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Asked: 2026-05-29T18:08:46+00:00

Let’s say I want to send SMS or Email. Do I have to use

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Let’s say I want to send SMS or Email. Do I have to use intent for this (which calls OS native service) or I can send SMs/Email/MMS/etc. from within the app? Is it possible to do this without opening OS native services/tools screen?

All material I found explain these tasks by using intents. I was wondering if I really have to rely on intents.

PS. I know that they are recommended way of dealing with things, but not mandatory. When I develop bar-code-scanning app, a client will not allow using external app (called via intent), but he’d like to do it all within the app. So why shouldn’t I do the same with sms/email/mms/etc.?!

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  1. Editorial Team

    For SMS or Email you can of course invoke native methods that allow you send messages. These intents are just another option – if you don’t want to create the sms/email sender activity yourself.
    Sending sms:

    SmsManager smsManager = SmsManager.getDefault();
smsManager.sendTextMessage(number, null, message, null, null);

    Also check this out for sending email in the background.

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