# Sending An SMS

{% hint style="danger" %}
**Requires *****`SEND_SMS`***** permission.**
{% endhint %}

Add the following permission in your `AndroidManifest.xml`

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

## sendSms()

#### Returns Future\<void>

|   Parameters   | Type                                                                | Description                                                                                                                                                  | Optional | Default Value |
| :------------: | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | :------: | :-----------: |
|       to       | `String`                                                            | Number to send SMS to                                                                                                                                        |     ❌    |      `-`      |
|     message    | `String`                                                            | Message to send                                                                                                                                              |     ❌    |      `-`      |
|   isMultipart  | `bool`                                                              | If the body of the message is longer than the standard SMS length limit of `160 characters`, you can send a multipart SMS by setting the `isMultipart` flag. |    ✔️    |    `false`    |
| statusListener | [`SmsSendStatusListener`](/sending-an-sms.md#smssendstatuslistener) | Receives SMS sent and delivered events                                                                                                                       |    ✔️    |     `null`    |

```dart
Telephony telephony = Telephony.instance;

await telephony.sendSms(
    to: "1234567890",
    message: "May the force be with you!"
    );
```

If you want to listen to the status of the message being sent, provide[`SmsSendStatusListener`](/sending-an-sms.md#smssendstatuslistener) to the `sendSms` function.

```dart
final SmsSendStatusListener listener = (SendStatus status) {
    // Handle the status
    };

await telephony.sendSms(
    to: "1234567890",
    message: "May the force be with you!",
    statusListener: listener
    );
```

{% hint style="info" %}
**TIP:** \
If you want to send an sms to multiple numbers, you may pass multiple numbers separated by a `;`&#x20;

```dart
await telephony.sendSms(
    to: "1234567890;5724352435;24653456345",
    message: "May the force be with you!"
    );
```

Keep in mind that this method may not work on all devices.
{% endhint %}

## sendSmsByDefaultApp()

#### Returns Future\<void>

| Parameters | Type     | Description           | Optional |
| :--------: | -------- | --------------------- | :------: |
|     to     | `String` | Number to send SMS to |     ❌    |
|   message  | `String` | Message to send       |     ❌    |

Opens the default SMS app with the number and the message passed to the function.

```dart
await telephony.sendSmsByDefaultApp(
    to: "1234567890",
    message: "May the force be with you!"
    );
```

## SmsSendStatusListener

Receives `SendStatus` when SMS is `sent` and `delivered`.

```dart
SmsSendStatusListener listener = (SendStatus status) {
    // Handle the status
    };
```

## SendStatus

| Type | Values                  |
| ---- | ----------------------- |
| Enum | **`SENT`, `DELIVERED`** |


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