How to read / send sms for QT Widget application & C++

QTUserForAndroid · 4 Dec 2016, 20:27

Hi, I am asking help on reading and sending sms form qt application written in C++ for Android device. I am quite new to QT, and need some pointers in the right direction how to do this.

I found a few things like
Telephony class or
Easy Content providers https://github.com/EverythingMe/easy-content-providers#sample-app (looks like a JAVA sample program)

Please help me with pointers what is the easiest way to do this, and if possible can you post a example. (Please include the #includes, header file and other changes needed).

Any help would be appreciated, to get me going.

Many thanks

raven-worx · 1 Mar 2016, 19:48

you will need to call the Android API directly from Qt, using QtAndroidExtras module. Search for "Qt JNI" and additionally how to read SMS on android on the web for more resources.
Basically you need to create a JAVA file in your app with a method which does what you want and simply call this method via JNI from your Qt code.

QTUserForAndroid · wrote on 1 Mar 2016, 19:48

Hi, i tried the JNI example, and got it working, but JNI is only for static JAVA calls. All the sms send /receive examples i could find (java) use a non static call. So i investigated how to do a non static call, but no success so far.

After many many searches on the web, i found a article (in French) how to send a sms with SMSManager Class, calling the API function SendTextMessage() directly from QT C++ code. This works perfectly, but unfortunately only give a example on a send sms.
http://grimaldi.univ-tln.fr/une-application-qt-android-qui-envoie-des-sms.html

So my Question: Can the smsmanager class receive sms? I do not see a function call for this
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/SmsManager.html

Or do i need to use something like smsmessage class
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/SmsMessage.html

Except for the send sms example (French site), i do not find any examples on the web how to send and receive sms via a QT Widget C++ application for Android? Why is no one using it? I must be looking at the wrong places!! I do find several java examples (non static) but cannot get the call to the java non static function from QT working.

I would like to

Read my Android phone inbox
Retrieve sms messages as they arrive.

Any help will be appreciated, a QT example would be much appreciated. I am really stuck now after weeks of trying and searching the web.

Thanks

QTUserForAndroid · 4 Dec 2016, 20:59

OK, no one is replying to this problem, nor can i find any example on the web. But what i did manage to get working is to call a static JAVA procedure from QT (JNI), and the Java Procedure then calls a non static JAVA procedure to send a sms, or receive a sms.
The send sms is working 100%, but i cannot get the receive sms to work. I guess the receive sms JAVA code must be a class of its own? It is compiling without a error but does not work. Crash in the java procedure sms_receive(int n)

Is there anyone who can help me. U need to be a JAVA expert to get this going!!

Thanks, here is my code so far.

Mainwindow.cpp file

#include <QtAndroidExtras/QAndroidJniObject> // For JNI, need to select Android Build
#include <QAndroidJniObject>

int My_Procedure_Call_SendSMS(int n)
{
int Answer1;
Answer1 =  QAndroidJniObject::callStaticMethod<jint>("org/qtproject/qt5/android/bindings/MyActivity","JAVA_Send_SMS","(I)I",n);
return Answer1;
}

int My_Procedure_Call_ReceiveSMS(int n)
{
int Answer2;
Answer2 =  QAndroidJniObject::callStaticMethod<jint>("org/qtproject/qt5/android/bindings/MyActivity","JAVA_Receive_SMS","(I)I",n);
return Answer2;
}

MyActivity.java

import org.qtproject.qt5.android.bindings.QtActivity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import java.lang.String;

import android.app.Activity;


public class MyActivity extends QtActivity // This is the class
{

// Instantiation of this class
private static MyActivity m_instance;
public MyActivity()
{
    m_instance = this;
}

public static int JAVA_Send_SMS(int n)
{
int Answer1;

    Log.d(QtApplication.QtTAG, "JAVA_Send_SMS() entered");
    My_Java_Procedures java_procedures = new My_Java_Procedures();
    Answer1 = java_procedures.sms_send(n);
    return Answer1;
}
public static int JAVA_Receive_SMS(int n)
{
int Answer2;

    Log.d(QtApplication.QtTAG, "JAVA_Receive_SMS() entered");
    My_Java_Procedures java_procedures = new My_Java_Procedures();
    Answer2 = java_procedures.sms_receive(n);
    return Answer2;
}
}
My_Java_Procedures.java
package org.qtproject.qt5.android.bindings;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.ContentResolver;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.SimpleCursorAdapter;
import android.widget.TextView;

import android.content.Intent;

import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;

import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
import android.telephony.SmsMessage;

import android.telephony.SmsManager; // For sending sms

public class My_Java_Procedures {

// Call Instantiation
// **********************************
public My_Java_Procedures My_Java_Procedures_instance;
{
    My_Java_Procedures_instance = this;
}
// **********************************

public int sms_send(int n)
{
// Remember to add your permisions to Android Manifest file
System.out.println("Eureka Send");

