I found multiple threads here about this, but none of them are working for me. This is my code:
public void sendSMS (String number, String body) {
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("smsto:" + number));
i.putExtra("abc", body);
startActivity(i);
}
It opens stock SMS app and passes the number to send, but text body is empty.
I also tried this Uri.fromParts(body, number, null) but then the app just crashes.
Replace your code with below code. You are not passing correct keys to detect number and text body for the sms.
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("sms:" + phoneNumber));
intent.putExtra("sms_body", message);
startActivity(intent);
Please read this documentation for detailed information.
Compose an SMS/MMS message with attachment
Try this
Intent smsIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("sms:" + phoneNumber));
smsIntent.putExtra("address", "12125551212");
smsIntent.putExtra("sms_body","Body of Message");
startActivity(smsIntent);
If you want to ensure that your intent is handled only by a text messaging app (and not other email or social apps), then use the ACTION_SENDTO action and include the "smsto:" data scheme. For example:
public void composeMmsMessage(String message, Uri attachment) {
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
intent.setData(Uri.parse("smsto:")); // This ensures only SMS apps respond
intent.putExtra("sms_body", message);
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, attachment);
if (intent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null) {
startActivity(intent);
}
}
I have an SMS incoming phone number 123456. I want to use an Intent to open the SMS message of the incoming phone number in the service. I tried two ways, but they give unsatisfied results
First way:
Intent smsIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
smsIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_DEFAULT);
smsIntent.setType("vnd.android-dir/mms-sms");
smsIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
startActivity(smsIntent);
The way only opens the SMS list. We have to look at the incoming phone in the list and requires one more step to open the content of incoming SMS phone. I want to ignore the step. It means it will directly go the content of the incoming SMS phone number.
Second way:
Intent smsIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
smsIntent.setType("vnd.android-dir/mms-sms");
smsIntent.putExtra("address", SMSphoneNumber);
smsIntent.putExtra("sms_body",SMSBody);
smsIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
startActivity(smsIntent);
This way can read the detail of incoming SMS phone number but it is in sending mode. I want to read SMS in reading mode.
How can I do it in Android L? Thank all
The question is related with How to open SMS intent to read (not send) message?. The different one is providing the source code for two cases: one is reading mode (first one) with requiring one more step, another one is sending mode.
Update: This is way what I get the SMS incoming phone number
public class SMSReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
private static final String SMS_RECEIVED = "android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED";
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
if (intent.getAction().equals(SMS_RECEIVED)) {
Bundle extras = intent.getExtras();
SmsMessage[] smgs = null;
String infoSender = "";
String infoSMS = "";
if (extras != null) {
// Retrieve the sms message received
Object[] pdus = (Object[]) extras.get("pdus");
smgs = new SmsMessage[pdus.length];
for (int i = 0; i < smgs.length; i++) {
smgs[i] = SmsMessage.createFromPdu((byte[]) pdus[i]);
infoSender += smgs[i].getOriginatingAddress();
if (smgs[i].getMessageBody()!=null)
infoSMS += smgs[i].getMessageBody().toString();
else
infoSMS += ".";
}
Toast.makeText(context, "Phone in SMSReceiver is -" + infoSender + "Body is" + infoSMS, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
}
}
If you want to open the message in the default application then you will be needing the thread id of the message you received. What you can do is query the message db and get the thread id using your logic and then open it using the below intent -
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.setData(Uri.parse("content://mms-sms/conversations/" + sms.getThreadId()));
mContext.startActivity(intent);
This is my answer with support from #Gautam.
