Android SMS Retriever Capacitor plugin

Using @capgo/capacitor-android-sms-retriever

@capgo/capacitor-android-sms-retriever provides Android SMS Retriever and Phone Number Hint APIs for Capacitor apps.

Use it when you need passwordless phone verification without asking for SMS permissions. Android listens for one app-targeted verification SMS for up to five minutes and returns the message through Capacitor listeners.

Install

bun add @capgo/capacitor-android-sms-retriever
bunx cap sync android

What This Plugin Exposes

• startWatch starts the Android SMS Retriever watch.
• stopWatch stops the active watch.
• getHashString returns the app hash required in verification SMS messages.
• getPhoneNumber opens Android Phone Number Hint for SIM-based phone number selection.
• smsReceived, smsRetrieverTimeout, and smsRetrieverError events cover the verification lifecycle.

Example Usage

import { AndroidSmsRetriever } from '@capgo/capacitor-android-sms-retriever';

const { hash } = await AndroidSmsRetriever.getHashString();
console.log('SMS hash:', hash);

await AndroidSmsRetriever.addListener('smsReceived', ({ message }) => {
  console.log('Verification SMS:', message);
});

await AndroidSmsRetriever.startWatch();

Phone Number Hint

const { phoneNumber } = await AndroidSmsRetriever.getPhoneNumber();
console.log(phoneNumber);

Full Reference

• GitHub: https://github.com/Cap-go/capacitor-android-sms-retriever/
• Docs: /docs/plugins/android-sms-retriever/

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