In This Chapter
• Understanding Broadcast Receivers
• Broadcasting and Receiving Intents
• Using the Notification System
• Notification via the Status Bar
• Creating Notifications, PendingIntent
, and using NotificationManagers
and Notification.Builder
• Sending SMS Messages via Java Code
• Working with the Telephony Manager
• Making Outgoing Calls and Listening for Phone State Changes
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