Forward SMS

How to forward sms to email

By Forward SMS Team ·
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Forwarding sms to email

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Forward SMS is a versatile Android app that seamlessly forwards SMS to emails, phone numbers, URLs/APIs, or Telegram. It also forwards phone alerts like missed calls, outgoing calls, shutdown/turn-on events, and low battery alerts. Additionally, it offers auto and remote replies for efficient message management.


In order to forward text messages to your email address, we need to create a rule. In the rule, you can input the email address and configure other details such as forwarding selected messages by applying the filters. In the following steps, we will create a basic rule.


Set up forwarding to email

  1. Tap on the Add Rule button to create a new rule.
    Tap on the Add Rule button to create a rule
  2. From the available options, select the Basic Rule option. Other rules, e.g. Advance Rule can also be used to forward to multiple email addresses.
    Tap on the Basic Rule to create a rule
  3. From the receiver menu option, select Email. Besides an email address, you can also forward SMS messages to a phone number, Telegram account, or a URL endpoint for versatile forwarding options.
    other options to forward SMS
  4. Enter the email address to which you want the SMS messages to be forwarded.
    Enter email address
  5. (Optional) Apply a filter based on the message content or sender to make sure only specific messages are forwarded to the email address. This can be done by disabling the Forward all messages toggle.
    Apply filter based on content or sender
  6. Once you have configured the rule as per your requirements, tap on the Save button to save the basic rule settings. While saving the rule required permissions will be requested.
  7. After saving the rule, it's recommended to test its functionality by selecting the option. This allows you to verify that the rule is correctly set up and functioning as intended, ensuring that SMS messages are forwarded according to your specified criteria. If an email is not received, check in the spam folder or follow the below guide.
    Test your created rule

By following these steps, you can efficiently forward SMS to an email. Enjoy the convenience of automated rule-based SMS forwarding!



What else can I forward to email?

Apart from forwarding text messages to your email address. You can also forward the following data:



I'm not receiving any email

We forward emails from the mailer@forward-sms.com address. There could be multiple reasons for messages being not forwarded to your email.

In case none of the above steps work, send us a note from the feedback feature of the app or email us at forwardsms.help@gmail.com. We're here to help you.



Use your own email account to forward

By default your messages will be forwarded using the app's email account. You have the option to use your own email account such as Gmail, Outlook or Zoho.

There are multiple reasons and benefits of using your email account:

Follow these steps to use your email account



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