[VIDEO-Tut] - Simulating incoming Phone Calls / SMS via CMD

plusminus · Last edited by plusminus on Sun Dec 16, 2007 8:10 pm; edited 5 times in total

[VIDEO-Tut] - Simulating incoming Phone Calls

What you learn: You will learn how to simulate a GSM-Call to the Android Emulator over a TelNet connection.

Difficulty: 0.5 of 5 Rolling Eyes

What it will look like:

Description in words:

The emulator has to be running
Open the Ttelnet-Client of your choice (on WinXP is should already be installed, on probably have to install it later on (see below how to do that on WinVista).
type to it: "o localhost 5554" // dunno exactly if it is always, could also be 5555... have a try.
I. "o" stands for "Open", "localhost" is the 'IP' and "5554" is the port the telnet-server is listening to.
Connection should establish in a few seconds.
type: "gsm call 123456" to simulate an incoming call.
See the emulator ringing

Simulating SMS Idea

Simulating an incoming SMS via the Commandline/Terminal is pretty the same, but you need at least Version m3-rc37a to do that.

The Command is like this:

JimCummins · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:48 pm Post subject:

Thanks for this! This is exactly what I was looking for when I came to anddev and here it is on the first page.

Jim

JimCummins · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:10 pm Post subject:

I've noticed that the telnet connection works fine but sometimes when I am logged in to the phone and run a command I get:

plusminus · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:21 pm Post subject:

Hello Jim,

I also have after correcting typos with [backspace].

simply type "quit"+ [ENTER] until the connection gets closed and reconnect after that.

Regards,
plusminus

JimCummins · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:31 pm Post subject:

plusminus,

I see now that you are correct. Backspace is indeed the culprit.

Thanks for the tip!

-Jim

tagazok · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:25 pm Post subject:

you can start the emulator by "./emulator -useaudio" or emulator.exe -useaudio to have a beautiful ring when you simulate a call Smile

I discovered this today Smile

JimCummins · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:16 am Post subject:

I used -useaudio with my emulator today and the sound on the ring was skippy and sounded awkward. I thought I might be low on memory but restarted to be sure. Unfortunately the skipping continues. I am going to try +/-'s MediaPlayer tutorial to confirm that it is emulator wide and not just a problem with "ringing".

plusminus · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:44 am Post subject:

Hello JimCummins,

Yes, it is emulator wide. Something seems to be not optimal, as CPU usage doesn't really peak here. (Remember this is still a Developers Preview Exclamation

).

Regards,
plusminus

waruna · Once Poster Joined: 22 Dec 2007 Posts: 1

Hi All,
I try to simulate a SMS using CMD but didnot work.
I have the latest SDK version as well.
Can any one suggest a solution.

Thanks in Advance
Waruna

plusminus · Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 2:39 pm Post subject:

Hello Waruna,

Can you simulate Phone-Calls

what is the "error"-message shown in the console

Or is there no "error"-message but nothing happens in the emulator (like "SMS received"-Popup)

If "yes" to the last question

go here.

Regards,
plusminus

derek_lan · Freshman Joined: 25 Dec 2007 Posts: 8

very cool. if u could not test ,maybe u should update your SDK

plusminus · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:23 pm Post subject:

Hello derek_lan,

what do you mean Question

In a clean emulator, nothing will happen when you receive a simulated SMS, because there is no built in Application handling SMS at the moment (m3-rc37a).

Regards,
plusminus