android: where is the android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED?

Question

I'm writing an App that needs to receive sms, everyone use "android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED_ACTION" intent action in their code, but it looks like API level 17 doesn't support it anymore! where it is now? I also didn't find SMS_RECEIVED_ACTION in "android.telephony" class! please someone tell me, I'm totally confused. should I use older APIs?

Answer 1

The Telephony class does not have a documented API until API 19 (4.4 - KitKat). The absence of the class does not mean what you are trying to do does not work. You need to request this permission:

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

And if you register your receiver in your manifest it will look something like this:

    <receiver android:name=".SmsIntentReceiver">
        <intent-filter android:priority="1">
            <action android:name="android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED" />
        </intent-filter>
    </receiver>

From the android.provider.Telephony AOSP:

public static final String SMS_RECEIVED_ACTION = "android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED";

Here is a grepcode.com reference to the source:

http://grepcode.com/file_/repository.grepcode.com/java/ext/com.google.android/android/2.3.2_r1/android/provider/Telephony.java/?v=source

Notice the "@hide" just before the class declaration - it is there, but not exposed to devs. That is why it is not recognized in the ADT.