Ionic Cordova Plugin To Read SMS Messages

This article is for Ionic V1 for current version of ionic Please Read this article working on Android visit Ionic 3 Cordova Read SMS plugin .

In Ionic Framework to read SMS messages from device you can use cordova plugin.
So, first of all install cordova SMS plugin in your application.

cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-sms

You can use these following methods.

sendSMS(address(s), text, successCallback, failureCallback);

listSMS(filter, successCallback, failureCallback);

deleteSMS(filter, successCallback, failureCallback);

startWatch(successCallback, failureCallback);

stopWatch(successCallback, failureCallback);

enableIntercept(on_off, successCallback, failureCallback);

restoreSMS(msg_or_msgs, successCallback, failureCallback);

setOptions(options, successCallback, failureCallback);

To Read List of SMS:-

angular.module('starter', ['ionic','ngCordova'])

.run(function($ionicPlatform) {

 $ionicPlatform.ready(function() {

  var filter = {
       box : 'inbox', // 'inbox' (default), 'sent', 'draft'
       indexFrom : 0, // start from index 0
       maxCount : 10, // count of SMS to return each time
            };

       if(SMS) SMS.listSMS(filter, function(data){

           console.log(data);
          },

          function(err){
          console.log('error list sms: ' + err);
          });
    
  });
    
 })

Make sure always use method in Ionic Framework inside the $ionicPlatform.ready(function() {}; else it will not work.

To Read SMS on Arrive:-

First startWatch() watching for new messages the and when new message arrive onSMSArrive event is triggered. To read OTP SMS you can use this feature.

angular.module('starter', ['ionic','ngCordova'])

.run(function($ionicPlatform) {

  $ionicPlatform.ready(function() {

   if(SMS) SMS.startWatch(function(){
           console.log('watching started');
        }, function(){
       console.log('failed to start watching');
   });

  document.addEventListener('onSMSArrive', function(e){
       var sms = e.data;
       console.log(sms);

       });
  });
        
})

To Send SMS-

angular.module('starter', ['ionic','ngCordova'])

.run(function($ionicPlatform) {

 $ionicPlatform.ready(function() {

 if(SMS) SMS.sendSMS("+9112345","msg",function(){
   console.log("Sent");
  }, function(e){
   console.log("Error occurs")
  });
  });
        
})

Reference is taken from gitHub https://github.com/floatinghotpot/cordova-plugin-sms/tree/master/docs

This article is for ionic V1 if you are looking for Ionic 3 please visit this link http://www.programmingworldtech.com/2017/09/ionic-3-cordova-read-sms-plugin.htmlIf you are facing any problem comment below.Thank You.