Android 4.4 (KitKat) makes set of APIs for building SMS apps public.
Android 4.4 (KitKat) makes set of APIs for building SMS apps public.
If until now, developers
have built SMS apps using hidden APIs, henceforth, pending the release of Kikat
4.4 later this year, Android Developers provide developers with a fully
supported set of APIs for building SMS apps and to make the user experience for
messaging more predictable, Android 4.4 (KitKat) makes the existing APIs public
and adds the concept of a default SMS app, which the user can select in
system settings.
This means that if you are using the hidden SMS APIs on previous platform
versions, you need to make some adjustments so your app continues to work when
Android 4.4 is released later this year. Full details are available here!
