[GH-ISSUE #157] Bypassing the 100 sms per hour per app limit on android (round 2) #121

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opened 2026-02-28 01:23:17 +03:00 by kerem · 5 comments

kerem commented

2026-02-28 01:23:17 +03:00

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Originally created by @mandric on GitHub (Apr 23, 2014).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ushahidi/SMSSync/issues/157

Originally assigned to: @eyedol on GitHub.

Original PR was not merged in for various reasons, starting a fresh issue here. See https://github.com/ushahidi/SMSSync/pull/75

The idea is that SMSSync has a setting to enable SMS Portals and when the portals are installed it uses them/cycles between them. Upon enabling the feature, it prompts the user to install sms-portals. Each portal has the 100/150 sms/hr limit so to get around it we install multiple portals that are registered as separate apps by android.

Originally created by @mandric on GitHub (Apr 23, 2014). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ushahidi/SMSSync/issues/157 Originally assigned to: @eyedol on GitHub. Original PR was not merged in for various reasons, starting a fresh issue here. See https://github.com/ushahidi/SMSSync/pull/75 The idea is that SMSSync has a setting to enable SMS Portals and when the portals are installed it uses them/cycles between them. Upon enabling the feature, it prompts the user to install [sms-portals](https://github.com/vaneyck/sms-portals). Each portal has the 100/150 sms/hr limit so to get around it we install multiple portals that are registered as separate apps by android.

kerem commented

2026-02-28 01:23:18 +03:00

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@redochka commented on GitHub (May 20, 2015):

What is the status on this one? Does SMSSync support sending SMS at high rate (more than 100/h) ?

@redochka commented on GitHub (May 20, 2015): What is the status on this one? Does SMSSync support sending SMS at high rate (more than 100/h) ?

kerem commented

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@mandric commented on GitHub (May 26, 2015):

Redochka is looks like this was merged, but I haven't played with it. @kkanigowski do you know if there is any documentation on how to use this feature?

@mandric commented on GitHub (May 26, 2015): Redochka is looks like this was merged, but I haven't played with it. @kkanigowski do you know if there is any documentation on how to use this feature?

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2026-02-28 01:23:18 +03:00

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@mandric commented on GitHub (May 26, 2015):

It looks like you just have to compile and install the portals and then enable the option in SMSSync. So then each portal can handle 100/hour and smssync manages load between them (round-robin, random?). But I think you still need to install or compile the portals separately?

@mandric commented on GitHub (May 26, 2015): It looks like you just have to compile and install the portals and then enable the option in SMSSync. So then each portal can handle 100/hour and smssync manages load between them (round-robin, random?). But I think you still need to install or compile the portals separately?

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2026-02-28 01:23:18 +03:00

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@alxndrsn commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2016):

@mandric would it be technically possible for portals to come from the Play Store?

@alxndrsn commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2016): @mandric would it be technically possible for portals to come from the Play Store?

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@kgooris commented on GitHub (May 16, 2019):

use this to bypass the limit:
https://www.xda-developers.com/change-sms-limit-android/
I tested it and it works fine.

@kgooris commented on GitHub (May 16, 2019): use this to bypass the limit: https://www.xda-developers.com/change-sms-limit-android/ I tested it and it works fine.