create hyperlink in sms in iPhone

Question

Is it possible to create a hyperlink in an sms in an iPhone?

For example, if I want the word \'foo\' hyperlinked in HTML then I\'ll write

Answer 1

i don't think it's possible to create hyperlinks in SMS.

The only way is to send an URL, and the iPhone will convert it to a link...

Answer 2

Use a tiny url from tinyurl. It doesn't allow you to do exactly what you are wanting but it at least can be used to cover up the long link. This is the closest thing I figure out to do. I was wanting to use the "

Answer 3

I experimented with exactly this just yesterday. It seems you can't include a nicely formatted hyperlink, unfortunately. I hope to be proven wrong by somebody else, though :-)

However, as you've probably seen yourself, iPhone is able to recognize an URL and you can tap on it to open the URL in Safari (or tap the disclosure button next the message to get more options on what to do with the URL). As far as I can tell the only thing you can do is format your SMS accordingly: "I have a surprise for you: http://foo.com" even though that might spoil the surprise ;-)

Answer 4

No, you can not do this. However you could use tinyurl and format it like this http://whateverYouWantToSay@tinyurl.com Web browsers usually ignore anything before an @ therefore you could effectively hide the actual site being linked to, as long as your friend does not know that.

What actually happens is the data before the @ is submitted to the web site in the form username:password. However it must be a site that requires authentication to access, or the site will normally just ignore it.

Answer 5

Uhhh this is possible here is a screenshot of an example - I copied a link from email and pasted in a new SMS - though it appears you cannot type html to create a link....

Answer 6

If this helps, I've noticed that a custom hyperlink is possible on the OS X Messages app, but they have to be copied and pasted. To replicate this right click on a hyperlink in your browser and hit copy link. Then paste into Messages.