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InAndroid,youcanuseSmsManagerAPIordevicesBuiltinSMSapplicationtosendSMS's.
Inthistutorial,weshowsyoutwobasicexamplestosendSMSmessage
SmsManagerAPI
SmsManagersmsManager=SmsManager.getDefault();
smsManager.sendTextMessage("phoneNo",null,"smsmessage",null,null

BuiltinSMSapplication
IntentsendIntent=newIntent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
sendIntent.putExtra("sms_body","defaultcontent");
sendIntent.setType("vnd.androiddir/mmssms");
startActivity(sendIntent);

Ofcourse,bothneedSEND_SMSpermission.
<usespermissionandroid:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS"/>

Apart from the above method, there are few other important functions available in
SmsManagerclass.Thesemethodsarelistedbelow
Sr.No.

Method&Description

ArrayList<String>divideMessage(Stringtext)

This method divides a message text into several

staticSmsManagergetDefault()

This method is used to get the default instance of

voidsendDataMessage(StringdestinationAddress,
StringscAddress,shortdestinationPort,byte[]
data,PendingIntentsentIntent,PendingIntent
deliveryIntent)

ThismethodisusedtosendadatabasedSMStoa
specificapplicationport.
4

voidsendMultipartTextMessage(String
destinationAddress,StringscAddress,

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ArrayList<String>parts,
ArrayList<PendingIntent>sentIntents,
ArrayList<PendingIntent>deliveryIntents)

SendamultiparttextbasedSMS.
5

voidsendTextMessage(StringdestinationAddress,
StringscAddress,Stringtext,PendingIntent
sentIntent,PendingIntentdeliveryIntent)

SendatextbasedSMS.

Example
FollowingexampleshowsyouinpracticalhowtouseSmsManagerobjecttosendanSMSto
thegivenmobilenumber.
Toexperimentwiththisexample,youwillneedactualMobiledeviceequippedwith
latestAndroidOS,otherwiseyouwillhavetostrugglewithemulatorwhichmaynot
work.
Step

Description

YouwilluseAndroidStudioIDEtocreateanAndroid
applicationandnameitastutorialspointundera
packagecom.example.tutorialspoint.Whilecreatingthis
project,makesureyouTargetSDKandCompileWithat
thelatestversionofAndroidSDKtousehigherlevelsof
APIs.

Modifysrc/MainActivity.javafileandaddrequiredcodeto
takecareofsendingemail.

ModifylayoutXMLfileres/layout/activity_main.xmladd
anyGUIcomponentifrequired.I'maddingasimpleGUI
totakemobilenumberandSMStexttobesentanda
simplebuttontosendSMS.

Noneedtodefinedefaultstringconstantsat
res/values/strings.xml.Androidstudiotakescareof
defaultconstants.

ModifyAndroidManifest.xmlasshownbelow

RuntheapplicationtolaunchAndroidemulatorandverify
theresultofthechangesdoneintheapplication.

Following

is

the

content

of

the

modified

main

activity

filesrc/com.example.tutorialspoint/MainActivity.java.
packagecom.example.tutorialspoint;
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importandroid.os.Bundle;
importandroid.app.Activity;
importandroid.telephony.SmsManager;
importandroid.util.Log;
importandroid.view.Menu;
importandroid.view.View;
importandroid.widget.Button;
importandroid.widget.EditText;
importandroid.widget.Toast;
publicclassMainActivityextendsActivity{
ButtonsendBtn;
EditTexttxtphoneNo;
EditTexttxtMessage;

@Override
protectedvoidonCreate(BundlesavedInstanceState){
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
sendBtn=(Button)findViewById(R.id.btnSendSMS);
txtphoneNo=(EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText);
txtMessage=(EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText2);
sendBtn.setOnClickListener(newView.OnClickListener(){
publicvoidonClick(Viewview){
sendSMSMessage();
}
});
}
protectedvoidsendSMSMessage(){
Log.i("SendSMS","");
StringphoneNo=txtphoneNo.getText().toString();
Stringmessage=txtMessage.getText().toString();

try{
SmsManagersmsManager=SmsManager.getDefault();
smsManager.sendTextMessage(phoneNo,null,message,null,null
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"SMSsent.",Toast.
}

catch(Exceptione){
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"SMSfaild,pleasetryagain."
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

