Android SMS channel
Use the Android channel to connect to your Android smartphone. To be able to connect to your smartphone, you first need to install the Auron SMS Agent for Android app.
Find more information about channels in general here.
Android SMS channels are ideal for sending and receiving a low to medium volume of SMS messages. The number of simultaneous Android SMS channels depends on the license tier of your Auron Omni subscription.
With an Android SMS channel you can send and receive:
- Single part and multipart messages
- Unicode messages
The Android SMS Channel automatically uses Unicode when a message contains Unicode characters.
Edit Android SMS Channel
Settings
The following settings are available:
| Property | Description |
| Device IP / Port | The IP address and port number of the Auron SMS Agent for Android app on your device. The app displays the IP address. The port number is always 7770. Click “Test Connection” to test the connection to the app. If the connection is successful, it shows the app version, as well as the model and Android version of your smartphone. |
| Connect Timeout (Sec) | The timeout for establishing a connection with the app in seconds. |
| Command Timeout (Sec) | The timeout for sending a command and receiving a response in seconds. This only applies to simple commands such as retrieving version information. |
| Send SMS Timeout (Sec) | The timeout for sending an SMS and receiving confirmation from the app. This only applies to sending SMS messages. This can take longer than simple commands. |
| From address | The phone number of the SIM in the Android device. This is used in the Auron Omni database. |
| Send interval (Ms) | The minimum interval in milliseconds between sending messages. This allows you to throttle the Android SMS channel if your SMS provider applies rate limits. |