# Receive & Read SMS **URL:** \ **Category:** ionic-v3\ **Created:** [December 29, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/receive-read-sms/116750 "2017-12-29T13:31:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kol2gaR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kol2gaR](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/Kol2gaR)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/receive-read-sms/116750/1 "2017-12-29T13:31:44Z")
Hello āœŒ, I am trying to develop an Android application with Ionic and I would like to read the SMS that I receive and display them. But I have no idea how to do it, Iā€™m new to Ionic. I found this:[https://pointdeveloper.com/read-sms-list-with-ionic-2/](https://pointdeveloper.com/read-sms-list-with-ionic-2/) , or this:[http://www.programmingworldtech.com/2016/12/ionic-cordova-plugin-to-read-sms.html](http://www.programmingworldtech.com/2016/12/ionic-cordova-plugin-to-read-sms.html) and even this: [http://www.programmingworldtech.com/2017/09/ionic-3-cordova-read-sms-plugin.html](http://www.programmingworldtech.com/2017/09/ionic-3-cordova-read-sms-plugin.html) I tried to receive messages and displayed them with these methods but it does not work or I do not understand how it works ā˜¹, Ionic offers an SMS plugin but it is only used to send an SMS and there is has nothing to receive and read an SMS. So if you can help me, guide me, to succeed in reading SMS I would be very happy šŸ˜ƒ Regards, ---
**Author:** ![mathewk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@mathewk](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/mathewk)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/receive-read-sms/116750/2 "2019-02-20T10:24:20Z")
@Kol2gaR did you able to find the solution? ---
**Author:** ![mhartington](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/mhartington/32/137757_2.png) [@mhartington](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/mhartington)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/receive-read-sms/116750/3 "2021-07-19T21:57:20Z")