How to compose SMS via intents without recipient

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I'd like to open the default SMS application and load the content with some text, but I don't want to provide a phone number. Instead, I'd like to leave that field in blank so that the user can choose the recipient.

This is how the SMS app is usually invoked:

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO, "smsto:666");

However, I'd like to do as when opening email client:

Intent emailIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);

Is it possible to do the same? If so, which attributes should I set to the intent so that it opens the SMS app?

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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Without appending phone number to URI also works:

    Uri uri = Uri.parse("smsto:");
    Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO, uri);
    intent.putExtra("sms_body", "Hello World!");  
    startActivity(intent);

I guess it works also with ACTION_VIEW action as described in https://stackoverflow.com/a/2372665/813951

edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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answered May 09 '12 at 15:50

Mister Smith

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 09 '12 at 14:57

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Intent sendIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
sendIntent.putExtra("sms_body", "hello world");  
sendIntent.setType("vnd.android-dir/mms-sms"); 
startActivity(sendIntent);

answered May 09 '12 at 14:57

FoamyGuy

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Is that intent type standard? – Mister Smith May 09 '12 at 15:51
is there any way to attach photo to this sms? – unresolved_external May 17 '12 at 07:17
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10490329/android-mms-intent-with-with-image-and-body-text – FoamyGuy May 17 '12 at 13:31

How to compose SMS via intents without recipient

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