Is it not possible to start an activity from BroadcastReceiver

Question

I want to call this activity from a class extending BroadcastReceiver but its not working

Intent i = new Intent(DevicePolicyManager.ACTION_SET_NEW_PASSWORD);
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Answer 1

Add the FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK flag to your intent, eg:

i.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);