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NotificationListenerService sendBroadcast not working?

I'm trying for well over 10 hours now and I can't seem to think about anyhting else. I tried every possible example on the internet, but to no avail.
I have NotificationMonitor class extending NotificationListenerService and I wanted to send message from this service to main activity(and possible other activities and services in the future) using Intent mechanism. I post code below:
AndroidManifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.testpackage.test">
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme">
<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<service android:name=".NotificationMonitor"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:permission="android.permission.BIND_NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SERVICE">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.service.notification.NotificationListenerService" />
</intent-filter>
</service>
</application>
</manifest>
MainActivity.java
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private TextView txtView;
private NotificationReceiver nReceiver;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
txtView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView);
//create receiver
nReceiver = new NotificationReceiver();
IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter();
filter.addAction("com.testpackage.test.NOTIFICATION_MONITOR");
registerReceiver(nReceiver,filter);
}
#Override
protected void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
unregisterReceiver(nReceiver);
}
public void buttonClicked(View v){
if(v.getId() == R.id.btnTestBroadcast){
//send test intent without category
Log.d("ActivityMain","Button clicked");
Intent i = new Intent("com.testpackage.test.NOTIFICATION_MONITOR");
sendBroadcast(i);
}
}
class NotificationReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver{
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Log.d("ActivityMain","Intent received: "+intent.getAction()+" has extra: "+intent.hasExtra("info"));
if (intent.hasCategory("com.testpackage.test.TEST_CATEGORY")) {
if (intent.hasExtra("info")) {
txtView.setText(intent.getStringExtra("info"));
}
}
}
}
}
NotificationMonitor.java
public class NotificationMonitor extends NotificationListenerService {
private NotificationMonitorReceiver receiver;
#Override
public void onCreate() {
super.onCreate();
receiver = new NotificationMonitorReceiver();
IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter();
filter.addAction("com.testpackage.test.NOTIFICATION_MONITOR");
registerReceiver(receiver,filter);
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
unregisterReceiver(receiver);
}
#Override
public void onNotificationPosted(StatusBarNotification sbn) {
//do something
sendInfo("notification posted");
}
#Override
public void onNotificationRemoved(StatusBarNotification sbn) {
//do something
sendInfo("notification removed");
}
#Override
public void onListenerConnected() {
//service created and listener connected
Log.d("NM","Listener connected!");
sendInfo("listener connected");
}
private void sendInfo(String info) {
Log.d("NM", "sendInfo called!");
Intent i = new Intent("com.testpackage.test.NOTIFICATION_MONITOR");
i.addCategory("com.testpackage.test.TEST_CATEGORY");
i.putExtra("info", info);
sendBroadcast(i);
}
class NotificationMonitorReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver{
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
//no categories intents get replied
Log.d("NM","Intent received: "+intent.getAction()+" has categories: "+(intent.getCategories()!=null));
if (intent.getCategories() == null) {
Intent i = new Intent("com.testpackage.test.NOTIFICATION_MONITOR");
i.addCategory("com.testpackage.test.TEST_CATEGORY");
sendBroadcast(i);
}
}
}
}
After running this app in debug mode of course I need to re-enable notification permissions, so when I do I see in logcat:
10-10 16:22:46.428 7330-7381/com.testpackage.test D/NM: Listener connected!
10-10 16:22:46.428 7330-7381/com.testpackage.test D/NM: sendInfo called!
well, I should receive broadcast in my application, shouldn't I?
After I click button:
10-10 16:22:57.607 7330-7330/com.testpackage.test D/ActivityMain: Button clicked
10-10 16:22:57.612 7330-7330/com.testpackage.test D/ActivityMain: Intent received: com.testpackage.test.NOTIFICATION_MONITOR has extra: false
10-10 16:22:57.619 7330-7330/com.testpackage.test D/NM: Intent received: com.testpackage.test.NOTIFICATION_MONITOR has categories: false
so the Intent is properly created and send from main activity, received back by the same activity and NotificationListenerService, has no categories so should get replied but nothing happens like when sendInfo method is called.
Please help, I have no other ideas about what might be wrong.
edit: I tested with regular services and of course Broadcasts are working just fine. Is there by chance any possibility that you just can't sendBroadcast from this particular extended service class?

