There are two way to send SMS in Android
1. Using Intent to send SMS
2. Using SmsManager to send SMS
* Using Intent to send SMS
We can use Intent to send SMS by calling default SMS functionality of the Android. It's easy to use because we don’t have to do anything special.
1. Create XML file in layout folder "
res/layout/activity_main.xml".
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="15dp" >
<Button
android:id="@+id/btnComposeSMS"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:text="Open Compose SMS" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
2.
Create on activity java file "
MainActivity.java"
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.telephony.SmsManager;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private Button btnOpenComposeSMS;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
btnOpenComposeSMS = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnComposeSMS);
//Open Compose SMS Button Client Event Code here
btnOpenComposeSMS.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent smsIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
smsIntent.setData(Uri.parse("smsto:"));
smsIntent.setType("vnd.android-dir/mms-sms");
smsIntent.putExtra("address" , new String ("0000000000"));
smsIntent.putExtra("sms_body" , "Open Comopse SMS using Intent");
try {
startActivity(smsIntent);
} catch (android.content.ActivityNotFoundException ex) {
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,"SMS faild, please try again later.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
});
}
}
3.Add your activity class in
AndroidMenifest.xml file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.limbani.sendsms"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="21" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
4. Screenshot
*Using SmsManager to send SMS
In Android provide
SmsManager API to send SMS programmatically. see below example code.
1. Create XML file in layout folder "
res/layout/activity_main.xml".
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="15dp" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Number" />
<EditText
android:id="@+id/edt_number"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="phone" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:text="Message" />
<EditText
android:id="@+id/edt_message"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:gravity="top"
android:minLines="5"
android:text="Send SMS Demo Application" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/btnSend"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:text="Send" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
2.
Create on activity java file "
MainActivity.java"
package com.limbani.sendsms;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.telephony.SmsManager;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private Button btnSend;
private EditText edtNumber, edtMessage;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
btnSend = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnSend);
edtNumber = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.edt_number);
edtMessage = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.edt_message);
//Send Button Client Event Code here
btnSend.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
String number = edtNumber.getText().toString().trim();
String message = edtMessage.getText().toString().trim();
if(number.length() <= 0){
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,"Please enter Number", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
else if (message.length() <= 0) {
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,"Please enter message", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
else {
try {
SmsManager smsManager = SmsManager.getDefault();
smsManager.sendTextMessage(number, null, message, null, null);
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "SMS successfully sent", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
} catch (Exception e) {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "SMS faild, please try again.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
});
}
}
3. Add your activity class in
AndroidManifest.xml file.
Add user pemission
"
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS"/>
"
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.limbani.sendsms"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="21" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS"/>
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
4. Screenshot
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