http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/15/0056259&from=rss
"A few days ago, Inner Fence released a paid iPhone app called Infinite SMS, which let iPhone users employ Google's free SMS gateway to send SMS messages without paying their service providers. The resulting surge in traffic on Google's SMS gateway forced Google to block all third-party applications from using the free SMS feature — including Google's own GTalk client."
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This is what happens when you abuse the system. Granted I think that service providers overcharge for messaging but this is the result of circumventing road blocks with reckless abandon. Things like excessive wifi tethering come to mind.
On the flip side maybe this is the push Google needs to actually start charging for some of their myriad of free applications and services. Who knows. This ought to be interesting. Then there is the system abusing the service provider with things like GoogleVoice+MyFaves. How long do you think TMobile is going to stand for that when GoogleVoice starts ramping up the invites?
I can honestly see both sides and use services like wifi tethering and GoogleVoice via MyFaves.
Food for thought.
It's possible porting this open source program in android http://www.gotext.org/wiki/Welcome
What is goText?
goText is mainly a small Java software for mobile phones that you can use to send free SMS messages to anyone in the world.
The software itself is free, the download too, and the same applies to SMS messages.
How can goText send free messages, even using GPRS connection?
goText is not directly sending the message.
goText connects to SMS websites around the web offering free sms messaging services.
This means you need to be already registered, or register now, to one or more website with free SMS services.
Now you have the full picture of what is free and what's not:
Free: goTest software and SMS messages (through SMS websites)
Paid: GPRS connection. But goText makes only very little traffic so you pay only 1 cent or less!
Hi all,
I'm looking for an app that will send the location of a WP8 phone by SMS when mobile internet is not available.
Even better if the app could respond to a SMS received.
I know there where apps like this for Windows Mobile 6.5 but haven't seen any for WP8.
Thanks,
JW
jwb said:
Hi all,
I'm looking for an app that will send the location of a WP8 phone by SMS when mobile internet is not available.
Even better if the app could respond to a SMS received.
I know there where apps like this for Windows Mobile 6.5 but haven't seen any for WP8.
Thanks,
JW
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This is impossible for two reasons...
1) There is no API which would use services that cost you money on your behalf (well, except data connections, but when you turn it off, it stays off). Consequently, there is no way for apps to legally intercept SMSes.
2) Some mobile operators do not allow the usage of such apps, to prevent traffic overflows.
You can, however,. find apps which allow you to send location through SMS manually.
Well, no way for a third-party app in the store. It's actually possible with homebrew on interop-unlocked phones. I've considered writing a demo app for how to intercept and send SMS programmatically.
Wouldn't help unless you have a phone that can be interop-unlocked though.
mcosmin222 said:
This is impossible for two reasons...
1) There is no API which would use services that cost you money on your behalf (well, except data connections, but when you turn it off, it stays off). Consequently, there is no way for apps to legally intercept SMSes.
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This is not correct. Windows phone uses SMS intercept as a backup to trigger app download, location reporting, and remote ringing (aka find my phone) with capabilities ID_CAP_SMS_INTERCEPT_AGENT and ID_CAP_SMS_INTERCEPT_RECIPIENT. The API function to send an SMS is, logically enough, SmsSendMessage (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee498244.aspx). There are no laws that prevent intercepting SMS messages on the device to which the SMS is sent.
That's a CE API, not an NT one... it may be present on WP8 (un-modified, I mean; obviously they have *some* API for sending SMS) but the documentation you linked may be incorrect. In any case, I would be very interested to know what capability is required to use it... that would allow a wholsesale replacement of the built-in SMS utility, potentially (on capability-unlocked phones).
However, what I suspect mcosmin222 meant is that there's no such *public* API and no app that did that would ever be allowed into the store...
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That's a CE API, not an NT one... it may be present on WP8 (un-modified, I mean; obviously they have *some* API for sending SMS) but the documentation you linked may be incorrect. In any case, I would be very interested to know what capability is required to use it... that would allow a wholsesale replacement of the built-in SMS utility, potentially (on capability-unlocked phones).
However, what I suspect mcosmin222 meant is that there's no such *public* API and no app that did that would ever be allowed into the store...
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Thanks for all the replies. Gave me some more insight.
In the new Lumia Black software, there is this "Driving Mode". There you have the option to have auto text replies to incoming calls AND text messages.
So it looks there is some kind of API but probably not publicly available?
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This is not correct. Windows phone uses SMS intercept as a backup to trigger app download, location reporting, and remote ringing (aka find my phone) with capabilities ID_CAP_SMS_INTERCEPT_AGENT and ID_CAP_SMS_INTERCEPT_RECIPIENT. The API function to send an SMS is, logically enough, SmsSendMessage (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee498244.aspx). There are no laws that prevent intercepting SMS messages on the device to which the SMS is sent.
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Legal way in the context of the marketplace.
There's legal APIs and illegal APIs, and anything which has to do with SMS (aside from Sms compose task) is illegal on the marketplace for the average developer.
There is obviously an API which allows WP8 to send SMS, but that is contained only for internal system use.
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Legal way in the context of the marketplace.
There's legal APIs and illegal APIs, and anything which has to do with SMS (aside from Sms compose task) is illegal on the marketplace for the average developer.
There is obviously an API which allows WP8 to send SMS, but that is contained only for internal system use.
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The app that might be of use to find which hidden API calls could be used to intercept SMS messages is the Nokia's "call + SMS filter" (http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/call-sms-filter/c459945b-d93f-4aae-9207-c6ab1d971357). But the unknown is whether or not that would work on non-Nokia's or could it work on all WP8 devices (I'd install it on my Ativ S to copy its content, but unfortunately it's FS access has been blocked with me installing GDR3, the developer 10521)...
Samsung has their own. Its called "call blocking"
Is it possible to develop an application by using the SMS to get the location?
I'm looking for an app that deletes sms message after a set period of time. Does anyone know of an app that will do this as an automated task as I'm yet to find one on the market that works?
Ideally i want a minimalist app with the sole purpose to delete any sms older than a week to keep my inbox tidy, cheers.
Could this be done via an xposed module on the default sony messaging app, and would someone be willing to make it?
SMS Organizer by trailblaze
My friend made this app that does exactly this, i.e. delete SMS after a set amount of time specified by the user. It matches SMS by keyword/contact name , which is also given by the user, and deletes them either immediately or after some delay as given by the user.
Search for "SMS Organizer by trailblaze" in google play
Hello all,
I have been a devoted user of Handcent for more years than I can recall back - decades. However, they have not responded to my support requests, their Play Store page is gone, and their website links to the Play Store page that is gone.
Recently I was driven to seek advice on what the community is using after Google Play Protect flagged Handcent (Next SMS) as "fake," which I know not to be true, but support is a huge factor for me in what I use.
So, let's hear it, what are all of you using and what do you recommend / not recommend?
Thanks for consideration!
I'd recommend Signal. It combines SMS and WhatsApp functionality into one app. That is just my personal choice, but there are a lot of other apps out there
I remember ditching Handcent for Textra almost a decade ago. If you like the features, check out SMS Messenger (orange icon) and QKSMS. Otherwise, +1 for Signal.
google messages, especially if you also want to have a window on your computer open to send messages
I'm trying to move all my conversations to google messages just because of the RCS feature. As the other member mentioned, you can also continue conversations on the computer
Another vote for Signal here, love it. They also have a desktop app but of course the desktop app will not include SMS/non-Signal inbound/outbound text. If you would like to have full control of text threads on the computer, you can look into the Windows 10 "phone link" feature.
Eternally grateful we're on a platform where we can actually remove the native text app and use whatever we want.