Decoding Broadcast Receivers and Intents: Simplifying How They Make Your Android App Work

<p>In this tutorial, we will continue our discussion on Android application components, specifically broadcast receivers and intents.</p> <h1>What are Broadcast Receivers?</h1> <p>When you receive an SMS or when your phone&rsquo;s battery goes low, you often see dialog boxes or notifications. These actions are carried out by broadcast receivers in Android. Broadcast receivers are specific Android application components that listen for messages broadcasted by the operating system.</p> <h1>How do Broadcast Receivers Work?</h1> <p>Whenever there is any kind of disturbance in your Android operating system, such as a low battery or a change in settings, the operating system broadcasts a message to all the apps. These messages are then heard by the broadcast receivers. The broadcast receivers can then create notifications, dialog boxes, or toast messages that you can see on your screen. This is made possible with the help of another component called intents.</p> <p><a href="https://blog.stackademic.com/decoding-broadcast-receivers-and-intents-simplifying-how-they-make-your-android-app-work-c404d51a4886"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>