How to configure manifest files for broadcast receiver module in Android? - android

I have a multi-module project. One of the sub-modules is just a broadcast receiver for homescreen widget. I am struggling with how to configure the manifest files for this (in both the app: module and receiver module). Does anybody have any examples of how this is done?
This is what i have currently in module manifest. Is there anything I need to add to this file? Any special configuration needed in parent app: modules manifest?
I currently get "can't load widget" error message when i try to place widget on homescreen.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.metrics">
<application>
<receiver
android:name="com.example.metrics.WidgetMetricsReceiver"
android:exported="false"
android:label="Metrics">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data
android:name="android.appwidget.provider"
android:resource="#xml/widget_metrics_info" />
</receiver>
</application>
</manifest>

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You uploaded an APK or Android App Bundle which has an activity, activity alias, service or broadcast receiver with intent filter, but without the 'an

Issue: You uploaded an APK or Android App Bundle which has an activity, activity alias, service, or broadcast receiver with intent filter, but without the 'android: exported' property set. This file can't be installed on Android 12 or higher. See developer.android.com/about/versions/12/behavior-changes-12#exported
My AndroidManifest.xml file
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
package="com.c4life.guardianangel">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION"/>
<application
tools:replace="android:label"
android:label="GA"
android:exported="true"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher">
<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"
android:value="[insert API key here]"/>
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:exported="true"
android:launchMode="singleTop"
android:theme="#style/LaunchTheme"
android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|locale|layoutDirection|fontScale|screenLayout|density|uiMode"
android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
<meta-data
android:name="io.flutter.embedding.android.NormalTheme"
android:resource="#style/NormalTheme"
/>
<meta-data
android:name="io.flutter.embedding.android.SplashScreenDrawable"
android:resource="#drawable/launch_background"
/>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<service android:name="changjoopark.com.flutter_foreground_plugin.FlutterForegroundService" android:exported="false"/>
<meta-data
android:name="flutterEmbedding"
android:value="2" />
</application>
<uses-sdk
android:targetSdkVersion="30"
tools:overrideLibrary="changjoopark.com.flutter_foreground_plugin" />
According to google new policy If your app targets Android 12 or higher and contains activities, services, or broadcast receivers that use intent filters, you must explicitly declare the android:exported: true attribute for these app components.
FOR FLUTTER AND REACT NATIVE PROJECTS :
add this line to AndroidManifest.xml file of project :
android:exported="true"
Now just rebuild your project. In most of the cases this work like a charm.
If above solution is not working or if your project is in Android Native follow the below instructions :
In the main manifest file check all the activities, services, and receivers that can use intent-filter which are without the android: exported tag.
Add android:exported="true" or android:exported="false" for these tags.
You might ask when I need to add android:exported="true" or android:exported="false" to the activities, services, or broadcast receivers that use intent filters. If the app component includes the LAUNCHER category, set android: exported to true otherwise set android: exported to false.
If adding the android: exported in the main manifest file not works for you follow the below steps:
open AndroidManifest.xml file and at the bottom select Merged Manifest.
like this :
if you are not able to preview Merged Manifest then in your build.gradle file
set compileSdkVersion 30 and targetSdkVersion 30 and sync your project and now try to open the merged manifest again I hope this time you will have a proper preview of the merged manifest. but if there is no preview don't worry you can still navigate to individual manifest files from different third-party libraries you have used in your project.
Note: also check individual third-party library manifest files if there is any activity, service, or receiver using then you have to override the same activity, service, or receiver in your main manifest file with android: exported property.
For Example in my case I have defined android: exported for each and every activity, service, or receiver in my main manifest file but in my project, I was using Razorpay dependency so in the manifest of Razorpay I found that there is an activity and receiver which are using property without android: exported so I declared them in my main manifest files.
as shown below :
<activity
android:name="com.razorpay.CheckoutActivity"
android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
android:theme="#style/CheckoutTheme"
android:exported="true">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<data
android:host="rzp.io"
android:scheme="io.rzp" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<receiver android:name="com.razorpay.RzpTokenReceiver"
android:exported="true"
android:permission="android.permission.INTERNET">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="rzp.device_token.share" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
Note: in your case, you may have to go through more files and check activity, and services, and mention them in your main manifest file.
also after doing all this you can change back to targetSdkVersion 31 and compileSdkVersion 31 in your build.gradle file.
In my case, I just add this line to my manifest:
android:exported="true"
I finally fixed this issue
1: install emulator with android v 12
2: run your app
the compailer will tell you what service/reciver...etc casued the issue
now you have to add it to your manifist and add the android:exported="true" to it
in my case the prblem was with the local notifcation package
i got the message to fix this receiver
com.dexterous.flutterlocalnotifications.ScheduledNotificationBootReceiver
so i added to my manifist out side the main activity
<receiver android:name="com.dexterous.flutterlocalnotifications.ScheduledNotificationBootReceiver"
android:exported="true">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MY_PACKAGE_REPLACED"/>
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
and it worked as intended
By just adding exported:true to your Android manifest activity did not solve my issue. Probably because the libraries your application depends on does not have exported:true You shouldn't encounter this bug in the future as long as the libraries are updated with exported:true
You have to
open project in Android studio
Open Androidmanifest.xml
At the bottom select merged manifest
Now ensure that you add exported to true wherever stated and fix those warnings specified on the line (in blue) and tapping blue text does not take you to one of these tags Services, activity, receiver in above step then look for the library for which the merge error exist
e.g a merge error here shows issue in flutter.plugins.firebasemessaging.FlutterFirebaseMessagingService
So go to the manifest of that specific library which is listed in blue above the error, where you can add exported to true.(this will also resolve the merge error)
Add exported to true in services tag
Video demo here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy0J8MNnE6g
if use targetSdkVersion=31
package="com.name.app"><!-- Channnge your package -->
