How to send SMS to Android emulator?

With the help of Android Console a user can send SMS to Android emulator.

Window OS: -

Scenario 1

1. Install the telnet client via command prompt by typing. Open cmd.exe and type ‘pkgmgr /iu:”TelnetClient”’.

Connect to Telnet client host. Just type ‘telnet localhost and device name i.e 5554’. 5554:Test is the number that appears in the title of the emulator. Here, it looks like ‘telnet localhost 5554:Test’.

2. Telnet localhost screen should be displayed with help.

3. Here, you can type your message and send to emulator.

4. For sending message to emulator, type “sms send – mobile number - message”. Here, it looks like “sms send 8805789456 ‘Hiiiiiiiii…………………….’”

5. Check your emulator for the received message.

Scenario 2

1. Go to DDMS in eclipse - Emulator Control.

2. Enter incoming number -----‘5554 or actual mobile number’

3. Select actions ----- Voice or SMS.

4. Select SMS and type message.

5. Click on send and check your emulator for the received message.

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