Apps Read SMS?

[Sergioum86]

Hello, I am pretty new to android and I'm trying to create an application that reads the text of an incoming SMS, however, I've tried many methods found on several tutorials and none of those seem to work.

Could anybody help me?

this is what I've tried:

package com.smsReader;

import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.telephony.SmsMessage;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class SmsReceptor extends BroadcastReceiver {
    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent){
        Bundle bundle= intent.getExtras();
        SmsMessage[] msgs= null;
        String str="";
        if(bundle != null ){
            Object [] pdus=(Object[]) bundle.get("pdus");
            msgs=new SmsMessage[pdus.length];
            for(int i=0; i< msgs.length;i++){
                msgs[i]= SmsMessage.createFromPdu((byte[])pdus[i]);
                str+= msgs[i].getMessageBody();
                
            }
             Toast.makeText(context, str, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        }
            
    }

}

and this is my Manifest

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      package="com.smsReader"
      android:versionCode="1"
      android:versionName="1.0">
    <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">
        <activity android:name=".MessageReader"
                  android:label="@string/app_name">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

    <receiver android:name=".SmsReceptor" android:enabled="true">
    <intent-filter>
    <action android:name="android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED" /> 
    </intent-filter>
    </receiver>
</application>
    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="7" />

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

However, the application never touches that class, Am I missing something on it?

 

[miXer]

Are you absolutely shure it doesn't fire SmsReceptor class? The code you have provided looks just fine. It should receive sms fine. Have you tried to put a Toast at the very beginning of the onReceive method?

 

[raubvogel]

Dumb question: what is the "." in front of the receiver name,

for? Mine does not have it and it seems to work. Just trying to understand things.

 

[miXer]

I think the "." is a replacement for the package name

 

[yogisdk]

I have the same issues, and going crazy... I have the correct permission in my manifest, but in the log it reads:

09-20 19:01:50.710: WARN/ActivityManager(51): Permission Denial: receiving Intent { act=android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED (has extras) } to xxx.xxx.xxx requires android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS due to sender com.android.phone (uid 1001)

Can anyone help?

 

[miXer]

Could you please post your manifest.xml file?

 

[yogisdk]

Finally got it to work, but i had to declare the receiver dynamically in my service. Dont know why is working for you others, I cant get it to work if I declare it in the manifest, perhaps its like the SCREEN_ON intent which also needs to be received dynamically? Will post the manifest file later on when I am back home

 

[Sergioum86]

I got it working... I had an error on my Manifest...

 

[meshushelly]

Hi

Can you please share what was the error in your manifest ?!

10x,
Moshe.