I've googled and googled and only kinda found something similar but it's only in source code (don't know how to compile) and doesn't appear finished...
Is there an app that will allow me to send SMS messages using my tablet, which sends over bluetooth to my phone, which then sends the SMS message out into SMS land?
Thanks!
Why to bother??? Use email to send SMS.
For instance if I need to send SMS to my phone using ANY computer (including G-tab), the way to do it is (Example for T-mobile): [email protected].
Where XXX-XXX-XXXX is your phone number.
I think it has to work with any provider, although @ part will differ from carrier to carrier.
Hope it helps.
I'm very familiar with that ability and you're right, that is one solution but not really one I'm looking for.
I'm really looking for an app for my tablet that is extremely similar to a standard sms app that will work off of my contacts list etc etc. Anyone else care to share their 2 cents?
(Assumes you're on a network and in USA)
Get a Google Voice Account and use the app to SMS.
Yep, another solution.
Anybody know of an app that does what I'm asking rather than just a workaround?
Example: ai.kittywolf.net/index.php/SMS_via_BlueTooth
Yeah man, there are a bunch of solutions. I like the google voice idea.
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Yeah man, there are a bunch of solutions. I like the google voice idea.
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Okay, right, so as I've specified I'm looking specifically for an app that specifically does sms via bluetooth via phone... this is not google voice and it's not email to sms...
Anybody have anything to add regard my specific question rather than something to do with a workaround?
Just want to put this out there.
With Google Voice you can send SMS txt to your contacts for FREE!
No need for BT because you would use your wi-fi tether option on your android phone in the event you're not in an area where you can connect to the internet with out tethering to your phone.
Still not what I'm asking for but I appreciate the suggestion for google voice. My problem with google voice basically centers around the phone number. I would have to port my existing cell number to gv and get a new cell phone number (also $20 for the port). I don't want to get a new phone number and I don't really want to commit to the extent that i'm porting my beloved phone number to google.
All I want is an app... extremely simple concept and my guess is that the programming isn't terribly difficult...
The response you are looking for is
NO!
The reason is no bluetooth DUN support in the gtab kernels. You always get a paired but not connected via bluetooth.
If you really want to use your phone you need to tether the gtab to the phone (plenty of options - search is the key), and then use handcent or similar.
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The response you are looking for is
NO!
The reason is no bluetooth DUN support in the gtab kernels. You always get a paired but not connected via bluetooth.
If you really want to use your phone you need to tether the gtab to the phone (plenty of options - search is the key), and then use handcent or similar.
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Thanks for you help.
Heres a thread I started in the Xoom section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=977688
Basically my idea, which I outlined in there is as follows:
I've been thinking about this alot over the past couple of days even to the point that I began to investigate and play around with the Android SDK to see what I might be able to do, which is not alot at the moment.
I thought of this app functioning as follows:
1) We currently have a bunch of applications that allow the user to view and respond to their text messages through an interface on the browser or computer application using an app on the phone that "broadcasts" the messaging features of the phone out over either WiFi or bluetooth. (For example, the ones mentioned earlier in this thread.)
2) We also have something called "Remote Notifier" that sends out a "ping" when a new message is received to a listening service on a computer which notifies the user on the desktop.
3) If the existing functionality of those two are combined, we have an application that can put together a list of the messages on the phone (primary location), send it out to a secondary location (in this case a tablet), while also notifying the secondary location (tablet) of a new message received.
The app on the phone also gives the secondary location the ability to respond and edit the message list on the phone.
4) The second piece of the equation we would need is an app for the tablet, preferably optimized for the screen size in a 5manner similar to the way Gmail and the native email client handle messaging, (with a list of messages on the left, and the conversation view on the right) that allows the user to browse their messages on the phone and reply within the app.
If the app on the tablet could "look" to the phone as the service provider instead of the network, I could even see notifications being created from within that app and displayed on the tablet just as if it was actually receiving the texts itself.
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I would appreciate any and all help or comments relating to the idea. I think i'll repost it in the main android apps section, since really its not specific to any one tablet.
try this
http://www.kakao.com/talk/en
to the op i totally understand what u want and am also interested.
pairing the tablet with android phone using bluetooth so when u received sms you get notified in your tablet an you be able to replay using your tablet wich will make the phone send this message without u having to remove ur phone from your pocket.
all the solutions mentioned are using wifi, which is a different thing.
i currently use a combination of apps to achieve wifi sms connectivity
remoteSMS + sms2Email buddy. (for notification) this works well in home wifi.
i would be very interested in a blutooth solution (it might be crippled cz it has to be close, but it doesnt need data connectivity chargs)
so +1 for the requesr, please let me know if u found a solution
Well thanks for agreeing with me that it's not a dumb request... No luck so far... keep ya posted if I come up with something.