First, we have to get thread_id of an SMS by using the code
public static long getThreadId(Context context, String phoneNumber) {
ContentResolver contentResolver = context.getContentResolver();
Uri uri = Uri.parse("content://sms/");
Cursor cursor = contentResolver.query(uri, null, "thread_id IS NOT NULL) GROUP BY (thread_id AND address=?", new String[]{phoneNumber}, "date DESC");
long threadId=0;
while (cursor.moveToNext()) {
threadId = cursor.getLong(cursor.getColumnIndex("thread_id"));
}
cursor.close();
return threadId;
}
From thread_id, we can show SMS content in reading mode as follows:
long thread_id= getThreadId(getApplicationContext(), SMSphoneNumber);
Log.d(TAG,"==========THREAD ID"+String.valueOf(thread_id)+"=========");
smsIntent.setData(Uri.parse("content://mms-sms/conversations/" + thread_id));
smsIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
getApplicationContext().startActivity(smsIntent);
Hope it help someone
I'm trying to send a text message from my android application to Whatsapp to specific Contact. when I'm using below codes, I am succeed either to send message and have to pickup contact manually, or If Specific number chat window opens, but message is blank. So is it possible to do both with one intent ? Here is my code:
I can share message to WhatsApp, but contact i have to choose manually:
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
i.setType("text/plain");
i.setPackage("com.whatsapp");
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Hello World");
try {
activity.startActivity(i);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
Specific number in wats app window opens, but message is blank:
Uri uri = Uri.parse("smsto:" + number);
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO, uri);
i.putExtra("sms_body", "smsText");
i.setPackage("com.whatsapp");
activity.startActivity(i);
Below code will helps you :
String strMessageToShare=YourEditText.getText().tostring();
final Intent myIntent = new Intent(
android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE);
myIntent.setType("text/plain");
myIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,
new String[]{strMessageToShare});
YourActivity.this.startActivityForResult(Intent
.createChooser(myIntent, "Sharing message..."), 1);
This is what works for me.
The parameter 'body' gets not read by the whatsapp app, use 'Intent.EXTRA_TEXT' instead.
By setting the 'phoneNumber' you specify the contact to open in whatsapp.
Intent sendIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO,
Uri.parse("smsto:" + "" + phoneNumber + "?body=" + encodedMessage));
sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, message);
sendIntent.setPackage("com.whatsapp");
startActivity(sendIntent);
Im writing an app that sends an SMS to several contacts. The contacts numbers are stored in an ArrayList (was received from another activity). I am not able to use this ArrayList to pass several contacts to the built-in SMS android app. This is the code:
ArrayList<String> numbersArrayList=getIntent().getExtras().getStringArrayList("phoneNumbers");
String message= "this is a custom message";
Intent smsIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
smsIntent.putExtra("sms_body", message);
smsIntent.putExtra("address", ??????????);
smsIntent.setType("vnd.android-dir/mms-sms");
startActivity(smsIntent);
I can iterate and print these contacts to the LogCat the simple "for each" loop and overriding toString method.
Use this code..
String toNumbers = "";
for ( String s : numbersArrayList)
{
toNumbers = toNumbers + s + ";"
}
toNumbers = toNumbers.subString(0, toNumbers.length - 1);
String message= "this is a custom message";
Uri sendSmsTo = Uri.parse("smsto:" + toNumbers);
Intent intent = new Intent(
android.content.Intent.ACTION_SENDTO, sendSmsTo);
intent.putExtra("sms_body", message);
startActivity(intent);
I have a question about an intent...
I try to launch the sms app...
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
intent.setType("vnd.android-dir/mms-sms");
int flags = Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP |
Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP;
intent.setFlags(flags);
intent.setData(Uri.parse("content://sms/inbox"));
context.startActivity(intent);
so, you can see that I put too much things in my intent, but that's because I don't know how I can do...
Thank's
To start launch the sms activity all you need is this:
Intent sendIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
sendIntent.setData(Uri.parse("sms:"));
You can add extras to populate your own message and such like this
sendIntent.putExtra("sms_body", x);
then just startActivity with the intent.
startActivity(sendIntent);
Intent smsIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
smsIntent.setType("vnd.android-dir/mms-sms");
smsIntent.putExtra("address", "12125551212");
smsIntent.putExtra("sms_body","Body of Message");
startActivity(smsIntent);
If android version is Kitkat or above, users can change default sms application. This method will get default sms app and start default sms app.
private void sendSMS() {
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) // At least KitKat
{
String defaultSmsPackageName = Telephony.Sms.getDefaultSmsPackage(this); // Need to change the build to API 19
Intent sendIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
sendIntent.setType("text/plain");
sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "text");
if (defaultSmsPackageName != null)// Can be null in case that there is no default, then the user would be able to choose
// any app that support this intent.
