Can your iphone app interact with the modem and still be accepted by apple?

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Can your iphone app interact with the modem and still be accepted by apple?

I don't want my app to probe the nether parts of the iPhone... just use the modem to send a simple SMS message. Is this a deal-breaker with Apple? Why?

I'm considering a workaround where outgoing SMS are routed to a URL I set up to bounce the message on to the intended recipient. Do you think this is a feasible route to consider?

+1 A:

SMS may be limited by the phone operator. This is a no-go if the user doesn't know a SMS is being sent.

Besides, interacting with something low-level like a device seems to be something Apple wouldn't like.

I don't know enough about phone protocols to be of any other help, though.

zneak 2010-01-15 03:12:35

+3 A:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10848/how-to-programmatically-send-sms-on-the-iphone

basically, you can open the sms app but you'll have to route through an (internet-based) sms gateway if you don't want to leave your app to send it.

Kenny Winker 2010-01-15 03:14:12

I was hoping to not leave the app and send messages directly using modem AT commands.So, you think the internet-based workaround might bear fruit?

Hank 2010-01-15 03:45:47

...that is assuming modem AT commands would be poo pooed by Apple.

Hank 2010-01-15 03:46:25

The rule with iphone apps seems to me to be "if you have to ask..."

Kenny Winker 2010-01-15 03:51:28

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