Question

Following this tutorial: http://www.vogella.de/articles/AndroidServices/article.html#receiver I created my own project. Manifest:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="alex.broadcast.sample"
    android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="1.0" >

    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="13" />
    <application
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name" >

        <receiver android:name="MyPhoneReceiver">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.PHONE_STATE"></action>
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>

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

Code:

public class MyPhoneReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
final String logTag = "BroadcastReceiverSample";

@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
    Bundle extras = intent.getExtras();
    if (extras != null) {
        String state = extras.getString(TelephonyManager.EXTRA_STATE);

        Log.i(logTag, "Call state: " + state);

        if (state.equals(TelephonyManager.EXTRA_STATE_RINGING)) {
            String phoneNumber = extras.getString(TelephonyManager.EXTRA_INCOMING_NUMBER);
            Log.i(logTag, "Phone number: " + phoneNumber);
        }
    }
}
}

Running this sample on Android simulator, I see that it is successfully installed. However, onReceive function is never called. I make incoming call using:

telnet localhost 5554
gsm call 12345678

Emulator shows incoming call, but onReceive is not called.

Answer 1

Shouldn’t it be:

<receiver android:name=".MyPhoneReceiver">
                        ^ note the dot

Also, the location of the permission is wrong, it should be a child of <manifest> not of <Application>.