SMS after install application

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I created an application and immediately after install I need to send a text message to a central server configuration.

How I can do that?

In applications such as WhatApps, just after installing you receive an SMS configuration. Anyone know how to do that.

There's no real way to detect an initial install of your own app, but if your app has a broadcast receiver to detect screen orientation change, or the screen being locked or something else that happens very frequently, you could try that. — Reed, Nov 23 '11 at 11:43

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 23 '11 at 11:58

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check for a boolean flag in shared preferences .

do stuff if not exist and insert this flag to sharedPrefeences .

sharedPreferences get deleted if user clears the data of app so better approach i will say is

you manage device_id on server and do the same thing .

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:03

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You can use Service to run in the background and send the sms. However you cannot start a service directly after installing. The user has to interact with the application first.

See accepted answer and comments from How to start android service on installation .

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 23 '11 at 11:55

Well I think the only possible way is that if there is a broadcast, that you can get after installation of any application. You receive that broadcast and send SMS from a service. But if there is no broadcast then I think you cant directly detect whether an application is just installed or not, or no trigger.

SMS after install application

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