Send SMS to an android Phone with ADB

julienrat

Hi, a pretty simple solution to send SMS messages from a processing application via adb.

1 - Place adb server application in /data

2 - to send a message, follow this code (before import java.io.*):

 try {
        Runtime.getRuntime().exec(dataPath("")+"/adb shell input keyevent 3"); //send home button event (you can use keyevent 26 to emulate power button)
      }
      catch(Exception e) {
        println(e);
      }

      try {
        String command = dataPath("")+"/adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.SENDTO -d sms:"+num+" --es sms_body \""+texte+"\" --ez exit_on_sent true";
        Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command);
      }
      catch(Exception e) {
        println(e);
      }
      delay(1000);
      try {
        Runtime.getRuntime().exec(dataPath("")+"/adb shell input keyevent 22");
      }
      catch(Exception e) {
        println(e);
      }
      try {
        Runtime.getRuntime().exec(dataPath("")+"/adb shell input keyevent 66");
      }
      catch(Exception e) {
        println(e);
      } 

julienrat

For example a simple sms application. Edit : you need adb root access to read database in your phone

main.pde

    // Need G4P library
import g4p_controls.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.io.IOException;


BufferedReader reader;
String line;
String returnedValues;
String page="";
String [] liste_noms =new String[1000];
String [] liste_tel =new String[1000];
String [] new_sms_nom =new String[1000];
String [] new_sms =new String[1000];
int i=0, nb_max_mess=0;
public void setup() {
  size(700, 320);
  try {

    Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] { 
      "bash", "-c", dataPath ( "" ) +"/adb -d shell 'sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts2.db \"SELECT name, number FROM view_v1_phones ORDER BY name \"'"
    }
    );

    BufferedReader stdInput = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(p.getInputStream()));

    // read the output from the command
    while ( (returnedValues = stdInput.readLine ()) != null) {    
      String[] list_decoup = split(returnedValues, "|");      
      liste_noms [i] = list_decoup[0];
      liste_tel [i] = list_decoup[1];
      i++;
    }
  }
  catch(Exception e) {
    println(e);
  }
  try {
    Process sms = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] { 
      "bash", "-c", dataPath ( "" ) +"/adb -d shell 'sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db \"SELECT address, body FROM sms WHERE read=0\"'"
    }
    );

    BufferedReader stdInput = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(sms.getInputStream()));

    // read the output from the command
    while ( (returnedValues = stdInput.readLine ()) != null) { 
      println(returnedValues+"   "+i); 
      nb_max_mess=i; 
      String[] list_decoup = split(returnedValues, "|");      
      new_sms_nom [i] = list_decoup[0];
      new_sms [i] = list_decoup[1];

      i++;
    }   
    println(nb_max_mess);
  }
  catch(Exception e) {
    println(e);
  }


  createGUI();
  customGUI(); //./adb -d shell 'sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts2.db "SELECT name, number FROM view_v1_phones"'
  for (int i=0;i<=nb_max_mess;i++) {
    if (new_sms [i]!=null) {
      page  +=new String(new_sms_nom[i]+" : "+new_sms [i] +"\r"+ "\n"+"\n");
    }
  }
}

public void draw() {
  background(230);
  fill(244, 0, 0);
  affiche_sms();
  //println(message.getText());
}

// Use this method to add additional statements
// to customise the GUI controls
public void customGUI() {
}
void envoi_sms(String num, String texte) {



  try {
    Runtime.getRuntime().exec(dataPath("")+"/adb shell input keyevent 3"); //send home button event (you can use keyevent 26 to emulate power button)
  }
  catch(Exception e) {
    println(e);
  }

  try {
    String command = dataPath("")+"/adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.SENDTO -d sms:"+num+" --es sms_body \""+texte+"\" --ez exit_on_sent true"; // enter in SMS app, and prepare the sms
    Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command);
  }
  catch(Exception e) {
    println(e);
  }
  delay(1000);
  try {
    Runtime.getRuntime().exec(dataPath("")+"/adb shell input keyevent 22"); // tab button
  }
  catch(Exception e) {
    println(e);
  }
  try {
    Runtime.getRuntime().exec(dataPath("")+"/adb shell input keyevent 66"); //enter button
  }
  catch(Exception e) {
    println(e);
  }
}

void affiche_sms() { // display SMS
  try {
    Process sms = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] { 
      "bash", "-c", dataPath ( "" ) +"/adb -d shell 'sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db \"SELECT address, body FROM sms WHERE read=0\"'"
    } // search in database SMS
    );

    BufferedReader stdInput = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(sms.getInputStream()));

    // read the output from the command
    while ( (returnedValues = stdInput.readLine ()) != null) { 
      println(returnedValues+"   "+i); 
      nb_max_mess=i; 
      String[] list_decoup = split(returnedValues, "|");      
      new_sms_nom [i] = list_decoup[0];
      new_sms [i] = list_decoup[1];

      i++;
    }   
    println(nb_max_mess);
  }
  catch(Exception e) {
    println(e);
  }
  for (int i=0;i<=nb_max_mess;i++) {
    if (new_sms [i]!=null) {
      page  +=new String(new_sms_nom[i]+" : "+new_sms [i] +"\r"+ "\n"+"\n");
    }
  }
  text(page, 350, 50, 300, 200);
  page="";
  i=0;
}

gui.pde

/* =========================================================
 * ====                   WARNING                        ===
 * =========================================================
 * The code in this tab has been generated from the GUI form
 * designer and care should be taken when editing this file.
 * Only add/edit code inside the event handlers i.e. only
 * use lines between the matching comment tags. e.g.

 void myBtnEvents(GButton button) { //_CODE_:button1:12356:
     // It is safe to enter your event code here  
 } //_CODE_:button1:12356:

 * Do not rename this tab!
 * =========================================================
 */

public void button1_click1(GButton source, GEvent event) { //_CODE_:button1:205084:
  println(message.getText());
  println(numero.getText());
  println(dropList1.getSelectedText());
  String num=numero.getText();
  String texte=message.getText();
  num="+33"+num.substring(1, 10);
  envoi_sms(num, texte);
} 
public void dropList1_click1(GDropList source, GEvent event) { //_CODE_:dropList1:382391:
// println("dropList1 - GDropList event occured " + System.currentTimeMillis()%10000000 );
  numero.setText(liste_tel [dropList1.getSelectedIndex()]);
}

// Create all the GUI controls. 
// autogenerated do not edit
public void createGUI(){
  G4P.messagesEnabled(false);
  G4P.setGlobalColorScheme(GCScheme.BLUE_SCHEME);
  G4P.setCursor(ARROW);
  if(frame != null)
    frame.setTitle("envoyer SMS");
  button1 = new GButton(this, 10, 283, 80, 30);
  button1.setText("Envoyer");
  button1.addEventHandler(this, "button1_click1");
  numero = new GTextField(this, 10, 9, 327, 23, G4P.SCROLLBARS_NONE);
  numero.setOpaque(true);
  numero.addEventHandler(this, "numero_change1");
  message = new GTextArea(this, 9, 40, 327, 228, G4P.SCROLLBARS_NONE);
  message.setOpaque(true);
  message.addEventHandler(this, "message_1");
  dropList1 = new GDropList(this, 354, 10, 220, 220, 10);
  dropList1.setItems(liste_noms, 0);
  dropList1.addEventHandler(this, "dropList1_click1");
}

// Variable declarations 
// autogenerated do not edit
GButton button1; 
GTextField numero; 
GTextArea message; 
GDropList dropList1;