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user3717503

Reputation: 23

Send a text message directly from an iOS App

I have a simple question on whether or not it is possible to send a text message from the iPhone using an app I developed, or whether I would need to use a 3rd party messaging service for this like Twilio. I have found that the answer to this is no, as of a few years ago, but I wasn't sure if anything had changed and wanted to be sure.

Thank You!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2164

Answers (2)

Michał Kwiecień
Michał Kwiecień

Reputation: 2874

You cannot send text messages. The only thing you can do is to open pre-composed message creator with filled in number and content but user has to tap the send button.

Upvotes: 0

Norman
Norman

Reputation: 453

The answer us no without an API like Twilio, ZipWhip or Plivo. You can, however, create a message when the user taps a link via the "sms:" URL scheme. See https://developer.apple.com/library/content/featuredarticles/iPhoneURLScheme_Reference/SMSLinks/SMSLinks.html

Upvotes: 1

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