Send an Android SMS when BBC News posts a new Health article
6 ready-made Android SMS and BBC News Applets
Turn one on, or build your own. BBC News can start an automation with "New post from BBC News in "Africa"", and IFTTT can then run "Send an SMS" on Android SMS.-
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Send Android SMS when a new BBC News Business post is published
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Send SMS when new BBC News Europe post is published
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Send an Android SMS when a new BBC News top story is published
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Send an Android SMS when a new BBC News World post is published
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Send an SMS when BBC News posts in Asia
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Automate Android SMS and BBC News from your AI assistant
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Create your own Android SMS and BBC News workflow
Create custom workflows effortlessly by selecting triggers, queries, and actions. With IFTTT, it's simple: “If this” trigger happens, “then that” action follows. Streamline tasks and save time with automated workflows that work for you.
27 triggers, queries, and actions
Any new SMS received
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This Trigger fires every time you receive any new SMS on your Android device.
Any new SMS sent
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This Trigger fires every time you send an SMS on your Android device.
New post from BBC News in "Africa"
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Africa"
New post from BBC News in "Asia"
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Asia"
New post from BBC News in "Business"
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Business"
New post from BBC News in "England"
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "England"
New post from BBC News in "Entertainment & Arts"
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Entertainment & Arts"
New post from BBC News in "Europe"
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Europe"
New post from BBC News in "Family & Education"
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Family & Education"
New post from BBC News in "Health"
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Health"
New post from BBC News in "Latin America"
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Latin America"
New post from BBC News in "Middle East"
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Middle East"
Send an SMS
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will send an SMS from your Android device to any phone number you specify.
Any new SMS received
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This Trigger fires every time you receive any new SMS on your Android device.
Any new SMS sent
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This Trigger fires every time you send an SMS on your Android device.
New post from BBC News in "Africa"
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Africa"
New post from BBC News in "Asia"
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Asia"
New post from BBC News in "Business"
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Business"
New post from BBC News in "England"
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "England"
New post from BBC News in "Entertainment & Arts"
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Entertainment & Arts"
New post from BBC News in "Europe"
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Europe"
New post from BBC News in "Family & Education"
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Family & Education"
New post from BBC News in "Health"
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Health"
New post from BBC News in "Latin America"
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Latin America"
New post from BBC News in "Middle East"
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires whenever there is a new post from BBC News in "Middle East"
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If
Select a trigger the automation will use
Any new SMS received
Any new SMS sent
New post from BBC News in "Africa"
New post from BBC News in "Asia"
New post from BBC News in "Business"
New post from BBC News in "England"
New post from BBC News in "Entertainment & Arts"
New post from BBC News in "Europe"
New post from BBC News in "Family & Education"
New post from BBC News in "Health"
New post from BBC News in "Latin America"
New post from BBC News in "Middle East"
New post from BBC News in "Northern Ireland"
New post from BBC News in "Politics"
New post from BBC News in "Science & Environment"
New post from BBC News in "Scotland"
New post from BBC News in "Technology"
New post from BBC News in "Top Stories"
New post from BBC News in "UK"
New post from BBC News in "US & Canada"
New post from BBC News in "Wales"
New post from BBC News in "World"
New SMS received from phone number
New SMS received matches search
New SMS sent matches search
New SMS sent to phone number
Then
Select an action the automation will perform
Send an SMS
You can add delays, queries, and more actions in the chat.
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More on Android SMS and BBC News
About Android SMS
Android SMS and IFTTT let you start automations when you get a text message, and send SMS messages to other numbers.
About BBC News
BBC News and IFTTT let you watch for stories in the topics you care about, from UK news to world headlines.