# Mobile phone and MQTT
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mobile-phone-and-mqtt/11549
**Category:** General
**Created:** [26 May 2019 07:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mobile-phone-and-mqtt/11549 "2019-05-26T07:49:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [26 May 2019 07:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mobile-phone-and-mqtt/11549/1 "2019-05-26T07:49:55Z")
Maybe not the right place to ask, but.....
How _easy_ is it to put MQTT on a mobile phone to send messages?
So when things happen, it sends a message (publishes) to a known host.
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### Author:  [@ghayne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ghayne)
#### Post date: [26 May 2019 08:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mobile-phone-and-mqtt/11549/2 "2019-05-26T08:05:00Z")
I use this app (Android):
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> Warning: This app is for nerds only :) If you don't know what MQTT is, this app is likely not for you.
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> \- With the app you can create dashboards for your MQTT enabled IoT Smart Home devices, applications and Home automation.
> \- Phones and tablets are supported in both orientations
> \- Share metrics among devices via shared topic
> \- Simple and easy to use dashboard-like UI
> \- Designed to run 24/7 (memory efficient, reconnects automatically)
> \- Scripting support (JavaScript)
> \- Unique to the app: Image ...
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [26 May 2019 08:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mobile-phone-and-mqtt/11549/3 "2019-05-26T08:11:06Z")
I apologise. I am only wanting to publish to the ..... broker.
I have Tasker installed and found a _plugin_ for it.
I have it working. Just installed it and sent a message.
On to next part of the journey!
Smart phone charging station.
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### Author:  [@wb666greene](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/wb666greene)
#### Post date: [26 May 2019 18:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mobile-phone-and-mqtt/11549/4 "2019-05-26T18:05:51Z")
You can get a pretty full blown node-red on an Android phone with Termux and Termux-API from the play strore followed by apt install o fthe node-red components.
Just something to file away for future reference if you weren't aware of it. I use it and a cheap android phone with TING "pay as you go" service to Send SMS messages via MQTT messages to by central broker.
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### Author:  [@Steampunk\_Prof](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steampunk_Prof)
#### Post date: [27 May 2019 11:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mobile-phone-and-mqtt/11549/5 "2019-05-27T11:43:18Z")
Works well using Node-RED on Termux, I've used it as an alternative to OwnTracks just to see if it worked, which it did and was easy to set up.
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### Author:  [@sachusharath](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sachusharath)
#### Post date: [15 November 2021 14:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mobile-phone-and-mqtt/11549/6 "2021-11-15T14:14:14Z")
I am trying to do something similar what you did.
Can you please let me know what was the solution you found?
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### Author:  [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)
#### Post date: [15 November 2021 14:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mobile-phone-and-mqtt/11549/7 "2021-11-15T14:18:04Z")
Things have moved on considerably over the past 30 months
I'm closing this one - please create a new thread for your problem 🙂
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### Author:  [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)
#### Post date: [15 November 2021 14:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mobile-phone-and-mqtt/11549/8 "2021-11-15T14:18:11Z")