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pfust75
pfust75

Reputation: 461

What is the difference between text sms and data sms?

Can anyone tell me what the difference is between 'data sms' and 'text sms'? I think I know pretty well what a 'text sms' is, but what is a 'data sms'?

This question arose while developing an android app that receives incoming sms. Using the android api, one can choose whether the incoming sms is 'data' (android.intent.action.DATA_SMS_RECEIVED) or 'text' (android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED).

And, is this differentiation only in android api or is it rather general?

Thank you.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 4822

Answers (2)

javier
javier

Reputation: 11

no, "Data SMS" is not "SMS over a 3G/4G data connection". Data SMS is just a kind of SMS message where the message is not encoded as a text string but binary.

Upvotes: 1

iSun
iSun

Reputation: 1754

Data SMS messages are sent through the data network, over your 2G / 3G data connection, just like all other data such as internet traffic. Normally SMS messages have their own method of transport.

Upvotes: 0

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