With the SMS Retriever API, you can perform SMS-based user verification in your Android app automatically, without requiring the user to manually type verification codes, and without requiring any extra app permissions.

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Installation

npm install --save react-native-sms-retriever
react-native link react-native-sms-retriever

If you don't like to use react-native link, check Manual Installation Wiki Page.

Basic Usage

import SmsRetriever from 'react-native-sms-retriever';

// Get the phone number (first gif)
 _onPhoneNumberPressed = async () => {
  try {
    const phoneNumber = await SmsRetriever.requestPhoneNumber();
  } catch (error) {
    console.log(JSON.stringify(error));
  }
 };

// Get the SMS message (second gif)
_onSmsListenerPressed = async () => {
  try {
    const registered = await SmsRetriever.startSmsRetriever();
    if (registered) {
      SmsRetriever.addSmsListener(event => {
        console.log(event.message);
        SmsRetriever.removeSmsListener();
      }); 
    }
  } catch (error) {
    console.log(JSON.stringify(error));
  }
};

If you have problems to get the SMS content, check the SMS Rules Wiki Page.

Methods

Method	Return	Description
requestPhoneNumber()	Promise<String>	Obtain the user's phone number (using the hint picket).
startSmsRetriever()	Promise<Boolean>	Start to listen for SMS messages.
addSmsListener(event: Function)	Promise<Boolean>	Get the SMS content with: event.message.
removeSmsListener()	Void	Stop to listen for SMS messages.

Check the erros of each method on Erros Wiki Page.

Change-log

A brief summary of each React Native SMS Retriever release can be found on the releases.

License

This code is distributed under the terms and conditions of the MIT License.

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