How to read and forward certain SMSes programmatically in your Android App? - complete source code

This video shows the steps to read the SMSes and forward certain SMS based on a particular condition. In this App, it forwards the SMS to a pre-defined number mentioned in the App's code. However, the number can be taken as an input from the layout also.

The SMS send activity is triggered by a button in the layout. However, it can be automated in the App's code and the forward can be done based on certain condition or time interval.


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The main Java code is copied below also for reference:

package com.programmerworld.smsforwardapp;

import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat;

import android.Manifest;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.telephony.SmsManager;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private TextView textView;
private String stringNumber = "0000";

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this,
new String[]{Manifest.permission.READ_SMS,
Manifest.permission.SEND_SMS},
PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED);
textView = findViewById(R.id.textView);
}

public void buttonForward(View view){
Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(Uri.parse("content://sms"), null,null,null,null);
cursor.moveToFirst();
while (cursor!=null){
String stringMessage = cursor.getString(12);
if (stringMessage.contains("programmer")){
SmsManager smsManagerSend = SmsManager.getDefault();
smsManagerSend.sendTextMessage(stringNumber, null, stringMessage, null, null);
textView.setText("Message Sent");
break;
}
textView.setText("Message NOT found");
cursor.moveToNext();
}
}
}