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How Can We Read Incoming SMS by using Application in iOS


In my application I am able to send an SMS programatically to a particular mobile number when the user clicks submit button. Then there is a response message from that mobile number now I want to read that message and populate that SMS text in to my application.

I searched for this and found that this is not possible in iOS. My question is there any possibility accessing inbox SMS with user permissions?


Solution

  • Simply two words from Apple:

    Not Possible

    Detailed:

    An iOS app can only access the data for which Apple supplies a documented public API. iOS can not access outside of the sandbox until Apple provides a public API for it. So intercepting/reading an incoming SMS not possible. And no idea when the iOS device is jailbroken.