There is no set answer on this ! It is not Android dependent. It depends on the county/language/encoding, the carrier/telco and the device.
Read the article and you will understand why. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS ----- Original Message ----- From: "AJ" <[email protected]> To: "Android Discuss" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 9:21 AM Subject: [android-discuss] Re: Maximum character that we can send to SMS application. Hi Paul, thanks for reply I think my question is misunderstood. My query is only to check the limitation for sending "text" to "SMS application" through "Intent_ACTION_SEND". I don't care about the limits of sending SMS to somebody. I just want to know If I am invoking SMS app, then how much data in its "text_body" I can send? Any help regarding this is truly appreciated. Thanks, AJ On Mar 23, 2:48 pm, "paul zazzarino" <[email protected]> wrote: > Short Message Service is just that SHORT ! The length depends on the > implementation and carrier. As this wiki post describes anywhere from 133 to > 153 charshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "AJ" <[email protected]> > To: "Android Discuss" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 3:32 AM > Subject: [android-discuss] Re: Maximum character that we can send to SMS > > application. > > @Streets Of Boston > Thanks for the information. But This I know. I think you misunderstood > my question. > > Actually I am invoking SMS application from my app. I am sending some > text [which is around 300 characters] in "sms_body". These characters > are being cut when SMS application is being invoked. I could find only > 200 characters in the SMS app. > > I want to know where is the limitation? Is this a framework > limitation? > > I already pasted my code above. > Note: I am sending through Intent.ACTION_SEND > > Anyways thanks for being generous and reply > AJ > > On Mar 23, 4:38 am, Streets Of Boston <[email protected]> wrote: > > OneSMScanonly have 160 chars. > > > TheSMS(/Message) app allows the user to type in more than 160character, > > but willsendit in multipleSMSmessages. It chops the > > entire message up in as many parts that are necessary so that each > > part doesn't contain more than 160 chars. > > > Some apps on the receiving sidecandetect that multipleSMS-es are > > part of one larger message andcanre-assemble them back into one > > largeSMSmessage. However, over the air, eachSMS(part)canhave no > > more than 160 chars. > > > On Mar 22, 7:06 pm, AJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi group > > > > I facing one strange problem. > > > > I am sending some text toSMSapp as a body. But when the text size > > > increases more than 200 characters, it cuts the body from there. Only > > > first 200 characters are appearing in theSMSbody. But Icanwrite > > > more text whenSMSgets launched :( > > > > Is there any limitation while sending characters toSMS? > > > if yes then its ok > > > But if no then where i am doing wrong? > > > > My code looks like :- > > > > String txt = " characters .... more than 200 "; > > > > Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND); > > > intent.setType("text/plain"); > > > intent.putExtra("sms_body", txt); > > > intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, txt); > > > _activity.startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, > > > _activity.getText("text titte"))); > > > > Thanks, > > > Ajeet Singh > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
