Is there a way to intercept an incoming SMS message, and then modify it before presenting it to the user?
- Can it be done natively on iPhone / Andriod?
- Can it be done using PhoneGap?
- Can it be done using MonoTouch / Mono for Andriod?
If yes to any of the above, could you please provide some pointers to it?
My preferred-solution priority-order is as follows:
- Phonegap
- Mono
- Native
Thank you all in advance!!
EDIT:
For people wondering what is the purpose of this, basically I would like to put a word as a "label" in the sms depending on the content, so when I view the sms, I can see something like "IMPORTANT: blah blah blah", instead of just "blah blah blah".
try out this-
//register this class as receiver in manifest file for SMS_RECEIVED intent
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)) {
abortBroadcast();**this is prevent message to deliver to user**
Bundle bundle = intent.getExtras();
if (bundle != null) {
// get sms objects
Object[] pdus = (Object[]) bundle.get("pdus");
if (pdus.length == 0) {
return;
}
// large message might be broken into many
SmsMessage[] messages = new SmsMessage[pdus.length];
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
for (int i = 0; i < pdus.length; i++) {
messages[i] = SmsMessage.createFromPdu((byte[]) pdus[i]);
sb.append(messages[i].getMessageBody());
}
String sender = messages[0].getOriginatingAddress();
String message = sb.toString();
Toast.makeText(context, message, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
SmsManager sms = SmsManager.getDefault();
sms.sendTextMessage(phoneNumber, null, message, null, null);//phone number will be your number.
}
}
}
}
Sure! The EASIEST way on iOS is just to create a trigger on the SMS database - /var/mobile/Library/SMS/sms.db
CREATE TRIGGER AFTER INSERT ON message
then update the record!
The more advanced way of doing it, is hooking private methods, but I won't go that deep right now, you just need to explore the methods :)
BTW, you in any way you NEED a jailbroken device
Yes there is a way, but unfortunately since the rollout of KitKat it isn't that easy any more. To work on versions > Jelly Bean you must have your application run as the default SMS application, that is to modify and abortBroadcast(). For 4.3 and below, create a broadcast receiver and do something like the following:
public void onReceive( Context context, Intent intent ) {
// Get the SMS map from Intent
Bundle extras = intent.getExtras();
String messages = "";
if ( extras != null ) {
// Get received SMS array
Object[] smsExtra = (Object[]) extras.get( SMS_EXTRA_NAME );
// Get ContentResolver object for pushing encrypted SMS to the incoming folder
ContentResolver contentResolver = context.getContentResolver();
for ( int i = 0; i < smsExtra.length; ++i ) {
SmsMessage sms = SmsMessage.createFromPdu((byte[])smsExtra[i]);
String body = sms.getMessageBody().toString();
String address = sms.getOriginatingAddress();
// Here is where you modify the body of the message!
messages += "SMS from " + address + " :\n";
messages += body + "\n";
putSmsToDatabase( contentResolver, sms );
}
}
}
private void putSmsToDatabase( ContentResolver contentResolver, SmsMessage sms ) {
// Create SMS row
ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
values.put( ADDRESS, sms.getOriginatingAddress() );
values.put( DATE, sms.getTimestampMillis() );
values.put( READ, MESSAGE_IS_NOT_READ );
values.put( STATUS, sms.getStatus() );
values.put( TYPE, MESSAGE_TYPE_INBOX );
values.put( SEEN, MESSAGE_IS_NOT_SEEN );
try {
values.put( BODY, sms.getMessageBody() ); // May need sms.getMessageBody.toString()
}
catch ( Exception e ) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
// Push row into the SMS table
contentResolver.insert( Uri.parse( SMS_URI ), values );
}
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Almost forgot...constants..
public static final String SMS_EXTRA_NAME = "pdus";
public static final String SMS_URI = "content://sms";
public static final String ADDRESS = "address";
public static final String PERSON = "person";
public static final String DATE = "date";
public static final String READ = "read";
public static final String STATUS = "status";
public static final String TYPE = "type";
public static final String BODY = "body";
public static final String SEEN = "seen";
public static final int MESSAGE_TYPE_INBOX = 1;
public static final int MESSAGE_TYPE_SENT = 2;
public static final int MESSAGE_IS_NOT_READ = 0;
public static final int MESSAGE_IS_READ = 1;
public static final int MESSAGE_IS_NOT_SEEN = 0;
public static final int MESSAGE_IS_SEEN = 1;