how to call up an app by sms?

Avast Mobile Security Avast Mobile Security for Android
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Hi,

I know that there is a complete list of sms commands, but in my case, I want to customized my sms command to invoke some app, for example I want to remotely invoke the phone call with handfree, so the built-in call sms can’t do that. Furthermore, I may also want to remotely turn on/trun off the 3G data module (important for me!!), or want to remotely invoke skype and let it automaticall make a video calling to somebody, how can I make it?

From the manual, there is the description for
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Implement own remote commands
Avast! Anti-Theft is able to launch any programs on the phone and pass data to the launched program.
SMS command: <Activity or service name, fully qualified>
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For me I am not very familiar with android system, I don’t know what is the correct , and argements for the cases I enumerate. Can somebody give an explanation? I find there is an app named “a! commands” just for avast sms, while it doesn’t provide customerized command. A futher step of avast is better to provide such like app companion with more powerful functionality.

Thanks

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Hi,

custom commands usually require that you write (code/program) and install your own small little app and then design commands that use it. Common application usually can’t be invoke without a deeper knowledge of the Android system/specific application/some digging in the app’s source code.

Filip