Let’s make phone calls and send messages using Xamarin Forms

The plugin Xam.Plugin.Messaging provides us the access to the phone for: calls, SMS and emails. Messaging is one of the most important functions of our device , therefore is frequently used to create applications to get closer to our user, creating a comunication between our App and the system device messaging / call function.

With this plugin we can manage the following topics:

? – Make phone calls

? – Send SMS

? – Send emails

First of all.. What do I need?

Add from NuGet Package the plugin: Xam.Plugins.Messaging:

Let’s Start!

? Making phone calls

To make a call you just have to do this:

Explaining functionalities:

CanMakePhoneCall: Returns if the device is available to make calls. ( Gets Bool value )
MakePhoneCall: This method make phone calls and receives the following parameters:
- PhoneNumber: It’s the phone number that you want to call.

Let’s see an example:

XAML:

C#:

? Sending SMS

Explaining the method:

CanSendSms: Returns if the device is available to send SMS. ( Gets Bool value )
SendSms: This method let you send an SMS from your device and receives the following parameters:
- PhoneNumber: It’s the phone number to which you want to send the SMS to.
- Message: It’s the message’s body that you’ll send in the SMS.

Let’s see an example:

XAML:

C#:

? Sending Emails

Explaining the method:

CanSendEmail: Returns if the device is available to send Emails. ( Gets Bool value )
CandSendEmailBodyAsHtml: Returns if the device can send an email as an html body. ( Gets Bool value )
CandSendEmailAttachments: Returns if the device can send an email with attachments.(Gets Bool value )
SendEmail: This method allows you to send an email from messaging applications available on your device and receives the following parameters:
- EmailTo: It’s the email to which you want to send message to.
- Subject: It’s the message’s subject that you’ll send in the email.
- BodyMessage: It’s the message’s body that you’ll send in the email.