Android Broadcast Receiver showing a dialog?

Question

I\'ve got an app that responds to an Alert - and I really need to show an alert with a password entry before going on to the next screen; the trouble is I don\'t seem to be able

Answer 1

You can't open Dialog from Receivers because it need ActivityContext

Alternate way You can open Acivity like dialog. Full example :

1. MyReceiver.kt

   class AlarmReceiver : BroadcastReceiver {
     private val REMINDER_BUNDLE = "MyReminderBundle"
   
     override fun onReceive(context: Context?, intent: Intent?) {
       val mIntent = Intent(context, DialogActivity::class.java)
       mIntent.flags = Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
       context?.startActivity(mIntent)
     }
   }
   

2. AndroidManife.xml

3. DialogActivity.kt

   class DialogActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
       super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
       setContentView(R.layout.activity_dialog)
       this.setFinishOnTouchOutside(true)
   
       //  create custom view of your dialog  in activity_dialog
       // or you can direct call alert dialog 
     }
   }