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many mobile carriers allow sending texts via email (for example: 3048675309@vtext.com with a verizon number), which might be worth looking into should you want to avoid twilio completely.
https://www.smseagle.eu/2025/05/08/no-support-for-email-to-t...
1st version: relies on one single third-party service Preamble to the 2nd version: This is something I should be able to code and host myself, without relying on a third-party 2nd and thus far final version: relies on three third-party services
Cool, however “ Opening the Weather app every morning is too much effort” - is it really? And even if it was, don't most mobile OSes support having a Lock Screen weather widget you can check at a glance?
I also wrote a script that downloads my mum’s favorite series from public broadcasters, puts them in Plex and sends her a text message. Is it necessary? No, but it was fun.
https://www.twilio.com/docs/flex/admin-guide/setup/conversat...
Cool, however “ Opening the Weather app every morning is too much effort” - is it really? And even if it was, don't most mobile OSes support having a Lock Screen weather widget you can check at a glance?
Most of the time it’s a solution looking for a problem with these recreational programming writeups, and that’s perfectly fine. I also wrote a script that downloads my mum’s favorite series from public broadcasters, puts them in Plex and sends her a text message. Is it necessary? No, but it was fun.
Might be a weird question but, what value do people get from knowing the current weather? I understand the value in forecasts of course, but doesn't "feeling" the current weather serve most practical purposes?
The numbers alone aren't enough especially in places with microclimates and shade etc.
Having explored Twillio for text messaging recently, turns out it’s getting very hard to be able to send them programmatically in the US due to lengthy A2P registration process. I understand in spirit this aims to reduce text spam, but my feeling is this becoming another money making opportunity for carriers. https://www.twilio.com/docs/flex/admin-guide/setup/conversat...
There is no step in the process that would deter any company from taking the ~30 minutes of effort to get the registration details in order. We run a legitimate company that was only seeking to send transactional notifications that our customers specifically requested, and it took 4 rounds of back and forth to get approved. However, each step provided a very clear error code with very specific remedies (e.g. Opt-in form must include language which states…), which would make it a rote process for automation or even manual repetition. In fact, the only thing that I could see which would deter a company which seeks to rely on spam for profit would be if the registration fees were larger than their expected profit (they’re not, thankfully).
I don’t even mean this comment to necessarily be an indictment of the process - it was…fine? I’m just not entirely sure what it’s purpose could be except to collect additional fees for each SMS campaign.
OP appears to be using an iOS device, so I was curious to see if this could be replicated using Shortcuts and Automations. It can! And you can send yourself an SMS, or, as I've done in this example, send a notification, which will persist in Notification Center, if you wish. https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/8cda97aa69174e44b434c3dba7a...