Question

I’m wondering is it possible to activate BroadcastRecievers onRecieve method for recieving SMS to be active only for a limited time after pressing a button?

I dont want it to be active all the time, and to conflict with my messenging app.

I a made class “public class SmsReciever extends BroadcastReceiver” and defined reciever in manifest:

    <receiver android:name="SmsReciever" >
        <intent-filter  >
            <action android:name="android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED" />
        </intent-filter>
    </receiver>

Answer 1

If you want to activate BroadcastReceiver temporarily, you should not define receiver in the manifest. You should register receiver in the code:

IntentFilter intentFilter = new IntentFilter();
intentFilter.addAction("android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED"); // I don't know where in the Android SDK this string defined

BroadcastReceiver receiver = new SmsReciever();
registerReceiver(receiver, intentFilter);

and unregister receiver when it is not needed more:

unregisterReceiver(receiver);