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user16741401
user16741401

Reputation: 21

I can't receive the ACTION_USER_PRESENT intent action on android version higher than 11

I can't receive the ACTION_USER_PRESENT Intent on Android Versions above 11. I can however receive the ACTION_SCREEN_OFF Intent Action but not the one stated above as soon as I go above Android 11.

val intentFilter = IntentFilter(ACTION_SCREEN_OFF)
intentFilter.addAction(ACTION_USER_PRESENT)
applicationContext.registerReceiver(eventReceiver, intentFilter, Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE, null, RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED)

I tried to look for changes to the event or its behaviour but I couldn't find anything on the web.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 376

Answers (2)

Matt from vision.app
Matt from vision.app

Reputation: 497

I had the same problem. I could not receive the ACTION_USER_PRESENT broadcast from within a BroadcastReceiver inside a Service although it was registered in the IntentFilter. At the same time I could receive ACTION_SCREEN_OFF.

The problem was that my receiver was not exported (it had the RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED flag and after I modified it like so registerReceiver(serviceReceiver, serviceReceiver.getIntentFilter(), RECEIVER_EXPORTED) I started receivieng the ACTION_USER_PRESENT broadcast correctly.

Upvotes: 0

user16741401
user16741401

Reputation: 21

Seems like the app that sends the intent is missing the permission set at the "broadcastPermissions" parameter, if set null and the receiver is set to exported I can receive the intent action again. Appears to be more like a bug on googles side than a undocumented change.

Upvotes: 1

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