Oficially, I'm a moron. Answer is: I didn't set up Category filter in IntentFilter and this is why I received zero properly sent intents from my class. So, long story short, to "fix" this mistake all one needs to do is add:
filter.addCategory("com.testpackage.test.TEST_CATEGORY");
and that's it. Thank you for your attention.

How to start launcher activity from another activity?

I created one app with two activities when I run app It opens first launcher activity In this activity I added textViewon clicking this textViewsecond activity is opened,
At the second activity again I added one textView on clicking that textView I expected to launch my first activity(Launcer activity) but this doesn't happens? Why? My Manifest file is as follows
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.adbs.abs.dhanagarmaza" >
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name=".LoginRegi"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme.NoActionBar" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name=".Register"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme.NoActionBar" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.adbs.abs.REGISTER" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
My LoginRegi(Second activity java file 'DEFAULT activity')
protected void onCreate(Bundle registerBundle) {
super.onCreate(registerBundle);
setContentView(R.layout.register);
// If user wants to login then on click "Login Me" textView open activity(LoginRegi.xml)
loginMe = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.tvLoginMe);
loginMe.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener(){
public void onClick(View v){
Intent openLoginRegi = new Intent("android.intent.action.MAIN");
startActivity(openLoginRegi);
}
});
}
and LoginRegi.java (First activity 'LAUNCHER activity')
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_login_regi);
// On click signup textView => Open activity (register.xml)
signUp = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.tvSignUp);
signUp.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener(){
public void onClick(View v){
Intent openRegister = new Intent("com.adbs.abs.REGISTER");
startActivity(openRegister);
}
});
}

Activity 1:-
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
TextView tvOne;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
tvOne=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.tvOne);
tvOne.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent intent=new Intent(getApplicationContext(),Main2Activity.class);
startActivity(intent);
}
});
}
}
Activity 2:-
public class Main2Activity extends Activity {
TextView tvTwo;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main2);
tvTwo=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.tvTwo);
tvTwo.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent intent=new Intent(getApplicationContext(),MainActivity.class);
startActivity(intent);
}
});
}
}

Intent i =new Intent(this,MainActivity.class);
startActivity(i);

you can post your code so we can get exact problem because ..
by finish(); you can get your prevous activity back either you can do it by Intent

My LoginRegi(Second activity java file 'DEFAULT activity')
protected void onCreate(Bundle registerBundle) {
super.onCreate(registerBundle);
setContentView(R.layout.register);
// If user wants to login then on click "Login Me" textView open activity(LoginRegi.xml)
loginMe = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.tvLoginMe);
loginMe.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener(){
public void onClick(View v){
Intent openLoginRegi = new Intent(Register.this,LoginRegi.class);
startActivity(openLoginRegi);
}
});
}
and LoginRegi.java (First activity 'LAUNCHER activity')
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_login_regi);
// On click signup textView => Open activity (register.xml)
signUp = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.tvSignUp);
signUp.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener(){
public void onClick(View v){
Intent openRegister = new Intent(LoginRegi.this,Register.class);
startActivity(openRegister);
}
});
}

onkeyDown / onBackPressed are not working with intent?

