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Andrew Irwin
Andrew Irwin

Reputation: 711

Hyperlink String that will be sent in sms

I am trying to hyperlink a word in a string, but I cannot figure out why its not working. I have taken examples from stack overflow on how to do it, but still not working. I am trying to send an sms with text using a string resource. when the person receives the text they will be able to click on the hyperlink to download the app. the text sends no problem but the text does not hyperlink Here is my code (I have omitted some of the text):

` App

<string name="hello_world">Hello world!</string>
<string name="action_settings">Settings</string>
<string name="appwidget_text">App</string>
<string name="add_widget">Add widget</string>

<string name="banner_ad_unit_id">ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/6300978111</string>
<string name="download">Download
            <a href='https://play.google.com/apps/>App</a>
</string>

`

Upvotes: 1

Views: 195

Answers (1)

Victor - Reinstate Monica
Victor - Reinstate Monica

Reputation: 1280

SMS does not support HTML.

Whether something "hyperlinks" or not depends on each phone's capability (on the receiver site) and anything not containing http:// is guaranteed not to be clickable.

You might have success with bit.ly and other URL shorteners to fit in an acceptable length.

Upvotes: 1

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