I am running Android Emulator, When I try to send a text message to a device it fails although I can connect to the internet and browse web.The top line say’s I am on 3G not Wi-Fi.
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I am running Android Emulator, When I try to send a text message to a device it fails although I can connect to the internet and browse web.The top line say’s I am on 3G not Wi-Fi.
JPM’s answer describes how to emulate receiving an SMS, but it seems that you’ve misunderstood the way that SMS messages work. They are not sent over the Internet, or at least not immediately after leaving your phone. Rather, they are sent to the service provider in frames in between calls; thus, they are different than when your phone downloads a web page or sends an IM using a standard data connection. This is also why SMS messages are charged for separately (and exorbitantly) from your data plan.
The Android emulator says you’re on 3G, but it’s actually connected to a simulated 3G connection which piggybacks off of your computer’s Internet connection. That connection has no means of sending an SMS message.