This is a simple operation and seems to be working until I've changed my minSdk = 8 to 9 , and targetSdk remains 21 in my manifest.
Problem is that i have an activity A , and i am going to activity B when a button is pressed in activity A . Now on activity B whenever someone press back button i want to clear the activity stack and transfer my activity B to activity C . but instead it finish activity B and go to Activity A , so far i have tried onKeyDown , onBackPressed , nothing seems to work , kindly help.
Activity A (in onClick method):
Intent in = new Intent(A.this,
B.class);
in.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP
| Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP);
startActivity(in);
[UPDATED]Activity B :
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
Intent in = new Intent(this, C.class);
Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
bundle.putSerializable("Scores", score);
in.putExtras(bundle);
startActivity(in);
}
Activity C:
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.C);
ScoreSaver scores = (ScoreSaver) getIntent().getExtras().getSerializable("Scores");
}

Add android:noHistory="true" to both Activity A and B in your manifest file. This way these activities won't be in your back stack.
In Activity B you have to override the behavior of onBackPressed().
It has to look like this:
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
Intent intent = new Intent(this, ActivityC.class);
startActivity(intent);
}
If you leave super.onBackPressed() in your method, the default behavior will happen, i.e. Activity B will be closed and you jump back to Activity A.

Issue was with Serializable object which was using storing context which will be null in next activity , which causes exception , that crashes my activity. so i removed it everything works fine. Thanks #Chris Fox

Unfortunately I do not have a Git Account, so I post the files' content here. (The app's theme inherits from Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar)
Manifest:
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="fox.chris.activitytest">
<application android:allowBackup="true"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme">
<activity
android:name=".ActivityA"
android:noHistory="true">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name=".ActivityB"
android:noHistory="true">
</activity>
<activity android:name=".ActivityC">
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
Activity A:
public class ActivityA extends AppCompatActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_a);
Button button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button);
button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent intent = new Intent(ActivityA.this, ActivityB.class);
startActivity(intent);
}
});
}
}
Activity B:
public class ActivityB extends AppCompatActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_b);
}
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
Intent intent = new Intent(this, ActivityC.class);
startActivity(intent);
}
}
Activity C:
public class ActivityC extends AppCompatActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_c);
}
}

Android Splash screen to activity

I am creating an android app and when I go to debug it on my samsung galaxy the Splash activity loads first,as it should, but after that the app crashes/stops right after doing the "Splash" activity. It doesn't go to the "MainActivity" activity after the thread sleeps for 5 seconds. Does anyone know what might be causing the problem? Plus after I tried debugging the app and loaded it onto my phone the app isn't even showing up. I am using Eclipse by the way. It shows the app in my application manager on my phone but it doesn't show the icon in my app screen.
Here is my Splash.java:
package com.example.mihirsandroidapp;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
public class Splash extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.splash);
Thread timer = new Thread(){
public void run(){
try{
sleep(5000);
} catch (InterruptedException e){
e.printStackTrace();
}finally{
Intent openMainActivity = new Intent("com.example.mihirandroidsapp.MAINACTIVITY");
startActivity(openMainActivity);
}
}
};
timer.start();
}
#Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
finish();
}
}
Here is my Manifest:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="19" />
<application
android:debuggable="true"
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/cartooncat"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name=".Splash"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.example.mihirsandroidapp.SPLASH" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.example.mihirsandroidapp.MAINACTIVITY" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
And here is my main activity which should start after the splash screen:
package com.example.mihirsandroidapp;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
int counter;
Button add, sub;
TextView display;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
counter = 0;
add = (Button) findViewById(R.id.bAdd);
sub = (Button) findViewById(R.id.bSub);
display = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.tvDisplay);
add.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
counter += 1;
display.setText("Total is " + counter);
}
});
sub.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
counter -= 1;
display.setText("Total is " + counter);
}
});
}
}

Oh.. Where do I start.. Let's go through all of the issues:
1) Fix your manifest. Definitely not the right way to declare your activities. Here is what it should look like:
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="19" />
<application
android:debuggable="true"
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/cartooncat"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name=".Splash"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
</activity>
</application>
2) Now let's fix the way you start your activity:
Intent openMainActivity = new Intent(Splash.this, MainActivity.class);
3) Don't call finish() in onPause() - you break native activity lifecycle flow. Call finish() right after you start new activity:
Intent openMainActivity = new Intent(Splash.this, MainActivity.class);
startActivity(openMainActivity);
finish();
4) Instead of creating separate thread, just a create a Handler and post Runnable there with 5 seconds delay:
Handler handler = new Handler();
handler.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
//this will be called after 5 seconds delay
}
}, 5000);
Here is entire file put together:
public class Splash extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.splash);
Handler handler = new Handler();
handler.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
Intent openMainActivity = new Intent(Splash.this, MainActivity.class);
startActivity(openMainActivity);
finish();
}
}, 5000);
}
If it doesn't help - we definitely need to look at logcat output...

