How To Find Out Who Sent A Flash Sms

Wink SMS

What are Flash SMS and how do I use them?

What are Wink SMS?

Flash SMS (sometimes likewise calledWink Messages) are a special kind of SMS. They are displayed directly on the recipient'south screen without the recipient having to open them. Usually, mobile phones can neither salve these messages (with exceptions) nor send them themselves. Yet, there are apps that allow you to ship them.

What to use Flash SMS for?

Flash SMS are platonic for emergency notifications, for case. Using this type of SMS to send advertising is non recommended. On the one hand, these kind of messaged are particularly intrusive, and on the other mitt, your customers will not be able to revisit the SMS if they did not have the fourth dimension to look at your offer at the fourth dimension of receipt. Hither, regular SMS are usually the better choice.

Sending Flash SMS in the webapp

If you want to transport Flash SMS, you can select the blazon Flash SMS in the function menu to the right of the input field at the elevation of the webapp.

Sending Flash SMS via HTTP API or Email2SMS

Of course you tin can too send Flash-SMS via HTTP API and Email2SMS. Y'all can find the respective parameters hither:

Flash SMS via HTTP API

Flash SMS via Email2SMS

No sender names for Flash SMS in newer devices

Please note that sender IDs for Wink SMS are no longer displayed on many new devices. Any sender ID set are replaced past these cell phones with neutral names such as "SMS", "Grade 0 SMS" or only "SMS Message".

This is a reaction of the manufacturers to phishing via SMS. Since Flash SMS letters look similar a system message on many devices, this is supposed to prevent consumers from falling for scammers who misuse the sender ID to disguise their message as an official bulletin.

Flash SMS on iPhones

Under certain circumstances Flash SMS can be displayed incorrectly on iPhones: here Flash SMS are received as normal SMS when the screen of the device is locked. Apple is enlightened of this bug, but has not fixed information technology yet (every bit of July 2021). We will make a note hither when the normal reception of Wink SMS on locked iPhones is possible again.