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How to block a mobile number call and message receiving in android application development?

Asked 2012-03-28T09:14:27.833
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I would like to implement an application for block a mobile number for receiving or sending calls and messages. In my application I am entering mobile number at EditText box then I am clicking a button for block the mobile number which has entered by the user.

I have implemented an activity class as follows:

public class BlockNumberActivity extends Activity {
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        ((Button)findViewById(R.id.block)).setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                String mobileNumer = ((EditText)findViewById(R.id.mobileNum)).getText().toString();
                //How to block entered mobileNumber
            }
        });

        ((Button)findViewById(R.id.unblock)).setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                String mobileNumer = ((EditText)findViewById(R.id.mobileNum)).getText().toString();
                //How to unblock entered mobileNumber
            }
        });
    }
}

I think we may use BroadcastReceiver. But I don't have more knowledge on it. Please give me an idea how to implement blocking or unblocking mobile number. Please any body help me.....

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create PhoneCallReceiver .java

import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.telephony.PhoneStateListener;
import android.telephony.TelephonyManager;
import android.util.Log;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class PhoneCallReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {  

@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) { 
    TelephonyManager telephony = (TelephonyManager) context.getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
    PhoneCallStateListener customPhoneListener = new PhoneCallStateListener(context);
    telephony.listen(customPhoneListener, PhoneStateListener.LISTEN_CALL_STATE);



}}

now create PhoneCallStateListener .java

import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.SharedPreferences;
import android.media.AudioManager;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
import android.telephony.PhoneStateListener;
import android.telephony.TelephonyManager;
import android.widget.Toast;

import com.android.internal.telephony.ITelephony;

public class PhoneCallStateListener extends PhoneStateListener {    

private Context context;
public PhoneCallStateListener(Context context){
    this.context = context;
}


@Override
public void onCallStateChanged(int state, String incomingNumber) {  
    SharedPreferences prefs=PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);

    switch (state) {

        case TelephonyManager.CALL_STATE_RINGING:       

              String block_number = prefs.getString("block_number", null);
            AudioManager audioManager = (AudioManager) context.getSystemService(Context.AUDIO_SERVICE); 
            //Turn ON the mute
            audioManager.setStreamMute(AudioManager.STREAM_RING, true);                 
            TelephonyManager telephonyManager = (Teleph
answered 2012-03-28T09:38:16.740
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To block a call of any specific contact number, then this tutorial will help you in solving your problem. http://androiddesk.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/blocking-a-call-without-user-intervention-in-android/

answered 2012-12-20T04:48:48.050

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