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Bringing back Google SMS
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concierge

Bringing back Google SMS.

Things you can do

Once your number is verified, simply text (613) 209-3799 with your message and see the result

Word Definitions

Definitions of words can be found by texting either define %word% or definition of %word%

For example:

define pudding

replies with:

noun - a hot sweet dish, made from cake, rice, bread etc with fruit, milk, or other sweet things added

Note: Currently only gets the first definition of the given word

Weather lookup

Current Conditions

Current conditions can be found by texting either wx %location or postal code% or weather %location or postal code%

For example:

weather Ottawa, Ontario

replies with

Current temp in Ottawa, Ontario: 13 °C

Weather Forecasts

Very simple weather forecasts are in the works! In the future you'll be able to find them by using the word forecast before the location

Sports Scores

Coming soon!

Unit Conversions

Many different types of units can be converted to each other by texting either %quantity% %units% in %units% or %quantity% %units% to %units%

For example:

5m in cm

replies with

500 cm

Note: There are currently issues with displaying numbers as fractions as well as serious limitations in temperature conversion.

Wikipedia Articles

Basic information about a topic can be learned from a snippet of a Wikipedia article. You can do this by typing wiki %term% or wikipedia %term%

For example:

wiki Albert Einstein

replies with

Albert Einstein (/ˈaɪnstaɪn/; German: [ˈalbɐrt ˈaɪnʃtaɪn]; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist. He develop

Note: Only the first 140 characters of the article are returned