Since other activity is not performed when you send a broadcast, you will not receive it. If you want to receive broadcasts, even if the activity is not running. Declare it in xml.
Here is the code for you. Hope this is what you want.
package com.pdd.Receiver;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
public class ReceiverActivity extends Activity implements OnClickListener{
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
Button b=(Button) findViewById(R.id.button1);
b.setOnClickListener(this);
}
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent i =new Intent("com.pdd.receiver.myaction");
sendBroadcast(i);
}
}
Receiver class
package com.pdd.Receiver;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MyReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
@Override
public void onReceive(Context arg0, Intent arg1) {
Intent i=new Intent(arg0,Second.class);
i.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
arg0.startActivity(i);
}
}
Toast
package com.pdd.Receiver;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class Second extends Activity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "This is second activity", 5000).show();
}
}
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.pdd.Receiver"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" />
<application
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<receiver android:name="com.pdd.Receiver.MyReceiver">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.pdd.receiver.myaction"></action>
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
<activity
android:name=".ReceiverActivity"
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=".Second"></activity>
</application>
</manifest>