# Compose text message **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [January 21, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/compose-text-message/21533 "2021-01-21T22:05:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Encore](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/encore/32/15388_2.png) [@Encore](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Encore)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/compose-text-message/21533/1 "2021-01-21T22:05:15Z")
Hello, Is there a workaround for “compose text message” where you don’t have to have the cellphone number in the box. On android devices, I get " // " when I leave it blank. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/compose-text-message/21533/2 "2021-01-21T23:54:31Z")
So you don’t want to have any specific recipients before getting to the messages app? ---
**Author:** ![Encore](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/encore/32/15388_2.png) [@Encore](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Encore)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/compose-text-message/21533/3 "2021-01-22T14:49:33Z")
Correct. ---
**Author:** ![MOMAT\_Admin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/momat_admin/32/33962_2.png) [@MOMAT\_Admin](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MOMAT_Admin)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/compose-text-message/21533/4 "2021-11-04T19:14:52Z")
We’re having this same problem. It works great on IOS but not on Android? ---
**Author:** ![Lisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@Lisa](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lisa)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/compose-text-message/21533/5 "2021-11-04T19:31:32Z")
Hi and welcome to the community! You can use the fix below: **sms:[NUMBER]?body=[TEXTMESSAGE]** Just leave the number blank if you want to open a text with a pre-written message ---
**Author:** ![ehdubya](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/ehdubya/32/24087_2.png) [@ehdubya](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ehdubya)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/compose-text-message/21533/6 "2021-11-04T20:30:21Z")
Hi Lisa, is this for Android devices only? Would it look exactly like this (below, as you’ve stated) or like this: sms:?body=[TEXTMESSAGE]…? > [@Lisa](#): > > sms:[NUMBER]?body=[TEXTMESSAGE] Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Lisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@Lisa](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lisa)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/compose-text-message/21533/7 "2021-11-04T21:42:46Z")
I’ve used this on iOS and it’s worked fine. I can’t tell what change you made in the string you posted. But the string should include an “&” instead of the “?” and also was missing two other characters. The correct strong is below: sms://&body=[message] One thing to note is that the string maybe slightly different for Chrome/Android ---
**Author:** ![ehdubya](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/ehdubya/32/24087_2.png) [@ehdubya](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ehdubya)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/compose-text-message/21533/8 "2021-11-04T22:14:20Z")
Ok great, thank you!