Method to send SMS, Email in android

Last updated on July 31st, 2016 at 11:14 am

In this post i explain how we can send in app SMS and Email from our application. I just create a simple method to do that, and create a custom popup with custom view.

Method to show Custom POP

Step 1. Create a custom view for your pop up as shown bellow.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_margin="5dp"
        android:padding="10dp"
        android:textSize="18dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
        android:text="Send notification via"
        android:textColor="#000" />

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        android:weightSum="3">

        <Button
            android:id="@+id/sms"
            android:background="#eee"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:textSize="14dp"
            android:text="SMS" />

        <Button
            android:id="@+id/both"
            android:background="#eee"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:textSize="14dp"
            android:text="Both" />

        <Button
            android:id="@+id/email"
            android:background="#eee"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:textSize="14dp"
            android:text="Email" />
    </LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Step 2. Method to show this view in custom popup. I am using AlertDialog Box for this

AlertDialog pop;
// Invitation popup and email
    public void invitationBox(final String mobile, final String date, final String emailId) {
        
       
        // show popup and select Today/Tomorrow/Future Date
        AlertDialog.Builder invitation = new AlertDialog.Builder(Guest_list.this);
        // Get the layout inflater
        LayoutInflater inflater = Guest_list.this.getLayoutInflater();
        // Check the value of sppiner if it set to future date
        View layoutDefault = inflater.inflate(R.layout.via_pop, null);

        Button semail = (Button) layoutDefault.findViewById(R.id.email);
        Button sboth = (Button) layoutDefault.findViewById(R.id.both);
        Button ssms = (Button) layoutDefault.findViewById(R.id.sms);

        // Send email
        semail.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                pop.dismiss();
                senEmail(emailId, date);
            }
        });

        // Send sms and email
        sboth.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                popMessage(mobile, iam, date);
                pop.dismiss();
                senEmail(emailId, date);
            }
        });


        // Send SMS and close POPUP
        ssms.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                popMessage(mobile, iam, date);
                pop.dismiss();
            }
        });

        invitation.setView(layoutDefault)
                .setPositiveButton("Cancel", null);
        // Set AlertDialog
        pop = invitation.create();
        pop.setCanceledOnTouchOutside(false);
        pop.setOnShowListener(new DialogInterface.OnShowListener() {
            @Override
            public void onShow(DialogInterface dialog) {
                Button a = pop.getButton(AlertDialog.BUTTON_POSITIVE);

                // Send email
                a.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                    @Override
                    public void onClick(View v) {
                        pop.dismiss();
                    }
                });
            }
        });

        pop.show();
    }

 Step 3. Method i create to do this

public void senEmail(String emailId, String forD) {
        String message = "Helo budy!";
        Intent email = new Intent();
        email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[]{emailId});
        email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Guest invitation for you.");
        email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, message);
        email.setType("sms/rfc822");
        //email.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_FORWARD_RESULT);
        startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(email, "Choose an Email client :"), 10);
    }

    @Override
    protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
        super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
        if (requestCode == 10) {
            // Email send
        }
    }

 Send SMS 

public void popMessage(String MobileNo, String name, String forDate) {
        try {
            String message = "Hello budy";
            if (MobileNo.trim().length() != 0) {
                SmsManager smsManager = SmsManager.getDefault();
                smsManager.sendTextMessage(MobileNo, null, message, null, null);
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

That’s all. But dont forget to add permission in your manifest

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS" />

Thank you 🙂