nativescript-sms-receiver

This is simple library for receiving sms in android with new SMS Retriever API.

Requirements

Minimum sdk is 21.

Installation

tns plugin add nativescript-sms-receiver

Usage

Step 1. Register SMSBroadcastReceiver in manifest file

Add below code to {your-app-module}/App_Resources/Android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

<receiver android:name="com.pravinkumarputta.android.smsreceiver.SMSBroadcastReceiver" android:exported="true">
	<intent-filter>
		<action android:name="com.google.android.gms.auth.api.phone.SMS_RETRIEVED"/>
	</intent-filter>
</receiver>

Step 2. Import SmsReceiver

import { SmsReceiver } from 'nativescript-sms-receiver';

Step 3. Instantiate SmsReceiver

Call this method once before starting SMS listener

SmsReceiver.getInstance();

Note: Call above method only after page loaded.

Step 4. Start SMS listening

// register Sms Listener to get SMS callbacks
SmsReceiver.getInstance().registerListeners(
    function () {
        // onSMSReceiverStarted
        ...
    }.bind(this),
    function (exception) {
        // onSMSReceiverFailed
        ...
    }.bind(this),
    function (message) {
        // onSMSReceived
        ...
            // handle sms here
        ...

        // deregister Sms Listener to avoid invalid operations
        SmsReceiver.getInstance().deregisterListeners();
    }.bind(this),
    function () {
        // onSMSReceiverTimeOut
        ...
    }.bind(this)
);

// start sms receiver for single message
SmsReceiver.getInstance().startReceiver();

Construct a verification message

The verification message that you will send to the user's device. This message must:

• Be no longer than 140 bytes
• Begin with the prefix <#>
• Contain a one-time code that the client sends back to your server to complete the verification flow (see Generating a one-time code)
• End with an 11-character hash string that identifies your app (see Computing your app's hash string)

Otherwise, the contents of the verification message can be whatever you choose. It is helpful to create a message from which you can easily extract the one-time code later on. For example, a valid verification message might look like the following:

<#> Your ExampleApp code is: 123ABC78
FA+9qCX9VSu

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Generating 11-character hash string for your app

After instantiating SMSReceiver access hash string using:

SmsReceiver.getInstance().getHashString() // After instantiating SmsReceiver othersise it returns empty string

Request for phone number saved in your device

SmsReceiver.getInstance().requestForPhoneNumber((phoneNumber) => {
    // phoneNumber is null if no number is selected.
    ...
})

Used libraries

• smsreceiver

License

Apache License Version 2.0, January 2004