Launch SMS with New Message Window Open

[DenVog]

Is it possible to launch the Text Message application and have it automatically open the New Message window without prepopulating a phone number?

Right now I can get it to launch the Text Message (SMS) application, but the user then has to click the new message button to compose a message.

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"sms:"]]		[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"sms:"]];

I don't know who they will want to forward the message to, so I can't prepopulate the phone number. I would like to save them a click and have it open the New Message window by default.

PS-Ideally I could prepopulate the body of the message for the user, but I've gone through the forums and Apple docs and come up empty on that.

[jsonli]

Originally Posted by DenVog

Is it possible to launch the Text Message application and have it automatically open the New Message window without prepopulating a phone number?

Right now I can get it to launch the Text Message (SMS) application, but the user then has to click the new message button to compose a message.

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"sms:"]]		[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"sms:"]];

I don't know who they will want to forward the message to, so I can't prepopulate the phone number. I would like to save them a click and have it open the New Message window by default.

PS-Ideally I could prepopulate the body of the message for the user, but I've gone through the forums and Apple docs and come up empty on that.

Have you tried an empty string in front of sms: ? A period? etc..

[DenVog]

Originally Posted by jsonli

Have you tried an empty string in front of sms: ? A period? etc..

I've tried several things.

• "sms" - brings up general Text Messages screen
• "sms: " - brings up the New Message screen, but with a little blue circle in the To field that it a little confusing and probably needs to be deleted.
• "sms:?" - brings up the New Message screen, but with a question mark in a blue circle in the To field
• "sms://" - brings up general Text Messages screen
• "sms:&" - brings up the New Message screen, but with a ampersand in a blue circle in the To field
• "sms:." - brings up the New Message screen, but with a period in a blue circle in the To field

I am just throwing things in there to see if anything sticks, as I've not been able to find it documented anywhere or an example. Just seems like a simple intuitive thing that I'm having a hard time believing Apple wouldn't allow you to do. Alas, nothing has worked thus far. Appreciate any guidance.

[toughturtle]

Did you ever get the SMS thing figured out...? I am in the same situation.

[DenVog]

Originally Posted by toughturtle

Did you ever get the SMS thing figured out...? I am in the same situation.

I could not get it working. I've searched the forums and Apple docs extensively. Couldn't find an answer. Did a little bit of trial and error just to see if something might work, but obviously none of it did. Would still appreciate any insight someone else might have.

[HARDWARRIOR]

Originally Posted by DenVog

I've tried several things.

• "sms" - brings up general Text Messages screen
• "sms: " - brings up the New Message screen, but with a little blue circle in the To field that it a little confusing and probably needs to be deleted.
• "sms:?" - brings up the New Message screen, but with a question mark in a blue circle in the To field
• "sms://" - brings up general Text Messages screen
• "sms:&" - brings up the New Message screen, but with a ampersand in a blue circle in the To field
• "sms:." - brings up the New Message screen, but with a period in a blue circle in the To field

I am just throwing things in there to see if anything sticks, as I've not been able to find it documented anywhere or an example. Just seems like a simple intuitive thing that I'm having a hard time believing Apple wouldn't allow you to do. Alas, nothing has worked thus far. Appreciate any guidance.

Hi
Is there any way to pre-populate several number in "to:" field of new sms screen? For one something like "sms:4546" forks fine, but neither of "sms:4546, 7788", "sms:4546,7788", "sms:4546;7788", "sms:4546&7788" works. Any ides about delimiter? Or maybe there is no way to send several numbers?