// http://pulse7.net/android/send-sms-message-android/
// Use import android.telephony.SmsManager;

// Initialize SmsManager Object
SmsManager smsManager = SmsManager.getDefault();

// Send Message using method of SmsManager object
smsManager.sendTextMessage("your cell number", null,"Message Body", null, null);
return n+10;
}


//public int sms_receive(Context context,Intent intent,int n)
public int sms_receive(int n)
{
    System.out.println("Debug message Receive SMS");

    // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19856338/using-new-telephony-content-provider-to-read-sms
    Activity act = new Activity();
    //Intent intent = new Intent(this, DisplayMessageActivity.class);
    Cursor cursor = act.getApplicationContext().getContentResolver().query(Uri.parse("content://sms/inbox"), null, null, null, null);

    System.out.println("Debug 2");
    //ContentResolver resolver = getContentResolver();
    //Cursor cursor = resolver().query(Uri.parse("content://sms/inbox"), null, null, null, null);

// http://www.learn-android-easily.com/2013/04/accessing-inbox-in-android.html
//    String senderNumber=cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex("address"));
//    String smsBody=cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex("body"));
//    String dateTime=cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex("date"));

    if (cursor.moveToFirst()) { // must check the result to prevent exception
    System.out.println("Debug 3");
        do {
           String msgData = "";
           for(int idx=0;idx<cursor.getColumnCount();idx++)
           {
               msgData += " " + cursor.getColumnName(idx) + ":" + cursor.getString(idx);
               System.out.println(msgData);
           }
           // use msgData
        } while (cursor.moveToNext());
    } else {
       // empty box, no SMS
    }

return n+100;
}
} // End Class

kuzulis · wrote on 13 Apr 2016, 05:56

Send SMS:

void Widget::on_pushButton_clicked()
{
    // get the Qt android activity
    QAndroidJniObject activity = QAndroidJniObject::callStaticObjectMethod("org/qtproject/qt5/android/QtNative",
                                                                            "activity",
                                                                            "()Landroid/app/Activity;");
    if (activity.isValid()){

        //get the default SmsManager
        QAndroidJniObject mySmsManager = QAndroidJniObject::callStaticObjectMethod("android/telephony/SmsManager",
                                                                                   "getDefault",
                                                                                   "()Landroid/telephony/SmsManager;");
        if (!mySmsManager.isValid()) {
            qDebug() << "Something wrong with SMS manager...";
        } else {

            // get phone number & text from UI and convert to Java String
            QAndroidJniObject myPhoneNumber = QAndroidJniObject::fromString(ui->lineEditDestinataire->text());
            QAndroidJniObject myTextMessage = QAndroidJniObject::fromString(ui->lineEditTexte->text());
            QAndroidJniObject scAddress = NULL;
            //QAndroidJniObject sentIntent = NULL;
            //QAndroidJniObject deliveryIntent = NULL;

            // call the java function:
            // public void SmsManager.sendTextMessage(String destinationAddress,
            //                                        String scAddress, String text,
            //                                        PendingIntent sentIntent, PendingIntent deliveryIntent)
            // see: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/SmsManager.html

            mySmsManager.callMethod<void>("sendTextMessage",
                                          "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;Landroid/app/PendingIntent;Landroid/app/PendingIntent;)V",
                                          myPhoneNumber.object<jstring>(),
                                          scAddress.object<jstring>(),
                                          myTextMessage.object<jstring>(), NULL, NULL );
        }

    } else {
        qDebug() << "Something wrong with Qt activity...";
    }
}

QTUserForAndroid · wrote on 14 Apr 2016, 16:12

Thanks

I tried your example on how to send sms. Unfortunately the application crash when mySmsManager.callMethod<void>("sendTextMessage",.... is executed. Builds correctly.

But i think i have a problem with Qt 5.6 with Qt Extras not installed. Will go back to Qt 5.1.1 and test. Did test in Qt 5.5.1 Same crash problem. Probably some installation or package i need?

The only includes i added was
#include <QDebug>
#include <QtAndroidExtras/QAndroidJniObject> // For JNI, need to select Android Build
#include <QAndroidJniObject>

and added the QT extras in the Pro file

You don't perhaps have some clue or example on how to read the Android SMS inbox, and how to receive incomming sms on the fly?

Thanks