Android SMS Broadcast Receiver doesn't work
android, broadcastreceiver, intentfilter, java, sms
Solution
You should read `Automatic SMS Verification`.
public abstract Task startSmsRetriever ()
Starts SmsRetriever, which waits for a matching SMS message until timeout (5 minutes). The matching SMS message will be sent via a Broadcast Intent with action `SmsRetriever.SMS_RETRIEVED_ACTION`.
When you are ready to verify the user's phone number, get an instance of the `SmsRetrieverClient` object, call startSmsRetriever, and attach success and failure listeners to the SMS retrieval task:
SmsRetrieverClient mClient = SmsRetriever.getClient(this);
Task<Void> mTask = mClient.startSmsRetriever();
mTask.addOnSuccessListener(new OnSuccessListener<Void>() {
@Override public void onSuccess(Void aVoid) {
Toast.makeText(YourActivity.this, "SMS Retriever starts", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
});
mTask.addOnFailureListener(new OnFailureListener() {
@Override public void onFailure(@NonNull Exception e) {
Toast.makeText(YourActivity.this, "Error", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
});
When a verification message is received on the user's device, Play services explicitly broadcasts to your app a SmsRetriever.SMS_RETRIEVED_ACTION Intent, which contains the text of the message. Use a BroadcastReceiver to receive this verification message.
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
if (SmsRetriever.SMS_RETRIEVED_ACTION.equals(intent.getAction())) {
Bundle extras = intent.getExtras();
Status status = (Status) extras.get(SmsRetriever.EXTRA_STATUS);
switch(status.getStatusCode()) {
case CommonStatusCodes.SUCCESS:
// Get SMS message contents
String message = (String) extras.get(SmsRetriever.EXTRA_SMS_MESSAGE);
// Extract one-time code from the message and complete verification
// by sending the code back to your server.
break;
case CommonStatusCodes.TIMEOUT:
// Waiting for SMS timed out (5 minutes)
// Handle the error ...
break;
}
}
}
Register Your BroadcastReceiver with the intent filter com.google.android.gms.auth.api.phone.SMS_RETRIEVED in your app's AndroidManifest.xml file.
<receiver android:name=".YourBroadcastReceiver" android:exported="true">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.google.android.gms.auth.api.phone.SMS_RETRIEVED"/>
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
Finally, Register your BroadcastReceiver in your onCreate() section.
IntentFilter intentFilter = new IntentFilter();
intentFilter.addAction(SmsRetriever.SMS_RETRIEVED_ACTION);
getApplicationContext().registerReceiver(broadcastReceiverOBJ, intentFilter);
For Demo purpose you should read Automatic SMS Verification Android
Problem
Hi I'm trying to catch the sms content and use in my app, so I made a BroadcastReceiver with Permission and Manifests But when the device receive sms, my code doesn't run which means that the BroadcastReceiver doesn't fire. I also checked many Articles inside and outside here, there're some: Android Sms Receiver Result to Main Activity SMS receiver didn't work Android SMS Receiver not working Broadcast Receiver not working for SMS Here is a part of my Manifest: ``` <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SMS" /> <application. ... ... <receiver android:name="com.example.android.receiver.SmsReceiver" android:permission="android.permission.BROADCAST_SMS"> <intent-filter android:priority="2147483647"> <action android:name="android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED" /> </intent-filter> </receiver> </application> ``` And This is my Receiver ``` public class SmsReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver { @Override public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) { Toast.makeText(context, "SMS Received!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show(); } } ``` I also tried to register the receiver dynamically inside activity onCreate() but nothing changed ``` IntentFilter intentFilter = new IntentFilter(); intentFilter.addAction("android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED"); intentFilter.setPriority(2147483647); registerReceiver(new SmsReceiver(), intentFilter); ``` Does anyone know where is the problem? It should just Toast that a message is recieved so I can continue work but the receiver doesn't seem to even fire