Android O : PHONE_STATE broadcast limitation
Eventually, the action was added to the “Implicit Broadcast Exceptions” list so you can add ACTION_PHONE_STATE_CHANGED to your manifest and it will work: https://developer.android.com/guide/components/broadcast-exceptions ACTION_CARRIER_CONFIG_CHANGED, TelephonyIntents.ACTION_*_SUBSCRIPTION_CHANGED, “TelephonyIntents.SECRET_CODE_ACTION”, ACTION_PHONE_STATE_CHANGED, ACTION_PHONE_ACCOUNT_REGISTERED, ACTION_PHONE_ACCOUNT_UNREGISTERED OEM telephony apps may need to receive these broadcasts.