@Override
publicbooleanonCreateOptionsMenu(Menumenu){
//Inflatethemenu;thisaddsitemstotheactionbarifitispresent.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main,menu);
returntrue;
}
}

Followingwillbethecontentofres/layout/activity_main.xmlfile:
<RelativeLayoutxmlns: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:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
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android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context="MainActivity">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="SendingSMSExample"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:textSize="30dp"/>

<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Tutorialspoint"
android:textColor="#ff87ff09"
android:textSize="30dp"
android:layout_below="@+id/textView1"
android:layout_alignRight="@+id/imageButton"
android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/imageButton"/>

<ImageButton
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/imageButton"
android:src="@drawable/abc"
android:layout_below="@+id/textView2"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"/>

<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/editText"
android:hint="EnterPhoneNumber"
android:phoneNumber="true"
android:textColorHint="@color/abc_primary_text_material_dark"
android:layout_below="@+id/imageButton"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"/>
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/editText2"
android:layout_below="@+id/editText"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/editText"
android:layout_alignStart="@+id/editText"
android:textColorHint="@color/abc_primary_text_material_dark"
android:layout_alignRight="@+id/imageButton"
android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/imageButton"
android:hint="EnterSMS"/>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="SendSms"
android:id="@+id/btnSendSMS"
android:layout_below="@+id/editText2"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="48dp"/>
</RelativeLayout>
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Followingwillbethecontentofres/values/strings.xmltodefinetwonewconstants
<?xmlversion="1.0"encoding="utf8"?>
<resources>
<stringname="app_name">tutorialspoint</string>
<stringname="action_settings">Settings</string>
</resources>

FollowingisthedefaultcontentofAndroidManifest.xml:
<?xmlversion="1.0"encoding="utf8"?>
<manifestxmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.tutorialspoint"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0">

<usessdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="22"/>
<usespermissionandroid: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="com.example.tutorialspoint.MainActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name">

<intentfilter>
<actionandroid:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
<categoryandroid:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"
</intentfilter>

</activity>

</application>
</manifest>

Let'strytorunyourtutorialspointapplication. I assume you have connected your actual

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Nowyoucanenteradesiredmobilenumberandatextmessagetobesentonthatnumber.
FinallyclickonSendSMSbuttontosendyourSMS.MakesureyourGSM/CDMAconnection
isworkingfinetodeliveryourSMStoitsrecipient.
YoucantakeanumberofSMSseparatedbycommaandtheninsideyourprogramyouwill
havetoparsethemintoanarraystringandfinallyyoucanusealooptosendmessagetoall
the given numbers. That's how you can write your own SMS client. Next section will show
youhowtouseexistingSMSclienttosendSMS.

UsingBuiltinIntenttosendSMS
YoucanuseAndroidIntenttosendSMSbycallingbuiltinSMSfunctionalityoftheAndroid.
FollowingsectionexplainsdifferentpartsofourIntentobjectrequiredtosendanSMS.

IntentObjectActiontosendSMS
YouwilluseACTION_VIEWactiontolaunchanSMSclientinstalledonyourAndroiddevice.
FollowingissimplesyntaxtocreateanintentwithACTION_VIEWaction
IntentsmsIntent=newIntent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);

IntentObjectData/TypetosendSMS
TosendanSMSyouneedtospecifysmsto:asURIusingsetData()methodanddatatype
willbetovnd.androiddir/mmssmsusingsetType()methodasfollows

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smsIntent.setData(Uri.parse("smsto:"));
smsIntent.setType("vnd.androiddir/mmssms");

IntentObjectExtratosendSMS
Android has builtin support to add phone number and text message to send an SMS as
follows
smsIntent.putExtra("address",newString("0123456789;3393993300"));
smsIntent.putExtra("sms_body","TestSMStoAngilla");

Hereaddressandsms_bodyarecasesensitiveandshouldbespecifiedinsmall
charactersonly.Youcanspecifymorethanonenumberinsinglestringbutseparated
bysemicolon().

