BroadcastReceiver + SMS_RECEIVED

Question

I'd like my app to catch incoming SMS messages. There are a few examples of this around. Looks like we just need to do this:

// AndroidManifest.xml <receiver android:name=".SMSReceiver">    <intent-filter>      <action android:name="android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED" />    </intent-filter>  </receiver>          // SMSReceiver.java public class SMSReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver  {      @Override      public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {          Log.i(TAG, "SMS received.");         ....     } } 

is this correct? I'm sending my phone some sms messages, but the log statement never gets printed. I do have some other SMS applications installed on the phone, which display a popup when the sms is received - are they somehow blocking the intent from getting passed down to my app, they are just consuming it completely?

Thanks

Answer 1

You would also need to specify a uses-permission in your manifest file:

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

The following tutorials should help:

React on incoming SMS
SMS messaging in Android