Again: this *should not* be possible to do. Fundamentally, on the app level, you should not have control over this kind of functionality.
The relevant Google bug report is here: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=15022 But it is marked as closed. The basic story is: don't try to use system level APIs. kris On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Lucas Diego <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah I've seen and tried it already... > The problem is that, it doesn't work on android 2.3.7 or up > > On 31 Jan 2013 17:32, "Kristopher Micinski" <[email protected]> wrote: > > A google search on "android stop call programmatically" gives this: > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1083527/how-to-block-calls-in-android > > kris > > On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Lucas Diego <[email protected]> wrote: >> Ok, so... >> what I did to avoid (or at least try to) user send sms, was to show users >> a >> message by the moment they send the sms. Basically, the messagem says that >> it is aganist the company's rules and they (users) are not suppose to do >> that. Well.. I think it is gonna decrease the amount of sms which is sent >> nowadays by them. >> >> Kris, what about incoming calls? It follows the same rules of SMS? >> am I able to programmatically answer and finish them? >> >> Thank you guys. >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 6:03 PM, Nobu Games <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> On top of what Kristopher says: a custom launcher also does not prevent a >>> user from installing another launcher or restore the default launcher. >>> It's >>> a bit hackish to enforce these company policies based on a user space >>> app. >>> >>> >>> You either need to create your custom firmware, which isn't that bad of >>> an >>> option because you are developing for a closed, controlled environment. >>> And >>> / or your client should negotiate with the mobile phone service provider >>> and >>> tell them not to accept text messages from these phones. >>> >>> On Wednesday, January 30, 2013 1:01:46 PM UTC-6, Lucas Diego wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi everybody, >>>> >>>> I have been developping a launcher for a company in order to prevent >>>> users (from this company of course) from doing some actions on the >>>> phone, >>>> like send sms text for example. >>>> So, I'd like to know how can I prevent user from sending sms text. >>>> After seaching it, all I have found is people saying that it is not >>>> possible. Well, I refuse to believe that. I think it's gotta be a way to >>>> do >>>> this; >>>> >>>> til now, all I'm getting is information about users' sms, using a >>>> extended class from ContentObserver, like this: >>>> >>>> public class SMSObserver extends ContentObserver { >>>> >>>> private Handler handle = null; >>>> private Context context; >>>> >>>> public SMSObserver(Handler handler, Context context) { >>>> super(handler); >>>> this.handle = handler; >>>> this.context = context; >>>> } >>>> >>>> @Override >>>> public void onChange(boolean selfChange) { >>>> super.onChange(selfChange); >>>> >>>> Uri uriSMS = Uri.parse("content://sms/sent"); >>>> // Uri uriSMS = Uri.parse("content://sms/out"); >>>> // Uri uriSMS = Uri.parse("content://sms/"); >>>> Cursor cur = >>>> context.getApplicationContext().getContentResolver().query(uriSMS, null, >>>> null, null, null); >>>> >>>> if (cur.moveToNext()) { >>>> String[] nomes = cur.getColumnNames(); >>>> >>>> for (String string : nomes) { >>>> Log.i("LAUNCHER", string); >>>> } >>>> >>>> Log.i("LAUNCHER", >>>> cur.getString(cur.getColumnIndex("address"))); >>>> Log.i("LAUNCHER", >>>> cur.getString(cur.getColumnIndex("callback_number"))); >>>> Log.i("LAUNCHER", >>>> cur.getString(cur.getColumnIndex("read"))); >>>> Log.i("LAUNCHER", >>>> cur.getString(cur.getColumnIndex("type"))); >>>> Log.i("LAUNCHER", >>>> cur.getString(cur.getColumnIndex("body"))); >>>> } >>>> } >>>> } >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> does anybody knows how to do it? >>>> any help would be really great. >>>> >>>> thanks. >>>> >>>> Lucas Diego >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Android Developers" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Android Developers" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Android Developers" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Android Developers" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Developers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Developers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. 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