Your other SMS app is broken needs to update to the new API that was introduced in KitKat, which should fix both problems: http://android-developers.blogspot.c

Your other SMS app is broken needs to update to the new API that was introduced in KitKat, which should fix both problems: http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2013/10/getting-your-sms-apps-ready-for-kitkat.html http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2013/10/getting-your-... Intercepting SMS required using a hidden API before. Now it's an officially supported feature.