Android Question WhatsApp Interaction

[RichardN]

I see a number of historical discussions on this subject but nothing recent that might reflect the current state with WhatsApp user terms & conditions violations.

I would like to use the following two-step functionality:

An Android app invokes WhatsApp (that was already open) and passes a string to populate the text field of the CURRENT conversation. The user then can edit and send at his leisure. Can this be done with a simple intent without violating WhatsApp T&C or does it require a library? How?

 

[DonManfred]

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WhatsApp: Send Message to specific phone number

WhatsApp a few years ago had published APIs that allowed to send messages to a specific number. For some time, those methods no longer work and new methods appear on the official website. (see: https://faq.whatsapp.com/en/android/28000012) You can now open a conversation with a phone number but...

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Whatsapp does not provide any API. In Result there is no Library.
I also do not know whether the above solution still works or not.

 

[RichardN]

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Thank you for your reply. I appreciate English may not be your first language but might I suggest you read the question before you leap in and characteristically reprimand yet another poster for not using the search facility, it is becoming rather tiresome.

 

[moster67]

As far as I know, the APIs are rather limited.
You can use Accessibility Services. See my demo app here

Accessibility Services (assisting users with disabilities, automation etc)

This is a partial wrap/library for Android's Accessibility Services which you can read about here: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/accessibilityservice/AccessibilityService Android's Accessibility Services is meant to assisting users with disabilities in using Android devices...

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It can be further extended of course

If it violates terms and conditions of WhatsApp and Google Play Store, I believe it's rather obvious and I don't think I need to comment on that ?

 

[RichardN]

@moster67.... That's a good suggestion.

The more I read around the subject the more that I form the conclusion that WhatsApp's monitoring of 'illegal' activity centres around monitoring message activity that is coming to the server faster than a human can type and send. If you can avoid that situation then you should be OK.