-06-10 11:19:39.063 14497-14497/com.example.gofresh D/AndroidRuntime: Shutting down VM
2019-06-10 11:19:39.067 14497-14497/com.example.gofresh E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    Process: com.example.gofresh, PID: 14497
    java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: not allowed to send broadcast android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED from pid=14497, uid=10184
        at android.os.Parcel.createException(Parcel.java:1950)
        at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1918)
        at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1868)
        at android.app.IActivityManager$Stub$Proxy.broadcastIntent(IActivityManager.java:3842)
        at android.app.ContextImpl.sendBroadcast(ContextImpl.java:1012)
        at android.content.ContextWrapper.sendBroadcast(ContextWrapper.java:444)
        at com.example.gofresh.SignIn.onClick(SignIn.java:122)
        at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:6669)
        at android.view.View.performClickInternal(View.java:6638)
        at android.view.View.access$3100(View.java:789)
        at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:26145)
        at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:873)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:193)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6863)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:537)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:858)
     Caused by: android.os.RemoteException: Remote stack trace:
        at com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.broadcastIntentLocked(ActivityManagerService.java:23397)
        at com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.broadcastIntent(ActivityManagerService.java:24071)
        at android.app.IActivityManager$Stub.onTransact$broadcastIntent$(IActivityManager.java:10250)
        at android.app.IActivityManager$Stub.onTransact(IActivityManager.java:167)
        at com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.onTransact(ActivityManagerService.java:3820)
2019-06-10 11:19:39.088 14497-14569/com.example.gofresh D/OSTracker: OS Event: crash
2019-06-10 11:19:39.104 14497-14497/com.example.gofresh I/Process: Sending signal. PID: 14497 SIG: 9

On opening the application, i am asked for the permission and it is granted and the Toast Mesasage also pops up. However when i click on my button, the application crashes. I have cut only those part of code where i am calling the Broadcast Receiver. Even if I comment out the manual intent part in the onClick method in SignIn class, it still shows in the MyReceiver class that i have called the onReceive method, even though i have called it nowhere else in my code. I feel that wherever i am going wrong is strongly connected to my misunderstanding of this part.

Can you please attach the `logcat` info when the application is crashed? — Tom Taylor, Jun 10 '19 at 06:01
You could get the crash trace by - connecting the device to your machine - `adb logcat | grep "FATAL" -a 30` — Tom Taylor, Jun 10 '19 at 06:02
You are missing `SMS` permission in Manifest . Also you need to ask it at runtime for Andoid M and Above,, — ADM, Jun 10 '19 at 06:04
No I have that permission. I forgot to add it to the above code, let me make the edits — CS Learner, Jun 10 '19 at 06:07
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33347809/android-marshmallow-sms-received-permission/40558918 — Chirag Savsani, Jun 10 '19 at 06:12
Yes, when the application runs, it does ask for the sms permission and toasts "Thanks for permitting", please see the edited code — CS Learner, Jun 10 '19 at 06:14
Follow this link :- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11567010/permission-denial-broadcasting-intent-android-provider-telephony-sms-received — yogesh kulkarni, Jun 10 '19 at 06:14
The permission part is working perfectly fine guys, it is actually asking for permission and toastng my message. Only when i click the button, the application crashes. Also, why is the onReceive method in the MyReceiver class still being called, even though i remove my manual intent part in the onClick method. I am calling it nowhere else in the applications — CS Learner, Jun 10 '19 at 06:28

shahram_javadi · Answer 1 · 2019-06-10T06:09:21.500

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you must add permission Sms add following permission to manifest tag in manifest file in app level

 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS"/>

if you Add this permission in your manifest now notice to targetSDKVersion in gradle file in app level if it is larger than 22 you must give permission runtime

edited Jun 10 '19 at 06:09

answered Jun 10 '19 at 06:07

shahram_javadi

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you can use followin link https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33666071/android-marshmallow-request-permission – shahram_javadi Jun 10 '19 at 06:22
The permission part is working perfectly fine guys, it is actually asking for permission and toastng my message. Only when i click the button, the application crashes – CS Learner Jun 10 '19 at 06:25
you may need to generate signed apk from app , – shahram_javadi Jun 10 '19 at 06:46

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 10 '19 at 06:29

When you send a broadcast It will be received by every application on the phone. except In case of LocalBroadcast. Now you are sending the system broadcast "android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED" that can be register by many other application. As a security this broadcast is only sent by SYSTEM. I hope you will understand the reason of the crash.

Application crashes when broadcast receiver is being called manually via Intent

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