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A library that provides access to the system's UI/app for sending SMS messages.


expo-sms provides access to the system's UI/app for sending SMS messages.

Platform Compatibility

Android DeviceAndroid EmulatoriOS DeviceiOS SimulatorWeb

Installation

Terminal
- npx expo install expo-sms

If you're installing this in a bare React Native app, you should also follow these additional installation instructions.

API

import * as SMS from 'expo-sms';

Methods

SMS.isAvailableAsync()

Determines whether SMS is available. Always returns false in the iOS simulator, and in browser.

Example

const isAvailable = await SMS.isAvailableAsync();
if (isAvailable) {
  // do your SMS stuff here
} else {
  // misfortune... there's no SMS available on this device
}

Returns

  • Promise<boolean>

Returns a promise that fulfils with a boolean, indicating whether SMS is available on this device.

SMS.sendSMSAsync(addresses, message, options)

NameTypeDescription
addressesstring | string[]

An array of addresses (phone numbers) or single address passed as strings. Those would appear as recipients of the prepared message.

messagestring

Message to be sent.

options
(optional)
SMSOptions

A SMSOptions object defining additional SMS configuration options.


Opens the default UI/app for sending SMS messages with prefilled addresses and message.

Example

const { result } = await SMS.sendSMSAsync(
  ['0123456789', '9876543210'],
  'My sample HelloWorld message',
  {
    attachments: {
      uri: 'path/myfile.png',
      mimeType: 'image/png',
      filename: 'myfile.png',
    },
  }
);

Returns

  • Promise<SMSResponse>

Returns a Promise that fulfils with the SMS action is invoked by the user, with corresponding result:

  • If the user cancelled the SMS sending process: { result: 'cancelled' }.
  • If the user has sent/scheduled message for sending: { result: 'sent' }.
  • If the status of the SMS message cannot be determined: { result: 'unknown' }.

Android does not provide information about the status of the SMS message, so on Android devices the Promise will always resolve with { result: 'unknown' }.

Note: The only feedback collected by this module is whether any message has been sent. That means we do not check actual content of message nor recipients list.

Types

SMSAttachment

An object that is used to describe an attachment that is included with a SMS message.

NameTypeDescription
filenamestring

The filename of the attachment.

mimeTypestring

The mime type of the attachment such as image/png.

uristring

The content URI of the attachment. The URI needs be a content URI so that it can be accessed by other applications outside of Expo. See FileSystem.getContentUriAsync).

SMSOptions

NameTypeDescription
attachments
(optional)
SMSAttachment | SMSAttachment[]-

SMSResponse

NameTypeDescription
result'unknown' | 'sent' | 'cancelled'

Status of SMS action invoked by the user.