A simple way to achieve this if one is ready to compromise on drawing performance is to define custom theme with splash image that one wants to use as window background and use this custom theme as application theme
styles.xml
<resources>
<style name="CustomTheme" parent="android:Theme">
<item name="android:windowBackground">#drawable/background_image</item>
<item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
</style>
</resources>
AndroidManifest.xml
<application
android:debuggable="true"
android:icon="#drawable/icon"
android:theme="#style/CustomTheme"
android:label="#string/app_name">
...
</application>
This would use the #drawable/background_image as the window.background. As a result if the activities has transparent background then #drawable/background_image will be visible as activities background. One can avoid this by setting appropriate color or drawable in onCreate of every activity programatically as
public void onCreate(){
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.layoutResID);
activity.getWindow().setBackgroundDrawableResource(R.color.window_bg);
}
Check this for more information

All what you need for a splash screen
SplashActivity.java
public class SplashActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private final int SPLASH_DISPLAY_DURATION = 1000;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle bundle) {
super.onCreate(bundle);
new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable(){
#Override
public void run() {
Intent mainIntent = new Intent(SplashActivity.this,MainActivity.class);
SplashActivity.this.startActivity(mainIntent);
SplashActivity.this.finish();
}
}, SPLASH_DISPLAY_DURATION);
}}
In drawables create this bg_splash.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item
android:drawable="#color/app_color"/>
<item>
<bitmap
android:gravity="center"
android:src="#drawable/ic_in_app_logo_big"/>
</item></layer-list>
In styles.xml create a custom theme
<style name="SplashTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar">
<item name="android:windowBackground">#drawable/bg_splash</item>
</style>
and finally in AndroidManifest.xml specify the theme to your activity
<activity
android:name=".activities.SplashActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:screenOrientation="portrait"
android:theme="#style/SplashTheme">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
Cheers.

#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
Thread th = new Thread(new Runnable() { /*create a new thread */
#Override
public void run() { /*
* The purpose of this thread is to
* navigate from one class to another
* after some time
*/
try {
Thread.sleep(5000);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
/*
* We are creating this new thread because we don’t
* want our main thread to stop working for that
* time as our android stop working and some time
* application will crashes
*/
e.printStackTrace();
}
finally {
Intent i = new Intent(MainActivity.this,
Splash_Class.class);
startActivity(i);
finish();
}
}
});
th.start(); // start the thread
}
http://www.codehubb.com/android_splash_screen

I have added splash screen by using following code:
public class SplashActivity extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.splash_layout);
initConstatnts();// method for intilizing any constants
new Thread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
if (!isFinishing()) // checking activity is finishing or not
{
try {
Thread.sleep(3000);//delay
Intent i = new Intent(getBaseContext(),
HomeActivity.class);
startActivity(i);
finish();
}
catch (InterruptedException e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
}).start();
}
private void initConstatnts() {
}
}

Flow the below steps to Create your own splash screen
Create Activity1 and XML file
Design the XML file and put the welcome message
Crete Activity2 and XML file.
Start the Activity1
Start a Thread in Activity1 and sleep for 5 seconds
Start Activity2 from the Thread
There is nothing called readymade splash screen in Android . we can achieve that using above steps.
In a single line, start Activity1 wait for 5 sec then start Activity2.
So user will feel that first screen is splash screen.
You can download the complete code from below link
http://javaant.com/splash-screen-android/#.VwzHz5N96Hs

i have faced the same problem.... i think you code is perfect for the app
u just try with this in the Intent Creation in your splash activity class
Intent openMainActivity = new Intent("android.intent.action.MAIN");//MAIN is the that u want to start
//next after the current Activity

