Question

I have an application which should watching incoming SMS (scan SMS text and show toast messages based on content) , even after my application is closed. The desired functionality is app watching all incoming SMS until app will not moved from device, and now it works like this. But I think, if I will need soon, to “switch of” this “watching eye”, how I could to do this?

public class SmsReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver 
{
  @Override
  public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) 
  {
       //---get the SMS message passed in---
        Bundle bundle = intent.getExtras();        
        SmsMessage[] msgs = null;

        if (bundle != null)
        {
          //do some action
        }
  }

BroadcastReceiver’s code is a separate unit SMSReceiver.java. From main Activity I do not call this receiver, do not register and do not unregister. It’s just working independently. Amazing.
So.. how I can ti stop this receiver??

Answer 1

You’ll have to take the BroadcastReceiver out of your Manifest to control it such as using it in a Service or Activity. When its in the Manifest its always on.