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Chapter 5 Messaging

SMS messaging has always been one of the most popular features available on all mobile phones, from the early mobile phones to the latest and greatest smartphones in use today. The infrastructure for sending and receiving SMS messages is nearly universally available, making SMS a ubiquitous communication solution. Moreover, your application can send and receive SMS messages using Android programmatically without restrictions, thereby making it a very attractive option for communication use.

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