RESULT_ERROR_GENERIC_FAILURE returns when sending sms using Sms Manager in android

Question

I use Sms Manager to send sms to multiple users, but I get RESULT_ERROR_GENERIC_FAILURE (general failure). How to solve this problem?

// ---sends an SMS message to another device--- private void sendSMS(String phoneNumber, String message) { String SENT = "SMS_SENT"; String DELIVERED = "SMS_DELIVERED"; PendingIntent sentPI = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, new Intent( SENT), 0); PendingIntent deliveredPI = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, new Intent(DELIVERED), 0); // ---when the SMS has been sent--- registerReceiver(new BroadcastReceiver() { @Override public void onReceive(Context arg0, Intent arg1) { switch (getResultCode()) { case Activity.RESULT_OK: Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "SMS sent", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); break; case SmsManager.RESULT_ERROR_GENERIC_FAILURE: Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "Generic failure", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); break; case SmsManager.RESULT_ERROR_NO_SERVICE: Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "No service", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); break; case SmsManager.RESULT_ERROR_NULL_PDU: Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "Null PDU", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); break; case SmsManager.RESULT_ERROR_RADIO_OFF: Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "Radio off", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); break; } } }, new IntentFilter(SENT)); // ---when the SMS has been delivered--- registerReceiver(new BroadcastReceiver() { @Override public void onReceive(Context arg0, Intent arg1) { switch (getResultCode()) { case Activity.RESULT_OK: Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "SMS delivered", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); break; case Activity.RESULT_CANCELED: Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "SMS not delivered", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); break; } } }, new IntentFilter(DELIVERED)); SmsManager sms = SmsManager.getDefault(); sms.sendTextMessage(phoneNumber, null, message, sentPI, deliveredPI); } 

Here I use SmsManager and sendSms () the accepted number and message as parameters.

Answer 1

Maybe you need to reduce your SMS body to 1 cm (only 160 characters), I used the same code and got the same error, and when I reduced sms to 160, it was sent successfully :)

Answer 2

If your message body contains more than 160 characters, you need to send SMS as a multi-part message.