{
sendIntent.setPackage(defaultSmsPackageName);
}
startActivity(sendIntent);
}
else // For early versions, do what worked for you before.
{
Intent smsIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
smsIntent.setType("vnd.android-dir/mms-sms");
smsIntent.putExtra("address","phoneNumber");
smsIntent.putExtra("sms_body","message");
startActivity(smsIntent);
}
}
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_DEFAULT);
intent.setType("vnd.android-dir/mms-sms");
startActivity(intent);
That's all you need.
If you want to launch SMS Composing activity from some of your other activity and you also have to pass a phone number and SMS text, then use this code:
Uri sms_uri = Uri.parse("smsto:+92xxxxxxxx");
Intent sms_intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO, sms_uri);
sms_intent.putExtra("sms_body", "Good Morning ! how r U ?");
startActivity(sms_intent);
Note: here the sms_body and smsto: is keys for recognizing the text and phone no at SMS compose activity, so be careful here.
Here is the code that will open the SMS activity pre-populated with the phone number to
which the SMS has to be sent. This works fine on emulator as well as the device.
Intent smsIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO);
smsIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_DEFAULT);
smsIntent.setType("vnd.android-dir/mms-sms");
smsIntent.setData(Uri.parse("sms:" + phoneNumber));
startActivity(smsIntent);
In kotlin this can be implemented easily as follows:
/**
* If android version is Kitkat or above, users can change default sms application.
* This method will get default sms app and start default sms app.
*/
private fun openSMS() {
val message = "message here"
val phone = "255754......." //255 Tanzania code.
val uri = Uri.parse("smsto:+$phone")
val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO, uri)
with(intent) {
putExtra("address", "+$phone")
putExtra("sms_body", message)
}
when {
Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT -> {
//Getting the default sms app.
val defaultSmsPackageName = Telephony.Sms.getDefaultSmsPackage(context)
// Can be null in case that there is no default, then the user would be able to choose
// any app that support this intent.
if (defaultSmsPackageName != null) intent.setPackage(defaultSmsPackageName)
startActivity(intent)
}
else -> startActivity(intent)
}
}
This is modified answer of #mustafasevgi
Use
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER);
intent.setClassName("com.android.mms", "com.android.mms.ui.ConversationList");
I use:
Intent sendIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
sendIntent.putExtra("sms_body", "text");
sendIntent.setType("vnd.android-dir/mms-sms");
startActivity(sendIntent);
Intent eventIntentMessage =getPackageManager()
.getLaunchIntentForPackage(Telephony.Sms.getDefaultSmsPackage(getApplicationContext));
startActivity(eventIntentMessage);
try {
Intent smsIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
smsIntent.setData(Uri.parse("smsto:" + Uri.encode(number)));
smsIntent.putExtra("address", number);
smsIntent.putExtra("sms_body", message);
PackageManager pm = activity.getPackageManager();
List<ResolveInfo> resInfo = pm.queryIntentActivities(smsIntent, 0);
for (int i = 0; i < resInfo.size(); i++) {
ResolveInfo ri = resInfo.get(i);
String packageName = ri.activityInfo.packageName;
if (packageName.contains("sms")) {
//Log.d("TAG", packageName + " : " + ri.activityInfo.name);
smsIntent.setComponent(new ComponentName(packageName, ri.activityInfo.name));
}
}
activity.startActivity(smsIntent);
} catch (Exception e) {
// Handle Error
}
Best way of doing this.