<queries>
<intent>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<data android:scheme="https" />
</intent>
<intent>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.DIAL" />
<data android:scheme="tel" />
</intent>
<intent>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SEND" />
<data android:mimeType="*/*" />
</intent>
</queries>
<application
android:label="Tut Elimi"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher">
<service android:name="com.example.app.backgroundService"
android:exported="true">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.example.app.START_BACKGROUND" />
</intent-filter>
</service>
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.APPLICATION_ID"
android:value=""/>
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:launchMode="singleTop"
android:theme="#style/LaunchTheme"
android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|locale|layoutDirection|fontScale|screenLayout|density|uiMode"
android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"
android:exported="true">
<!-- Specifies an Android theme to apply to this Activity as soon as
the Android process has started. This theme is visible to the user
while the Flutter UI initializes. After that, this theme continues
to determine the Window background behind the Flutter UI. -->
<meta-data
android:name="io.flutter.embedding.android.NormalTheme"
android:resource="#style/NormalTheme"
/>
<meta-data
android:name="io.flutter.embedding.android.SplashScreenDrawable"
android:resource="#drawable/splash"
/>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="FLUTTER_NOTIFICATION_CLICK" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
<!-- Displays an Android View that continues showing the launch screen
Drawable until Flutter paints its first frame, then this splash
screen fades out. A splash screen is useful to avoid any visual
gap between the end of Android's launch screen and the painting of
Flutter's first frame. -->
</activity>
<!-- Don't delete the meta-data below.
This is used by the Flutter tool to generate GeneratedPluginRegistrant.java -->
<receiver android:name="com.dexterous.flutterlocalnotifications.ScheduledNotificationBootReceiver"
android:exported="true">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MY_PACKAGE_REPLACED"/>
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
<service
android:name="com.name.app.BackgroundService"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="true" />
<meta-data
android:name="flutterEmbedding"
android:value="2" />
</application>
</manifest> ````
The "exported" attribute describes whether or not someone else can be
allowed to use it.
So if you have "exported=false" on an Activity, no other app, or even
the Android system itself, can launch it. Only you can do that, from
inside your own application.
So settings "exported=false" on the Activity marked as the LAUNCHER
Activity would basically tell the system that it cant launch your
application, ever.
If you are not using any other project then update all library latest versions because some old library AndroidManifest.xml not added android: exported in activities, services, or broadcast receivers
If your Android Studio don't show the Merged Manifest tab, you can figure out what is the problem by searching on the merged AndroidManifest.xml file.
To me it was on: \build\app\intermediates\merged_manifests\release\AndroidManifest.xml
And my problem was the ScheduledNotificationBootReceiver:
Add this to your Manifest:
<receiver android:name="com.dexterous.flutterlocalnotifications.ScheduledNotificationBootReceiver"
android:exported="true">
</receiver>
If you are flutter developer and unable to find Merged Manifest tab, follow th e steps:
Open Project in Android Studio.
Navigate to main AndroidManifest.xml.
Navigation
Wait for Project Loading
Wait for Project
Here it is... Found
The problem on my RN app is that at debug/AndroidManifest.xml the exported for facebook.react.devsupport was set to false. changed that to true solved it.
Pressing merged Manifest showed me where the issue is.
Hope that helps.
Xamarin Forms: I was able to publish it, I had to update the AndroidManifest with the path obj\Release\120\android\manifest since some "receiver" were not there and had not added the "android:exported".
This is for Unity Developers in specific and for any frame work targeting android platform in general. If by any means, you are not able to publish even if you have added android:exported property to every activity/receiver containing intent filter, then you should do this approach and hopefully you will be able to solve the issue.
Problem
Recently, Playstore started to require apps / games to target API 31. You updated SDK, Gradle and all that stuff. You got a build, published to PlayStore and now Playstore is telling you, this
you uploaded an APK or Android App Bundle which has an activity, activity alias, service or broadcast receiver with intent filter, but without 'android:exported' property set.
YOU HAVE ALREADY TRIED
You now know that the Android Manifests including in you app / game contains some Activities, receivers, activity-alias etc which contain intent-filter but does not have android:exported property set to true or false.
You tried adding this property to all of the Manifests and unity 's own manifest by Enablisng Custom Android Manifest too. But still Playstore is not accepting the app.
You don't want to update Unity version to fix this. You still have a solution.
Let's Narrows down
You are doing good in adding android:exported property but when you are getting build, not all of those tags persist. During build, unity is replacing you properties, especially properties related to external plugins you have used in your app.
So lets have a look which plugins contain problematic activities/receivers etc.
Instead of building a bundle or apk, Export your unity project as Android Project.
Open project in android studio, and build there.
After build is complete, go to this file which is the Merged Menifest containing data from all individual manifests.
YourExportedProjectFolder\launcher\build\intermediates\merged_manifests\release
Go precisely through this file and check which activities/receivers etc does not contain exported:property set. Not down that plugin. That is the culprit.
Let's fix it
Go back to unity, go to the relevant plugin manifest, copy those specific problematic activities (Complete i.e. along with intent-filters) from that manifest and paste to
Assets/Plugin/Android/AndroidManifest
Something like this
<receiver android:name="universal.tools.notifications.ScheduledNotificationsRestorer"
android:exported="true"
tools:replace="android:exported">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
Now build again and you should be good to go!
for react native that have many library i fix it with this step :
first is you build or run, then you look at app/build/intermedied/merged_manifest/release/AndroidManifest.xml
then look at all that have then copy from open tag above it and the closing tag either it activities, services, or broadcast, receivers. then paste to folder android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml and dont forget to put android:exported="true" to fix it. if you already cover all intent-filter then save then build again.
For Unity i did this, i went to gameProjectFolder\Temp\StagingArea y copy unityManifest to gameProjectFolder\Assets\Plugins\Android and changed the name to
AndroidManifest and in the label activity I add android:exported="true"
Adding the line android:exported="true" to my Manifes
Need to add android:exported="true" to all components which has an intent-filter.
See where you need to add it you can opening Merged Manifest file.
Just change
build.gradle -> defaultConfig
targetSdkVersion="31"
to
targetSdkVersion="30"
work normal for me.

