When you send out an E-goi SmartSMS (or an SMS or Transactional SMS message which includes a webpage link), people will usually see on their phone a small link preview (eg. a pic or title) alongside your message.
This behaviour (which E-goi can't control) depends on:
- the mobile device (very old phones probably won't support link previews)
- the mobile's operating system (Android or iOS)
What's required for the preview to show up?
On Android phones (Samsung, Huawei, etc.):
- The latest version of the Android Messages app
- Your link should be placed either at the very beginning or end of the message
- Your message must include one link only
On iOS phones (iPhone):
- People receiving your message must have your SMS sender in their contact list
- Your link should be placed either at the very beginning or end of the message
- Your message must include one link only
Can I customise the preview's pic and title?
Yep! If you're linking to your own page (not E-goi's) and you're familiar with HTML, it's actually quite easy.
To specify a picture, place this code snippet between the <head> tags of the webpage you'll be linking to:
<meta property="og:image" content="https://www.example.com/my_pic.jpg"/>
To specify a title, you can do something similar, but keep in mind the preview will already fetch the page's title. If you would still like a different title to show up (make it smaller than 36 chars), place this code snippet between the <head> tags of your page:
<meta property="og:title" content="A catchy title"/>