Unable to send sms using SMSManager in Android

Question

In my application I do not want to use the default message sender. For doing that I followed the following link In Android is it possible to send sms message to more than one recipient in code?

• And that code worked too. But the messages I am sending from this code are not saved on the phones outbox and inbox.

• I am using sms manager like this in my code

  SmsManager sms = SmsManager.getDefault(); sms.sendTextMessage(phoneNumber, null, message, null, null);

But it is not sending sms.please help me with how can i send sms in android - i have tried following too PendingIntent sentPI = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, new Intent( SENT), 0);

PendingIntent deliveredPI = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0,
new Intent(DELIVERED), 0);
SmsManager sms = SmsManager.getDefault();
sms.sendTextMessage(phoneNumber, null, message, sentPI, deliveredPI);

It's also not working.
SMSAPPActivity.java

EDIT :

btnSendSMS.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            public void onClick(View v) {
                String message = txtMessage.getText().toString();
                String[] PhnNoArray = new String[2];
                PhnNoArray[0] = "9999999999";
                PhnNoArray[1] = "8888888888";
                // StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(phoneNo, ",");
                smsManager = SmsManager.getDefault();
                for (int i = 0; i < PhnNoArray.length; i++) {
                    smsManager = SmsManager.getDefault();
                        // this is the function that does all the magic
//                      sms.sendTextMessage(phoneNumber, null, msg, pi, null);
                    smsManager.sendTextMessage(PhnNoArray[i], null, message, null,
                            null);
                    Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "SMS sent : " + i,
                            Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                }
}
        });

Please see the edit and tell me what i have done wrong.tost is showing up but sms is not received on other phone by using this code

Answer 1

In my case, it was the fact that the message body exceeded 160 characters and I had to use sendMultipartTextMessage in lieu of sendTextMessage.

Answer 2

just send it directly... using the SmsManager. Only problem is that is that the user won't know of it.

Answer 3

Hope this can help you.

MainActivity.java

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.telephony.SmsManager;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
import android.widget.*;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.view.*;


public class MainActivity extends Activity implements OnClickListener{


Button click;
EditText txt;
TextView txtvw;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

click = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button);
txt = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText);
txtvw = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.textView1);

click.setOnClickListener(this);
}

@Override
public void onClick(View v){


txt.setText("");
v = this.getCurrentFocus();

try{
    SmsManager sms = SmsManager.getDefault();
    sms.sendTextMessage("8017891398",null,"Sent from Android",null,null);
}
catch(Exception e){
    txtvw.setText("Message not sent!");
}
if(v != null){
    InputMethodManager imm =   (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
    imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(v.getWindowToken(),0);
  }

}

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
   }

}

add this line in AndroidManifest.xml

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS" />

Answer 4

I used following code to send sms to multiple numbers and sent sms gets saved in messages

private void sendSMS(String phoneNumber, String message) {
        String SENT = "SMS_SENT";
        String DELIVERED = "SMS_DELIVERED";

        PendingIntent sentPI = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, new Intent(
                SENT), 0);

        PendingIntent deliveredPI = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0,
                new Intent(DELIVERED), 0);

        // ---when the SMS has been sent---
        registerReceiver(new BroadcastReceiver() {
            @Override
            public void onReceive(Context arg0, Intent arg1) {
                switch (getResultCode()) {
                case Activity.RESULT_OK:
                    ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
                    for (int i = 0; i < MobNumber.size() - 1; i++) {
                        values.put("address", MobNumber.get(i).toString());// txtPhoneNo.getText().toString());
                        values.put("body", MessageText.getText().toString());
                    }
                    getContentResolver().insert(
                            Uri.parse("content://sms/sent"), values);
                    Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "SMS sent",
                            Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    break;
                case SmsManager.RESULT_ERROR_GENERIC_FAILURE:
                    Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "Generic failure",
                            Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    break;
                case SmsManager.RESULT_ERROR_NO_SERVICE:
                    Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "No service",
                            Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    break;
                case SmsManager.RESULT_ERROR_NULL_PDU:
                    Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "Null PDU",
                            Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    break;
                case SmsManager.RESULT_ERROR_RADIO_OFF:
                    Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "Radio off",
                            Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    break;
                }
            }
        }, new IntentFilter(SENT));

        // ---when the SMS has been delivered---
        registerReceiver(new BroadcastReceiver() {
            @Override
            public void onReceive(Context arg0, Intent arg1) {
                switch (getResultCode()) {
                case Activity.RESULT_OK:
                    Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "SMS delivered",
                            Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    break;
                case Activity.RESULT_CANCELED:
                    Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "SMS not delivered",
                            Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    break;
                }
            }
        }, new IntentFilter(DELIVERED));

        SmsManager sms = SmsManager.getDefault();
        sms.sendTextMessage(phoneNumber, null, message, sentPI, deliveredPI);
    }

to send message to multiple numbers i used above function as :

if (MobNumber != null) {

                for (int i = 0; i < MobNumber.size(); i++) {
                    String message = MessageText.getText().toString();
                    String tempMobileNumber = MobNumber.get(i).toString();
                    sendSMS(tempMobileNumber, message);
                }

Answer 5

If you are using dual sim device then you must have to mention the sender number, You can't pass null at that time. Otherwise, SmsManager will throw an error called SmsManager.RESULT_ERROR_GENERIC_FAILURE.

Code to check numbers of active sims:

public static int getNumberOfActiveSim(Context context) {
            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP_MR1) {
                SubscriptionManager subscriptionManager = SubscriptionManager.from(context);
                List<SubscriptionInfo> subscriptionInfo = subscriptionManager.getActiveSubscriptionInfoList();
                return subscriptionInfo != null ? subscriptionInfo.size() : 0;
            }
            TelephonyManager telephonyManager = (TelephonyManager) context.getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
            if(telephonyManager != null && telephonyManager.getSimState() == TelephonyManager.SIM_STATE_ABSENT){
                return 1;
            }
            return 0;
        }

Answer 6

1) add messages in Sent instead of Outbox, as Outbox contains messages which are suppose to send or in sending state.

2) when you send message add them at the same time in "content://sms/sent uri.

what is stopping u to store them in database. and what you tried yet.

use below code to sendSMS

 smsManager.sendTextMessage(number, null,desc, null, null);

and by using content://sms/sent URI, you can insert the same text message into Message database