Call activity method from broadcast receiver android?

Question

In my application I am sending a port SMS to the mobile. And when the message is recieved I need to perform some task in my activity and update the UI.

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Answer 1

The Context that your BinarySMSReceiver is passed in onReceive is not an Activity - it is the Context in which the receiver is running. To start an Activity, you need to use context.startActivity(Intent) and pass any additional data to the Activity using the Intent.