its not dump at all, .. it has an advantage of not using any wifi / 3g data connecitivty, it would be like having a PadPhone (sms PadPhone)
and actually its not that hard as someone said.
the bluetooth does not have to have an sms api for the app to work, the tablet app could send a text file and the phone app receives the text file, parses it and send a message using the sms api (normal apps can use sms api) and vice versa for receiving an sms .. app gets a copy of the sms received, put it in a text file, sends it to the tablet app using bluetooth, tablet app parses the file and shows it.
i would start developing it but it would take me a long time as am sill noobish in android development, ... if someone could take the lead let me know i might be able to help a little.
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to the op i totally understand what u want and am also interested.
pairing the tablet with android phone using bluetooth so when u received sms you get notified in your tablet an you be able to replay using your tablet wich will make the phone send this message without u having to remove ur phone from your pocket.
all the solutions mentioned are using wifi, which is a different thing.
i currently use a combination of apps to achieve wifi sms connectivity
remoteSMS + sms2Email buddy. (for notification) this works well in home wifi.
i would be very interested in a blutooth solution (it might be crippled cz it has to be close, but it doesnt need data connectivity chargs)
so +1 for the requesr, please let me know if u found a solution
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Try "Sync SMS"
It still requires wifi, but can send and receive sms's from your tablet via your phone.
Any SMS you receive will go to both your phone and tablet. You can reply from either phone or tablet.
It requires a free Dropbox account.
The whole process of transferring sms's back and forth takes about 20_30 seconds and requires no action on your part.
However in the end I just got a separate Google voice number for my g-tablet and use that.
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Still not what I'm asking for but I appreciate the suggestion for google voice. My problem with google voice basically centers around the phone number. I would have to port my existing cell number to gv and get a new cell phone number (also $20 for the port). I don't want to get a new phone number and I don't really want to commit to the extent that i'm porting my beloved phone number to google.
All I want is an app... extremely simple concept and my guess is that the programming isn't terribly difficult...
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I understand what you are looking for and it would be nice to have, to be able to use your tablet wherever you are without worrying about wifi connection. But like you said so far there is nothing.
Also you don't have to port your existing number to GV, I use the same cell number I have used for years on my cell phone and got a separate number for my tablet there was no porting or charge involved.
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Try "Sync SMS"
It still requires wifi, but can send and receive sms's from your tablet via your phone.
Any SMS you receive will go to both your phone and tablet. You can reply from either phone or tablet.
It requires a free Dropbox account.
The whole process of transferring sms's back and forth takes about 20_30 seconds and requires no action on your part.
However in the end I just got a separate Google voice number for my g-tablet and use that.
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its wifi and its not for free, .. i cant buy it, stupid market restrictions, i asked the developer if he needs a beta tester to let me know.
i get the same function without using dropbox, just my local wifi .. and for free.
i found something, but its paid also, .. ble, ... its over bluetooth though, if anyone willing to try
for phone
http://www.appbrain.com/app/bluetooth-sms/com.exitbrain.bluetooth.texter
for tablet
http://www.appbrain.com/app/bluetooth-sms-device/com.exitbrain.bluetooth.texter.device
anyone willing to try it, please let us know
cheers
the app for that is on the market now, its called "bluetooth sms" its 1.99 though but it has a nice honeycomb interface.
I am either blind, an idiot, or both. I want to use my g tablet with Google voice to look @ my SMS inbox and send SMS while on wifi. It would be nice to almost, if possible, send messages n a queue of sorts then once wifi is available have them sent. Bugatti this point it would just be nice to be able to use Google voice for SMS on this.
I already use GV for SMS on mine. Are you having trouble installing, or are your messages just not getting sent?
I am not having any issues with this running Vegan 5.1.
Would using the web version of google voice solve the issue for ya?
I already have google voice installed but it hangs up during the skip setting up voicemail part.. i choose i do not want to use google voice for making calls etc, and also tried all the other options as well so in case there was something weird about it not liking me choose do not use google voice for calls or what not.
do eother oneof you have a link to the GV app you installed where I could try that instead? I also am having a hard time finding in the market other apps as well. nother topic for another day.
I ran into the same thing when I was trying out Vegan. I never solved it myself since I decided to stick with Calkulin's ROM, but they seem to have figured it out in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959310
Check this thread. I used the second DL from the guy's Dropbox/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959310&highlight=google+voice
I have an iPhone and am looking for a way to send and receive SMS through my touchpad on cm9. Is this possible in any way? I would like to be able to do this the way imessage does between iPhone and iPad. Not sure if an android version even exists in any way, shape or form. Thanks.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.howettl.textab&hl=en
It looks like you need an Android Phone to pair with it.
