send SMS from my application Wp8

Question

Hi I am developing a Wp8 application and I want to know can I send an SMS message without having to go into the native messaging application or does it have to go in to it. Cud i use a webservice to send the message from my app or is their better way to send it.

Answer 1

If you want to send an SMS, in about 5 lines of code, you should look into Twilio. Incredibly easy to get started, only pay for what you use, nicely document rest api and best of all its is a proven/mature technology.

https://www.twilio.com/sms