Qt Quick Android : How to integrate an Accessibility Service

I'm working on an Android application which runs an accessibility service. I have developed the service java class and configuration xml files in Android Studio to test it as native app. When I run it, the accessibility service appears in the Android Accessibility Settings as expected and I can enable it.
However I would like to integrate this service in a Qt Quick Android application. When I do this by adding the same java class, Manifest and configuration xml files, the project compiles and runs well but the service doesn't appear in Android Settings.
Here are my configuration files:
Manifest.xml:
<activity
...
</activity>
<service android:name="com.myCompany.app.MyService"
android:permission="android.permission.BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.accessibilityservice.AccessibilityService"/>
</intent-filter>
<meta-data android:name="android.accessibilityservice"/>
<meta-data android:resource="#xml/accessibilityservice"/>
</service>
accessiblityservice.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<accessibility-service
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:accessibilityEventTypes="typeWindowStateChanged"
android:accessibilityFeedbackType="feedbackGeneric"
android:accessibilityFlags="flagIncludeNotImportantViews"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
tools:ignore="UnusedAttribute"/>
Can some one tell me where I'm wrong ?
I found the mistake by myself. In the manifest.xml the meta-data tag should be on a single line, like below:
<activity>
...
</activity>
<service android:name="com.myCompany.app.MyService"
android:permission="android.permission.BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.accessibilityservice.AccessibilityService"/>
</intent-filter>
<meta-data android:name="android.accessibilityservice"
android:resource="#xml/accessibilityservice"/>
</service>

JAR register BroadcastReceiver

My BroadcastReceiver class name is net.push.MyReceiver
and the Mainfest in JAR:
<receiver android:name="net.push.MyReceiver" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="MyReceiver_Action" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
and the register BroadcastReceiver,Receiver can not receive broadcast.
if i change the Mainfest like below:
<receiver android:name="net.push.MyReceiver" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="MyReceiver_Action" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
then it can Receive the broadcast.
I wonder how can i Receive the broadcast while register the mainFest in JAR.
AndroidManifest.xml is specified for an application not for a jar.
So, if you want your receiver to actually work, you need to put that declaration in application manifest which should be located in the root of your application project folder.
Every application must have an AndroidManifest.xml file (with
precisely that name) in its root directory
More to read here: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/manifest-intro.html

