Hi SoB

You got it right?
I want to know what ypu have written in second option. ... i.e.

"do you want to know how many characters you're allowed to send before
invoking Intent.ACTION_SEND? "

Thanks,
AJ

On Mar 23, 6:30 pm, Streets Of Boston <[email protected]> wrote:
> - You want to know whether the phone can send an SMS at all using
> Intent.ACTION_SEND?
> - Or do you want to know how many characters you're allowed to send
> before invoking Intent.ACTION_SEND?
>
> On Mar 23, 10:04 am, AJ <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > @paul
>
> > How can it depend on country/lang/encoding?
> > You misunderstood my ques as I previously said?
>
> > I am not asking how the SMS is sending text .
>
> > I just want to know about the limitation of sending text to SMS
> > application through Intent.ACTION_SEND. [Say as you are invoking the
> > SMS application and sending some text. SO I want to know that
> > limitation not what you are talking about]
>
> > Thanks,
> > AJ
> > On Mar 23, 3:58 pm, Tobias Eisentraeger <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
>
> > > AJ, i feel your pain :o)
> > > Just let it go.
>
> > > On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 2:44 PM, paul zazzarino <
>
> > > [email protected]> wrote:
> > > >  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
>
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