How to start an Intent if context is not Activity Context but Application Context

Question

I\'m trying to start an activity from a class that extends BroadcastReceiver.

public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {

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Answer 1

Here is sample code how to call another activity using context, set flag as per your requirement:

public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) { 

  Intent startActivity = new Intent();  
  startActivity.setClass(context, xxx.class); 
  startActivity.setAction(xxx.class.getName()); 
  startActivity.setFlags( 
              Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK 
              | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_EXCLUDE_FROM_RECENTS); 
  context.startActivity(startActivity); 
}

Answer 2

Yup, simply use the context and call the startActivity() method from that context.