How do i send my location via sms in android?

Question

i am developing a android app in which i need to send my current location via sms ,so can anyone please tell me how do i send my current location via sms as url to a selected contact , one more thing i want to tell is i am sending a string sms like help me , so i want to send the location with string sms to a selected contact , can anyone please tell me how can i do this?

 private void sendSMS(String ph, String message) {
        SmsManager smsManager = SmsManager.getDefault();
        smsManager.sendTextMessage(ph, null, message,  null, null);
        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "SMS SENT",
                Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:23

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try below code

public void sendLocationSMS(String phoneNumber, Location currentLocation) {
SmsManager smsManager = SmsManager.getDefault();
StringBuffer smsBody = new StringBuffer();
smsBody.append("http://maps.google.com?q="); 
smsBody.append(currentLocation.getLatitude());
smsBody.append(",");
smsBody.append(currentLocation.getLongitude());
smsManager.sendTextMessage(phoneNumber, null, smsBody.toString(), null, null);
}

Below link shows an example to get your current location

How to get current location in Android

edited May 23 '17 at 12:23

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answered Mar 18 '16 at 06:35

Meenal

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i tried this app will crash, by just typing (currentLocation.getLatitude()); and (currentLocation.getLongitude()); ,how can my app find l and l by just typing a single line – Abhishek Mar 18 '16 at 06:45
one more thing you said to try sms.body, but i told in my question i have to use a string sms – Abhishek Mar 18 '16 at 06:47
to get current location you have to use location listener...and smsBody is just another for of string...its string buffer..to add data to existing string... – Meenal Mar 18 '16 at 07:00
ok let me try thanks – Abhishek Mar 18 '16 at 07:03
this field smsBody.append(",") to write sms , right sir? – Abhishek Mar 18 '16 at 07:06
yes...it is to prepare string to send.. – Meenal Mar 18 '16 at 07:35

How do i send my location via sms in android?

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