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I am looking for an Android application to use as a SMS forwarding device. The main function of this app would be to take any message the phone receives and send the message to a couchdb database by making an http request.

Basically I need a SMS data collection tool. One easy way I can think of solving that problem with an Android app. Are there any existing apps that can do this or will I have to write it myself?

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To clarify: Are you looking for source code you can incorporate into an app, or for an app that does what you're thinking of coding so that you don't have to actually code it? We don't handle developer questions, so the difference is important. – Matthew Read♦ Oct 20 '11 at 20:48
Code or pointers to existing applications that have a simliar function, either would be great. – Milan Andric Oct 20 '11 at 21:47
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OK, I edited to focus less on the code aspect -- we really can't help you with that. If you think it meets their FAQ you could try asking the other half on Stack Overflow. – Matthew Read♦ Oct 20 '11 at 21:54

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GTalkSMS will forward messages via XMPP. It's open source, so it should act as good starting point if you want to write your own application. A good starting point could be the SmsReceiver class

Disclaimer: I am involved in GTalkSMS

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try SMS Gateway it forwards SMS to HTTP and/or SMTP and can listen to HTTP and POP3 in return to take action. Simple but functional interface.

Cheers

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There are services like Google Voice and Desk SMS that allow you to view, store, and/or respond to texts online.

But i cannot tell whether you are looking for something that does these functions or explicitly connecting to couchdb? in which case you might need to develop one, and this question might be more StackOverflow oriented...

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Yea, Google Voice and DeskSMS are designed for communicating via sms and doesn't include the http forwarding component afaik. What I need is more of a utility like I described above. – Milan Andric Oct 20 '11 at 21:43
so you just want the SMS messages to be stored on a computer and send them from the phone via http? – jlehenbauer Oct 20 '11 at 21:53
Basically as the phone collects sms messages it makes http requests to an address on the local wifi. For example Couchdb could be listening on 192.168.1.2 on the local network and there would be an app or process running on the phone passing along the sms messages to this http address. – Milan Andric Oct 20 '11 at 22:41
purely for storage reasons? – jlehenbauer Oct 21 '11 at 0:16
Yes, well I've been calling it data collection because I just want to get the sms messages onto a computer. Eventually ending up in couchdb, the desc above is just an idea, there might be more than one way to slice it. The goal is to get sms messages into a database on a computer. This could be done with wifi, bluetooth or a usb cable afaik. I believe wifi is the easiest way way to do this but i could be wrong. Maybe I should be looking at sms replication or backup solutions... – Milan Andric Oct 21 '11 at 13:40
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Try servers ultimate. With this you can set up a automated SMS gateway which can forward SMS to a URL.

There is also a free version available, but it only works for 14 days.

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You should have pointed out in your answer that some features are restricted or not present, that requires root, limited to only two servers. And also, that linky points to a lite edition... not pro, – t0mm13b Jan 12 at 23:06

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