BOOT_COMPLETED never received

Question

Does every device send the BOOT_COMPLETED? I want to start an Activity on Boot Completed.

I put the following in the Manifest:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<receiver android:name=".BootFinished"> 
 <intent-filter> 
 <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" /> 
 </intent-filter> 
</receiver>

Created the following class (receiver):

import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class BootFinished extends BroadcastReceiver {
 @Override 
 public void onReceive(Context mContext, Intent intent) {
 if(intent.getAction().equals("android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED")) { 
 //do something like start an activity or service
 }
 try {
 PackageManager pm = mContext.getPackageManager();
 Intent launch = pm.getLaunchIntentForPackage("com.example.afterboot");
 mContext.startActivity(launch);
 } catch (Exception e) {
 Toast.makeText(mContext, e.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
 } 
 }
}

Am I missing something? Thanks!

• NickT: I think you'll find that the answer to my question stackoverflow.com/questions/9892002/broadcastreceivers-in-ics will fix your problem too.

Answer 1

1. Add full path and secondly add permission in your receiver.

    <receiver android:name="com.example.BootFinished"
    android:permission="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED"> 
    <intent-filter> 
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" /> 
    </intent-filter> 
    </receiver>
   

Answer 2

As a starting point, try putting the full path of your receiver in the manifest.

Answer 3

The possible reasons why broadcast reciever events could fail:

1. Receiver not declared in AndroidManifest.xml Declare the receiver in the Manifest-file:

2. Receiver in the Manifest xml is misspelled Android-System is case sensitive. So check your spelling and path is correct in the AndroidMainfest.xml

3. AVD running for a long time Reset your avd/device

4.Also if your app is in moved to sdcard.Say you have registered for android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED,the boot event is triggered even before the mediascanner scans the sdcard.

and all the devices which run android sends BOOT_COMPLETE :P Check again and try :) all the best :)