Android C2DM and lib project

I'm currently working on a libproject (Android) that should be included inside a few other applications.
Everything is working fine now that I've been struggling a bit with Activities and Manifests, exept for the C2DM bit.
I can invoke my different classes fine, but I can't seem to catch the registration ID (or of course actual messages, but that must be the same problem...)
I think the problem is coming from the filtering in my manifest(s), so if anyone has any advice for me, that would be really helpful.
Here is a copy of receiver part of my manifest (from the apps, not the library, but it's actually just a copy), but it's pretty straighforward. I just want to know how I should adapt it in order to invoke the right class in the lib...
<!--
Only C2DM servers can send messages for the app. If permission is
not set - any other app can generate it
-->
<receiver
android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.C2DMBroadcastReceiver"
android:permission="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND" >
<!-- Receive the actual message -->
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" />
<category android:name="com.myapp.lib" />
</intent-filter>
<!-- Receive the registration id -->
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.REGISTRATION" />
<category android:name="com.myapp.lib" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
Where com.myapp.lib is my lib package name, and the receiver is in a package named the same (in the lib project, of course).
Thanks in advance for the help, and don't hesitate to ask for furthers details :)
Edit :
I tried with only the lib registered on google C2DM, and also with both app and lib. Same problem
There is a better way of using your C2DM from a library project by using the intent-filter.
The manifest file is the one from the app.
The package for the lib is com.mylib and the one for the app is com.myapp.
There is 2 things to change from the lib manifest.
The classpath used in permissions.
The intent-filter package.
Both should be you app package and not your lib package.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.myapp"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<permission android:name="com.myapp.permission.C2D_MESSAGE" android:protectionLevel="signature" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.myapp.permission.C2D_MESSAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE" />
<application
android:icon="#drawable/icon"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<uses-library android:name="com.google.android.maps" android:required="true"/>
<activity
android:name=".MyActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<receiver
android:name="com.mylib.C2DMRegistrationReceiver"
android:permission="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.REGISTRATION" >
</action>
<category android:name="com.myapp" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
<receiver
android:name="com.mylib.C2DMMessageReceiver"
android:permission="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" >
</action>
<category android:name="com.myapp" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
</application>
</manifest>
Answer, is anyone stumble upon the same problem...
In the google.android.c2dm package, class C2DMBaseReceiver, method runIntentInService, change
String receiver = context.getPackageName() + ".C2DMReceiver"
with the fully qualified name.. and there you go :)
The manifest looks fine. In your package you should have a class called C2DMReceiver and it should extend C2DMBaseReceiver. This class and the overridden methods it contains are then called upon successful registration and when a message is received. I have written a very basic example of this that may be helpful for you to refer to here

Creating java packages for Android projects

I created multiple packages to better structure our Android-based project. After creating these packages, the application no longer runs. It's a widget application. I noticed that the application manifest needed to be modified and did so. This didn't seem to fix the problem. I don't get any error messages, I'm simply not able to open the main activity page from the application widget. Could anyone tell me how to resolve this issue?
For more detail, I initially had a flat project structure (com.domain.A). Now I have the following:
com.domain.Activities
Activity1.java
Activity2.java
com.domain.Features
Feature1.java
Feature2.java
com.domain.Services
Service_1.java
Service_2.java
etc...
Here's an excerpt from the manifest file:
<activity android:name="com.domain.Activities.Activity1"
android:theme="#style/Theme.D1"
android:label="#string/act1"
/>
<activity android:name="com.domain.Activities.Activity2"
android:theme="#style/Theme.D1"
android:label="#string/act2"
/>
<activity android:name="com.domain.Features.Feature1"
android:theme="#style/Theme.D1"
android:label="#string/fea1"
/>
<activity android:name="com.domain.Features.Feature2"
android:theme="#style/Theme.D1"
android:label="#string/fea2"
/>
<service android:name="com.cmu.Services.Service_1"/>
<service android:name="com.cmu.Services.Service_2"/>
Thanks.
After moving the classes in packages, how have you defined the activities in the manifest.
(as a thumb rule ctrl+click on activity declaration in manifest should take you to class file, else link is broken), its generally better to keep all classes extending Activity in main android package of your app
EDIT:
if your MyActivity lies under package a.b;
then .a.b.MyActivity is to be used for android:name in manifest the dot(.) initially specifies to use package-prefix from manifest package name..
You specify a package in your manifest, then you can just use the . prefix to reference the package for the Activities you define in you manifest. So for example:
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.domain"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<application
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<activity
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:name=".activities.MainActivity" >
<intent-filter >
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name=".activities.Activity1" />
<activity android:name=".activities.Activity2" />
You main launcher activity is thus: com.domain.activities.MainActivity and the other two are: com.domain.activities.Activity1 and com.domain.activities.Activity2

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