Running another activity from xml

Basically I'm just trying to run a class which is called NotificationReceiverActivity from another Activity class, but nothing shows up on the screen when I click on the button to run the activity class, I feel like I'm being a total noob on the xml part of the code and here is the AndroidManifest.xml ;
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="de.vogella.android.notificationmanager"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="16"
android:targetSdkVersion="18" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="de.vogella.android.notificationmanager.CreateNotificationActivity"
android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|screenSize"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/FullscreenTheme" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name="de.vogella.android.notificationmanager.NotificationReceiverActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:screenOrientation="portrait">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
The main activity which is CreateNotificationActivity class, works and turns on flawlessly.
Java code for the main activity;
public class CreateNotificationActivity extends Activity {
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
}
public void createNotification(View view) {
// Prepare intent which is triggered if the
// notification is selected
Intent intent = new Intent(this, NotificationReceiverActivity.class);
PendingIntent pIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, intent, 0);
// Build notification
// Actions are just fake
Notification noti = new Notification.Builder(this)
.setContentTitle("New mail from " + "test#gmail.com")
.setContentText("Subject").setSmallIcon(R.drawable.icon)
.setContentIntent(pIntent)
.addAction(R.drawable.ic_launcher, "Call", pIntent)
.addAction(R.drawable.ic_launcher, "More", pIntent)
.addAction(R.drawable.ic_launcher, "And more", pIntent).build();
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
// hide the notification after its selected
noti.flags |= Notification.FLAG_ONGOING_EVENT;
notificationManager.notify(0, noti);
}
}
And the NotificationReceiverActivity class;
public class NotificationReceiverActivity extends Activity implements OnClickListener {
private final String CLASSNAME = getClass().getSimpleName();
Camera cam = null;
ImageButton ib1;
Parameters para;
PowerManager pm;
WakeLock wl;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN,
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
pm = (PowerManager) getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE);
wl = pm.newWakeLock(PowerManager.FULL_WAKE_LOCK, "whatever");
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
wl.acquire();
initialize();
ib1.setOnClickListener(this);
Log.i(CLASSNAME, "CREATING NOW"+cam);
}
private void initialize() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
ib1 = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.ib2);
}
public void onClick(View v) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
if (cam == null) {
cam = Camera.open();
para = cam.getParameters();
para.setFlashMode(Parameters.FLASH_MODE_TORCH);
cam.setParameters(para);
Log.i(CLASSNAME, "AA"+cam);
} else {
para.setFlashMode(Parameters.FLASH_MODE_OFF);
cam.setParameters(para);
cam.release();
cam = null;
Log.i(CLASSNAME, "BB"+cam);
}
}
#Override
protected void onPause() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onPause();
wl.release();
cam=cam;
finish();
}
#Override
protected void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
cam=cam;
}
}
And the top 4 lines of the log cat;
01-31 06:11:10.582: E/AndroidRuntime(29533): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
01-31 06:11:10.582: E/AndroidRuntime(29533): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{de.vogella.android.notificationmanager/de.vogella.android.notificationmanager.NotificationReceiverActivity}: java.lang.SecurityException: Neither user 10181 nor current process has android.permission.WAKE_LOCK.
01-31 06:11:10.582: E/AndroidRuntime(29533): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2110)
01-31 06:11:10.582: E/AndroidRuntime(29533): at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2135)

Remove the intent filter from your NotificationReceiverActivity.
to use a button to start NotificationReceiverActivity from you CreateNotificationActivity you have to assign a clicklistener to that button in you activity
This is an example of this
public class CreateNotificationActivity extends Activity {
Button button;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
addListenerOnButton();
}
public void addListenerOnButton() {
button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button1);
button.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View arg0) {
Intent intent = new Intent(CreateNotificationActivity.this,NotificationReceiverActivity.class);
startActivity(intent);
}
});
}
}