Example
FollowingexampleshowsyouinpracticalhowtouseIntentobjecttolaunchSMSclientto
sendanSMStothegivenrecipients.
Toexperimentwiththisexample,youwillneedactualMobiledeviceequippedwith
latestAndroidOS,otherwiseyouwillhavetostrugglewithemulatorwhichmaynot
work.
Step

Description

YouwilluseAndroidstudioIDEtocreateanAndroid
applicationandnameitastutorialspointundera
packagecom.example.tutorialspoint.Whilecreatingthis
project,makesureyouTargetSDKandCompileWithat
thelatestversionofAndroidSDKtousehigherlevelsof
APIs.

Modifysrc/MainActivity.javafileandaddrequiredcodeto
takecareofsendingSMS.

ModifylayoutXMLfileres/layout/activity_main.xmladd
anyGUIcomponentifrequired.I'maddingasimple
buttontolaunchSMSClient.

Noneedtodefinedefaultconstants.Androidstudiotakes
careofdefaultconstants.

ModifyAndroidManifest.xmlasshownbelow

RuntheapplicationtolaunchAndroidemulatorandverify
theresultofthechangesdoneintheapplication.

Following

is

the

content

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the

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filesrc/com.example.tutorialspoint/MainActivity.java.
packagecom.example.tutorialspoint;
importandroid.net.Uri;
importandroid.os.Bundle;
importandroid.app.Activity;
importandroid.content.Intent;
importandroid.util.Log;
importandroid.view.Menu;
importandroid.view.View;
importandroid.widget.Button;
importandroid.widget.Toast;
publicclassMainActivityextendsActivity{
@Override
protectedvoidonCreate(BundlesavedInstanceState){
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
ButtonstartBtn=(Button)findViewById(R.id.button);
startBtn.setOnClickListener(newView.OnClickListener(){
publicvoidonClick(Viewview){
sendSMS();
}
});
}

protectedvoidsendSMS(){
Log.i("SendSMS","");
IntentsmsIntent=newIntent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);

smsIntent.setData(Uri.parse("smsto:"));
smsIntent.setType("vnd.androiddir/mmssms");
smsIntent.putExtra("address",newString("01234"));
smsIntent.putExtra("sms_body","Test");

try{
startActivity(smsIntent);
finish();
Log.i("FinishedsendingSMS...","");
}
catch(android.content.ActivityNotFoundExceptionex){
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
"SMSfaild,pleasetryagainlater.",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show
}
}

@Override
publicbooleanonCreateOptionsMenu(Menumenu){
//Inflatethemenu;thisaddsitemstotheactionbarifitispresent.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main,menu);
returntrue;
}
}

Followingwillbethecontentofres/layout/activity_main.xmlfile
<RelativeLayoutxmlns: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"
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android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context=".MainActivity">

<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="DragandDropExample"
android:id="@+id/textView"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:textSize="30dp"/>

<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="TutorialsPoint"
android:id="@+id/textView2"
android:layout_below="@+id/textView"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:textSize="30dp"
android:textColor="#ff14be3c"/>

<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/imageView"
android:src="@drawable/abc"
android:layout_marginTop="48dp"
android:layout_below="@+id/textView2"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"/>

<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="ComposeSMS"
android:id="@+id/button"
android:layout_below="@+id/imageView"
android:layout_alignRight="@+id/textView2"
android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/textView2"
android:layout_marginTop="54dp"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/imageView"
android:layout_alignStart="@+id/imageView"/>

</RelativeLayout>

Followingwillbethecontentofres/values/strings.xmltodefinetwonewconstants
<?xmlversion="1.0"encoding="utf8"?>
<resources>
<stringname="app_name">tutorialspoint</string>
<stringname="action_settings">Settings</string>
</resources>

FollowingisthedefaultcontentofAndroidManifest.xml
<?xmlversion="1.0"encoding="utf8"?>
<manifestxmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.tutorialspoint"
android:versionCode="1"
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android:versionName="1.0">

<usessdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="22"/>

<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme">

<activity
android:name

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