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> I don't know how it is in the US, but Android users in Europe should not need an Internet connection for sending text messages - the phone is capable of doing

> I don't know how it is in the US, but Android users in Europe should not need an Internet connection for sending text messages - the phone is capable of doing it by itself. On iOS, I'm fairly certain it's not possible for an app to send a text message from the phone by itself, without user intervention. This is probably a good thing; Candy Crush can't text me about my wife's latest achievements, etc. So it's probably more of an operating system limitation than a US vs Europe thing.

TeMPOraL 11y ago
You may be right. I've checked how Pebble's ability to reply to text messages works on iOS; apparently, it generally doesn't - they've introduced a limited ability for some users only recently[0]. Since the author (and/or his wife) uses iPhone, I can see now why the Twilio is the default. Replying to text messages through Pebble works on Android though (and I've also been using Tasker to send regular texts for some time), so Android owners could use this feature. I guess it's time to write that patch :). EDIT: The author confirmed that it is indeed an iOS issue. [0] - https://blog.getpebble.com/2015/11/23/iosreply/ https://blog.getpebble.com/2015/11/23/iosreply/
conradev 11y ago
> This is probably a good thing; Candy Crush can't text me about my wife's latest achievements, etc. Software should be allowed to help you. If you want it to be able to send a message on your behalf, it should be able to. The ability to toggle permissions per-app is one of the strengths of iOS and the limited nature of the OS is one of its greatest weaknesses.
- rblatz 11y ago
  Get 200 extra gold jelly beans by enabling SMS sharing! Just click Allow when the popup asks for permission!
  - conradev 11y ago
    That's why App Review exists – Apple could theoretically only give this ability to select apps that apply for it. They do this currently with "Network Extensions", for the ability to write a custom VPN plugin because it involves giving a third party app access to all network traffic from the device. There are always good compromises to solve these problems when you maintain 100% control over your software.

TeMPOraL 11y ago

You may be right. I've checked how Pebble's ability to reply to text messages works on iOS; apparently, it generally doesn't - they've introduced a limited ability for some users only recently[0]. Since the author (and/or his wife) uses iPhone, I can see now why the Twilio is the default. Replying to text messages through Pebble works on Android though (and I've also been using Tasker to send regular texts for some time), so Android owners could use this feature. I guess it's time to write that patch :). EDIT: The author confirmed that it is indeed an iOS issue. [0] - https://blog.getpebble.com/2015/11/23/iosreply/ https://blog.getpebble.com/2015/11/23/iosreply/

conradev 11y ago

> This is probably a good thing; Candy Crush can't text me about my wife's latest achievements, etc. Software should be allowed to help you. If you want it to be able to send a message on your behalf, it should be able to. The ability to toggle permissions per-app is one of the strengths of iOS and the limited nature of the OS is one of its greatest weaknesses.

rblatz 11y ago
Get 200 extra gold jelly beans by enabling SMS sharing! Just click Allow when the popup asks for permission!
- conradev 11y ago
  That's why App Review exists – Apple could theoretically only give this ability to select apps that apply for it. They do this currently with "Network Extensions", for the ability to write a custom VPN plugin because it involves giving a third party app access to all network traffic from the device. There are always good compromises to solve these problems when you maintain 100% control over your software.