SMSdisplay

A small python script for displaying SMS messages on a display as they are received.

Setup

This script uses Gmail to receive and display SMS messages and therefore requires some setup before it can be used.

1. Create a new gmail account that you would like to use for this display
2. Follow the steps here to set up a Google API authentication for your newly created email address.
3. Copy the .json file you downloaded in the previous step into this directory and rename it auth.json
4. Create a text file called phone_number.txt and enter the phone number whose messages you would like to display.
5. Messages are displayed in your default browser. Each time a new message is received, it opens a new tab. To avoid too many tabs staying open, set Goole Chrome as your default browser and install xTab. This will automatically close tabs after too many accumulate.
6. Open Chrome then run the script!

Sending messages to your email

To display your text message, simply send a text to the email you created in step 1 of the setup. The texts will appear on the display shortly after sending.