Android How to - Create SMS reciver

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The following code shows how to create a SMS reciver.

Example

AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.java2s.myapplication4.app">

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

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
        <activity
            android:name="com.java2s.myapplication4.app.MainActivity"
            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="com.java2s.myapplication4.app.SmsReceiver"
            android:exported="true">
            <intent-filter android:priority="5">
                <action android:name="android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>

    </application>

</manifest>

Main layout xml file

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    tools:context=".MainActivity" >

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/hello_world" />

</RelativeLayout>

\res\menu\main.xml

<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >

    <item
        android:id="@+id/action_settings"
        android:orderInCategory="100"
        android:showAsAction="never"
        android:title="@string/action_settings"/>

</menu>

Main Activity Java code

import android.annotation.TargetApi;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.IntentFilter;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.telephony.SmsManager;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
/*from   w w w. j  a  va 2  s . co m*/
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
    private static final String SHORTCODE = "55443";
    private static final String ACTION_SENT =
            "com.java2s.myapplication4.app.SENT";
    private static final String ACTION_DELIVERED =
            "com.java2s.myapplication4.app.DELIVERED";

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        Button sendButton = new Button(this);
        sendButton.setText("Hail the Mothership");
        sendButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                sendSMS("Beam us up!");
            }
        });

        setContentView(sendButton);
    }
    
    private void sendSMS(String message) {
        PendingIntent sIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, new Intent(ACTION_SENT), 0);
        PendingIntent dIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, new Intent(ACTION_DELIVERED), 0);
        registerReceiver(sent, new IntentFilter(ACTION_SENT));
        registerReceiver(delivered,new IntentFilter(ACTION_DELIVERED)); 
        SmsManager manager = SmsManager.getDefault();
        manager.sendTextMessage(SHORTCODE, null, message,sIntent, dIntent);
    }
    private BroadcastReceiver sent = new BroadcastReceiver(){
        @Override
        public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
            switch (getResultCode()) {
            case Activity.RESULT_OK:
                break;
            case SmsManager.RESULT_ERROR_GENERIC_FAILURE:
            case SmsManager.RESULT_ERROR_NO_SERVICE:
            case SmsManager.RESULT_ERROR_NULL_PDU:
            case SmsManager.RESULT_ERROR_RADIO_OFF:
                break;
            }

            unregisterReceiver(this);
        }
    };

    private BroadcastReceiver delivered = new BroadcastReceiver(){
        @Override
        public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
            switch (getResultCode()) {
            case Activity.RESULT_OK:
                break;
            case Activity.RESULT_CANCELED:
                break;
            }

            unregisterReceiver(this);
        }
    };
}

SmsReceiver.java

import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.telephony.SmsMessage;
import android.text.TextUtils;
import android.util.Log;
import android.widget.Toast;
/*from  ww w  .  j ava  2  s .co m*/
public class SmsReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
    private static final String SHORTCODE = "55443";

    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        Bundle bundle = intent.getExtras();
        
        Object[] messages = (Object[])bundle.get("pdus");
        SmsMessage[] sms = new SmsMessage[messages.length];
        for(int n=0; n < messages.length; n++) {
            sms[n] = SmsMessage.createFromPdu((byte[]) messages[n]);
        }
        for(SmsMessage msg : sms) {
            if(TextUtils.equals(msg.getOriginatingAddress(), SHORTCODE)) {
                abortBroadcast();
                Toast.makeText(context,
                        "Received message from the mothership: "
                        + msg.getMessageBody(),
                        Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        }
    }
}

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