You can open default sms App and pass details as below :
Note : If u want to send to many numbers, separate each number with ";" inside string
String mblNumVar = "9876543210;9123456789";
Intent smsMsgAppVar = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
smsMsgAppVar.setData(Uri.parse("sms:" + mblNumVar));
smsMsgAppVar.putExtra("sms_body", "Hello Msg Tst Txt");
startActivity(smsMsgAppVar);
|Or| Use this function :
void openSmsMsgAppFnc(String mblNumVar, String smsMsgVar)
{
Intent smsMsgAppVar = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
smsMsgAppVar.setData(Uri.parse("sms:" + mblNumVar));
smsMsgAppVar.putExtra("sms_body", smsMsgVar);
startActivity(smsMsgAppVar);
}
Intent sendIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
//CHANGE YOUR MESSAGING ACTIVITY HERE IF REQUIRED
sendIntent.setClassName("com.android.mms", "com.android.mms.ui.ComposeMessageActivity");
sendIntent.putExtra("sms_body",msgbody);
sendIntent.putExtra("address",phonenumber);
//FOR MMS
sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.parse("file:///sdcard/mms.png"));
sendIntent.setType("image/png");
startActivity(sendIntent);
The best code that works with Default SMS app is.
Uri SMS_URI = Uri.parse("smsto:+92324502****"); //Replace the phone number
Intent sms = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW,SMS_URI);
sms.putExtra("sms_body","This is test message"); //Replace the message witha a vairable
startActivity(sms);
Compose SMS :
Uri smsUri = Uri.parse("tel:" + to);
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, smsUri);
intent.putExtra("address", to);
intent.putExtra("sms_body", message);
intent.setType("vnd.android-dir/mms-sms");
startActivity(intent);
The below code works on android 6.0.
It will open the search activity in the default messaging application with the conversations related to specific string provided.
Intent smsIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
smsIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER);
smsIntent.setClassName("com.android.mms", "com.android.mms.ui.SearchActivity");
smsIntent.putExtra("intent_extra_data_key", "string_to_search_for");
startActivity(smsIntent);
You can start the search activity with an intent. This will open the search activity of the default messaging application.
Now, to show a list of specific conversations in the search activity, you can provide the search string as string extra with the key as
"intent_extra_data_key"
as is shown in the onCreate of this class
String searchStringParameter = getIntent().getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY);
if (searchStringParameter == null) {
searchStringParameter = getIntent().getStringExtra("intent_extra_data_key" /*SearchManager.SUGGEST_COLUMN_INTENT_EXTRA_DATA*/);
}
final String searchString = searchStringParameter != null ? searchStringParameter.trim() : searchStringParameter;
You can also pass the SENDER_ADDRESS of the sms as string extra, which will list out all the conversations with that specific sender address.
Check com.android.mms.ui.SearchActivity for more information
You can also check this answer
For Kotlin simply do that:
val messageIntent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO, Uri.parse("smsto:03xxxxxxxxx"))
messageIntent.putExtra("sms_body", "Enter your body here")
startActivity(messageIntent)
on emulator this work for me
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.fromParts("sms", number, null));
i.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
i.putExtra("sms_body", remindingReason);
startActivity(i);
Sms Intent :
Intent intent = new Intent("android.intent.action.VIEW");
/** creates an sms uri */
Uri data = Uri.parse("sms:");
intent.setData(data);
Either you can use this ,both are working fine on android above 4.4
Intent smsIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
smsIntent.setType("vnd.android-dir/mms-sms");
smsIntent.putExtra("address","9212107320");
smsIntent.putExtra("sms_body","Body of Message");
startActivity(smsIntent);
or
Intent smsIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
smsIntent.putExtra("sms_body","Body of Message");
smsIntent.setData(Uri.parse("sms:9212107320"));
startActivity(smsIntent);
You can use the following code snippet to achieve your goal:
Intent smsIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO);
smsIntent.setData(Uri.parse("smsto:"+model.getPhoneNo().trim()));
smsIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_DEFAULT);
smsIntent.putExtra("sms_body","Hello this is dummy text");
startActivity(smsIntent);
If you don't want any text then remove the sms_body key.
Intent smsIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO);
smsIntent.setData(Uri.parse("smsto:"+shopkepperDataModel.getPhoneNo().trim()));
smsIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_DEFAULT);
startActivity(smsIntent);
Works up to Android 11. (Supports all supported SDKs)
btnMessageTo.setOnClickListener {
val phoneNumber = "+8801234567890"
val intent = Intent("android.intent.action.SENDTO")
intent.data =
Uri.parse("smsto:" + Uri.encode(phoneNumber ))
startActivity(intent)
}