SMS over Wifi with Tasker

[Garrett Gatlin]

I've been searching for about 45 minutes and I can't find any recent information about sending an SMS with tasker over wifi. 

I have a Nexas 7 and all I want to do is have it send an SMS reminder to my cell number when the battery gets below 20%. Do I need a plugin for Tasker or does it interface with another app like Google Voice? 

Thanks. 

[Brandon Horwath]

Might be more a Nexus specific issue.

I have an LG that when connected to WiFi has system settings that allow a user to specify default actions made over WiFi. One option is send and/or receive SMS.

If this option exists on your Nexus (enable it), and it should be a matter of checking if your connected to WiFi, if battery is less than 20%, and then send a SMS which should automatically send over WiFi.

[UncleMike]

I'm pretty sure that Tasker will only use the messaging API, which is almost certainly absent on a Nexus 7 since it is a data-only device.

[Matt R]

There's a plugin that lets you send messages through Google voice. I forget the exact name but the developer name is steelgirder I think.

Matt

[Brad Minion]

Your carrier should have an email address that would do this. I'm with Verizon, for example, and to send a text message to a mobile phone via email, the email address is *MobilePhoneNumber*@vtext.com. I've never sent and email with Tasker but I think it can be done.

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[Garrett Gatlin]

Actually, I think the settings you're looking at are more specific to your LG.  I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 and Tab 10.1 both running Kitkat and neither have that option. 

[Garrett Gatlin]

I found that plugin. It's got a pretty low review score, and apparently once you've installed it, you can only remove it by doing a hard reset. I'm not that desperate yet. Haha. 

[Garrett Gatlin]

Tasker will "compose" and email, but not send it. I'm not entirely sure why not.

[Garrett Gatlin]

It looks like I have a solution.  

Pushbullet is a free app that will synchronize notifications between devices and your Chrome browser. Any notification that Tasker produces will show up across multiple devices. 

http://www.pushbullet.com 

[Matt R]

Hmm ... You need it to have that extra half a star to not be consider a low review score?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.steelgirder.LocaleGVSMSPlugin

Matt

[Jay M]

you can only remove it by doing a hard reset.

Eh seriously? that's fucked up :/ that can't be right. Reviews don't always mean something's bad some people are just goons and 1 star because they don't understand what there doing or because they failed to read a description were it says its a plugin and requires another app.

Jay M

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[Garrett Gatlin]

This is the one I was looking at.  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mdrtools.apps.gvintegration.free

The reviews are poor. Especially if you look at the 1-star vs 5-star reviews. 

What you did here, is you assumed you knew which of the many SMS GV plugins I was talking about and you were wrong. Since you based a wise-ass remark on incorrect information, you did an excellent job of making yourself look like a fool. 

You did, however, show me an application that I was previously unaware of. So I guess you broke even. 

[Garrett Gatlin]

To clarify, this is the app I was talking about. 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mdrtools.apps.gvintegration.free

[Scott Miller]

> What you did here, is you assumed you knew which of the many SMS GV plugins I was talking about and you were wrong.

No need for name calling, here. You did the same thing. Matt R said to use the one by Steelgirder. That was pretty specific. You chose a different one.

[Brandon Horwath]

Actually, I think the settings you're looking at are more specific to your LG. I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 and Tab 10.1 both running Kitkat and neither have that option.

To clarify, I said if this option exists... genius.