In the ODK Collect v1.16 Beta - #20 by LN thread, @anon38864895 brought up that it would be useful not just to add SMS as a way to send forms but also to send messages from the form to do things like thank participants. I believed this was already possible using the external app feature but it turn…

This feature has shipped in ODK Collect v1.16 .

A similar use case would be useful for email. It would be great to be able to send the completed form to the subject at the point of completion, so that they have a record of what they just filled in.

@LN I like this feature idea! Is the code as written in your PR support email or is it just SMS?

It works for email as well! Both are in the sample form.

Sorry LN I should have actually checked the form first! As always recently, amazed at the progress you guys are making!

Hi @LN , great work done, i just have a test of the form and i was thinking the message in the calculation field ("Thank you, ", ${name}, "! We can't wait to see you on the study start date.") is the one which will be send to the person's number, when you enter the number and click on lunch it will l…

The Intents method that we use to send these message doesn't allow auto-send. To support your request, I think we'd have to build SMS and email sending inside the Collect app and that adds a lot more code complexity to the app. I think we should wait and get more feedback from users about the curr…

@yanokwa , this is a good idea,

Thanks for trying it out @anon38864895 , your feedback is always appreciated! I totally understand the desire to send directly from Collect. The challenge is handling error cases, providing meaningful feedback to the user and enabling re-submission. As @yanokwa said, it can quickly get complicated. …

Just to add to this thread a use case for email capability, though perhaps at Aggregate end and not on devices. I have a form (let's say it is a form to request a new account) on ODK aggregate. This form might only be filled very occasionally, either by ODK Collect or more likely on Enketo - feed…

I love this idea, I hope that people will contribute to make this happen in ODK

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Sending a text message (SMS) or email from a form in Collect

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odk-collect, form-design

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