How to read USSD messages in android?

Question

I am developing an android application. I basically want to read the USSD responses into the application. Is there any API to do so? How to fetch these messages into application?

Check solution on http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6515906/how-to-read-ussd-messages-in-android/33964512#33964512 — Umesh Isran, Nov 27 '15 at 20:50
Check my anwser here http://stackoverflow.com/a/34132708/5603642 — HenBoy331, Jan 03 '16 at 21:28

score 34 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 22 '17 at 02:51

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There is no API for USSD request yet. The ticket to create this API is not closed. But the community has found several hacks how to add this feature to their applications.

The first approach is to parse a log. Here is where you can find a class that do this. And here is a test application that uses this class.
Also there is a second approach.

Good luck!

edited Mar 22 '17 at 02:51

Alexis Wilke

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answered Mar 13 '12 at 17:45

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Have you tried these methods? Are they working? – batman Feb 21 '13 at 06:09
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AFAIR, I tried the first one with Gingerbread and it worked. I do not know about new versions. – Yury Feb 21 '13 at 08:32
@Yury is it working with android 4.2 ?? https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1285#c311 someone says the latest version of android broke the hack. But I don't know what "hack" he was talking about. Can you please post an update here, it will be great! – Matical Apr 02 '13 at 20:31
Sorry, this is not my repository and I can say nothing if it is working in Android 4.2. – Yury Apr 02 '13 at 21:07
Plz help in reading the USSD response in my android application. – Wilson Jun 20 '14 at 13:07
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I'm currently having no luck using the first approach on 4.4.4. The result message has apparently been removed from the log. – Telmo Marques Aug 09 '14 at 15:03
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Also, the second approach isn't available on 4.2.2+ https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=57120 – Telmo Marques Aug 10 '14 at 19:43
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Aaaand ticket is now closed. Not very well played, Google – wasyl Dec 25 '14 at 19:18
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sadly windows phone has this .... and that too via javascript ! – ShrekOverflow Feb 14 '15 at 20:40
You need root access to read the full log – ZooZ May 14 '15 at 16:52
so any one could help me with links to read the ussd to track the mobile prepaid balance. – Srishti Roy May 25 '15 at 12:20
Please guide on how do i use the second approach.. – Umesh Isran Dec 18 '15 at 11:37
Check my answer here http://stackoverflow.com/a/34132708/5603642 – HenBoy331 Jan 03 '16 at 21:29

How to read USSD messages in android?

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