// Wakeup apps for the (SUBSCRIPTION_)PHONE_STATE broadcast.
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_RECEIVER_INCLUDE_BACKGROUND);
+ // Create a version of the intent with the number always populated.
Intent intentWithPhoneNumber = new Intent(intent);
- if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(incomingNumber)) {
- intentWithPhoneNumber.putExtra(TelephonyManager.EXTRA_INCOMING_NUMBER, incomingNumber);
- }
+ intentWithPhoneNumber.putExtra(TelephonyManager.EXTRA_INCOMING_NUMBER, incomingNumber);
+
// Send broadcast twice, once for apps that have PRIVILEGED permission and once for those
// that have the runtime one
mContext.sendBroadcastAsUser(intentWithPhoneNumber, UserHandle.ALL,
* <p>
* The {@link #EXTRA_STATE} extra indicates the new call state.
* If a receiving app has {@link android.Manifest.permission#READ_CALL_LOG} permission, a second
- * extra {@link #EXTRA_INCOMING_NUMBER} provides the phone number for incoming and outoing calls
- * as a String. Note: If the receiving app has
+ * extra {@link #EXTRA_INCOMING_NUMBER} provides the phone number for incoming and outgoing
+ * calls as a String.
+ * <p>
+ * If the receiving app has
* {@link android.Manifest.permission#READ_CALL_LOG} and
* {@link android.Manifest.permission#READ_PHONE_STATE} permission, it will receive the
- * broadcast twice; one with the phone number and another without it.
+ * broadcast twice; one with the {@link #EXTRA_INCOMING_NUMBER} populated with the phone number,
+ * and another with it blank. Due to the nature of broadcasts, you cannot assume the order
+ * in which these broadcasts will arrive, however you are guaranteed to receive two in this
+ * case. Apps which are interested in the {@link #EXTRA_INCOMING_NUMBER} can ignore the
+ * broadcasts where {@link #EXTRA_INCOMING_NUMBER} is not present in the extras (e.g. where
+ * {@link Intent#hasExtra(String)} returns {@code false}).
* <p class="note">
* This was a {@link android.content.Context#sendStickyBroadcast sticky}
* broadcast in version 1.0, but it is no longer sticky.
public static final String EXTRA_STATE_OFFHOOK = PhoneConstants.State.OFFHOOK.toString();
/**
- * The lookup key used with the {@link #ACTION_PHONE_STATE_CHANGED} broadcast
- * for a String containing the incoming phone number.
- * Only valid when the new call state is RINGING.
- *
+ * Extra key used with the {@link #ACTION_PHONE_STATE_CHANGED} broadcast
+ * for a String containing the incoming or outgoing phone number.
+ * <p>
+ * This extra is only populated for receivers of the {@link #ACTION_PHONE_STATE_CHANGED}
+ * broadcast which have been granted the {@link android.Manifest.permission#READ_CALL_LOG} and
+ * {@link android.Manifest.permission#READ_PHONE_STATE} permissions.
+ * <p>
+ * For incoming calls, the phone number is only guaranteed to be populated when the
+ * {@link #EXTRA_STATE} changes from {@link #EXTRA_STATE_IDLE} to {@link #EXTRA_STATE_RINGING}.
+ * If the incoming caller is from an unknown number, the extra will be populated with an empty
+ * string.
+ * For outgoing calls, the phone number is only guaranteed to be populated when the
+ * {@link #EXTRA_STATE} changes from {@link #EXTRA_STATE_IDLE} to {@link #EXTRA_STATE_OFFHOOK}.
* <p class="note">
* Retrieve with
* {@link android.content.Intent#getStringExtra(String)}.