Thanks for the responses. The difference I see with an app like this and iMessage is that this app requires a Bluetooth connection to the phone and basically allows the tablet to access the SMS on the phone via Bluetooth where as iMessage works independently from one another. Basically an account is created and then the SMS's can be sent from either device, no link required. For instance, my brother lost his phone but he was still able to text me via his iPad. Does that exist in any other realm? Or is this technology only available through iOS and it's respective devices??
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Thanks for the responses. The difference I see with an app like this and iMessage is that this app requires a Bluetooth connection to the phone and basically allows the tablet to access the SMS on the phone via Bluetooth where as iMessage works independently from one another. Basically an account is created and then the SMS's can be sent from either device, no link required. For instance, my brother lost his phone but he was still able to text me via his iPad. Does that exist in any other realm? Or is this technology only available through iOS and it's respective devices??
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Google Voice will do this but you do need to have an account and a google voice number.
You can sign up and request a number from google.com/voice
I use deskSMS on my android phone. It sends and receives texts through Google Talk but shows as an actual text message to both parties. No special phone numbers or anything and works over the internet, not bluetooth. I searched and saw there is a version for the iPhone but it looks like you have to be jailbroken. So unless you are jailbroken, I dont know of any other way.
http://lifehacker.com/5834068/desks...to-texts-via-gchat-or-your-favorite-im-client
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I use deskSMS on my android phone. It sends and receives texts through Google Talk but shows as an actual text message to both parties. No special phone numbers or anything and works over the internet, not bluetooth. I searched and saw there is a version for the iPhone but it looks like you have to be jailbroken. So unless you are jailbroken, I dont know of any other way.
http://lifehacker.com/5834068/desks...to-texts-via-gchat-or-your-favorite-im-client
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Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
I've also used TigerText. I''m to understand it has a iPhone version as well.
I started using it because my company Blackberry does not have texting as a part of the package and my wife's Droid 3 can't use BBmessanger.
I also goes over the internet and such.
ByteWrencher
jsgraphicart said:
I use deskSMS on my android phone. It sends and receives texts through Google Talk but shows as an actual text message to both parties. No special phone numbers or anything and works over the internet, not bluetooth. I searched and saw there is a version for the iPhone but it looks like you have to be jailbroken. So unless you are jailbroken, I dont know of any other way.
http://lifehacker.com/5834068/desks...to-texts-via-gchat-or-your-favorite-im-client
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This works pretty well. Thanks for telling me about it. The only thing I noticed that it can't do is route SMS messages to the tablet when the phone is off. Either way it is still a great app to have. Thanks!
The title says it all. You can find it here:
Available on the play store
Doesn't work on HTC one m7 (Sense 6, 5.0.2)
Nice concept will try later
Hi.
Just found this app and I think it will solve a big problem of mine. Not totally sure though, so I thought I'd better ask first. I use Kik a lot to communicate with my family (since it's a lot better and cheaper than sms). I drive a Ford with Ford Sync, which has functionality to display or read up sms from the phone (from what I understand it uses a bluetooth profile named MAP). Question is if this will work with this app? Will I be able to hear my Kik messages in the car speakers?
Another question: One of the good features of Kik is the ability to see if the receiver (most often my wife) has read the message, which of course isn't possible with sms. If I install messaging bridge, will I still be able to do this? I understand that I won't be able to do it in the sms app, but I'll still be able to see the sent messages in the Kik app, right?
/Daniel
I currently have a Samsung Gear S, and it works with Samsung's Tizen OS. (Tizen is a bit lacking in the applications department.)
Nevertheless, I am thinking of getting the LG Watch Urbane, and I wanted to know if I will be able to have regular SMS functionality if I use the Verizon Messages+ application on my phone as my default SMS client.
Thank you.
It's required that you use the Verizon messenger+ to make calls on the watch.
Really? So, I have to use Verizon Messages+ to make calls? So, you have to use that SMS client if you want to make calls from the watch?
Is that what it uses for the SMS messages to be sent on the watch?
(On a side note - what if I got my watch at Best Buy - which I did...?)
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Really? So, I have to use Verizon Messages+ to make calls? So, you have to use that SMS client if you want to make calls from the watch?
Is that what it uses for the SMS messages to be sent on the watch?
(On a side note - what if I got my watch at Best Buy - which I did...?)
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Which version of the watch did you purchase? W200A or W200V? I have the AT&T version and I do not use the SMS client to make calls. I don't use Verizon so I use Google messenger as my SMS client. There is a separate phone app for calls.