Send texts from your computer through your own Android phone and number
The smstunnel command sends texts from your computer through your own Android phone, from
your own number. Your phone runs the SMSTunnel app from Google Play and sends each text from
its own SIM, so people see a number they know and can reply to it.
smstunnel login: save your API key (from dashboard.smstunnel.io, Apps → Add an app)
smstunnel send <number> <message>: one text to one number, optionally --wait until sent
smstunnel code: sign-in codes; status, phones, received texts and usage
--json on every command, documented exit codes, for scripts
(Ownership verified)
The publisher has verified that they own this domain.
It does not guarantee the Snap is an official upload
from the upstream project.
Enable snaps on elementary OS and install SMSTunnel CLI
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Enable snapd
Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
Install SMSTunnel CLI
To install SMSTunnel CLI, simply use the following command: