flutter_send_sms #

A Flutter plugin to send SMS messages using native Android and iOS capabilities.

A lightweight, fast, and platform-friendly Flutter plugin for sending SMS messages directly from your Flutter applications.
This package provides a simple Dart API with native implementations for Android and iOS.

Example #

For a full working example, see the example/ directory in this repository.

# run the example
flutter run example/lib/main.dart

## Features

- Send SMS directly from Flutter
- Android & iOS support
- Minimal setup
- Easy API
- Handles runtime SMS permission on Android

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## Platform Support

| Platform | Support | Notes |
|---------|---------|-------|
| Android | ✔️ | Requires SMS permission (`android.permission.SEND_SMS`) |
| iOS     | ✔️ | Uses native message composer |

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## Installation

Add the package to your `pubspec.yaml`:

```yaml
dependencies:
  flutter_send_sms: ^1.0.0

Then run:

flutter pub get

Android Setup #

1. Add required permission #

Inside
android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
add:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS" />

2. Request runtime permission #

Android requires requesting SEND_SMS permission before sending SMS.
You may use packages such as permission_handler.

iOS Setup #

iOS requires no additional configuration.
The plugin automatically opens the native SMS composer UI.

Usage #

Quick Usage #

import 'package:flutter_send_sms/flutter_send_sms.dart';

await FlutterSendSms.sendSms("+1234567890", "Hello from Flutter!");

Complete Example (with permissions) #

import 'dart:io';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:permission_handler/permission_handler.dart';
import 'package:flutter_send_sms/flutter_send_sms.dart';

class SmsPage extends StatefulWidget {
  @override
  _SmsPageState createState() => _SmsPageState();
}

class _SmsPageState extends State<SmsPage> {
  final phoneController = TextEditingController();
  final messageController = TextEditingController();

  Future<void> _sendSms() async {
    if (Platform.isAndroid) {
      var status = await Permission.sms.status;

      if (status.isDenied) {
        await Permission.sms.request();
      }

      if (await Permission.sms.isGranted) {
        await FlutterSendSms.sendSms(
          phoneController.text.trim(),
          messageController.text.trim(),
        );
      }
    } else {
      await FlutterSendSms.sendSms(
        phoneController.text.trim(),
        messageController.text.trim(),
      );
    }
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(title: Text("Send SMS")),
      body: Padding(
        padding: const EdgeInsets.all(16.0),
        child: Column(
          children: [
            TextField(
              controller: phoneController,
              decoration: InputDecoration(labelText: "Phone number"),
              keyboardType: TextInputType.phone,
            ),
            TextField(
              controller: messageController,
              decoration: InputDecoration(labelText: "Message"),
            ),
            const SizedBox(height: 24),
            ElevatedButton(
              onPressed: _sendSms,
              child: const Text("Send"),
            ),
          ],
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

API Reference #

sendSms(String phone, String message) #

Sends an SMS to the specified phone number.

Notes & Limitations #

• Android: Requires runtime SMS permission.
• iOS: Opens the native message composer; user must manually press Send.
• Silent or automatic SMS sending is not supported due to OS security rules.

Contributions #

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome.
Feel free to open a pull request or create an issue in the repository.

License #

MIT License.