diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 9f8693f..c021031 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "version": "0.2.0",
     "configurations": [
         {
-            "name": "Flutter",
+            "name": "Example App",
             "request": "launch",
             "type": "dart",
             "program": "example/lib/main.dart"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 33c06fd..5b89349 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 2.3.3
+
+* Adding ability to send SMS directly on Android (#57).
+
 # 2.3.2
 
 * Update Android plugin to use V2 embedding.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 134bad3..48da449 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,6 +56,36 @@ List<String> recipents = ["1234567890", "5556787676"];
 _sendSMS(message, recipents);
 ```
 
+
+## Sending Direct
+
+**WARNING, there is a narrow category of apps that can get into the play store
+using this feature. Using it is only advisable if you fit into this category or
+you intent to distribute through a third party platform**
+
+On Android, you can skip the additional dialog with the sendDirect parameter.
+
+``` dart
+String message = "This is a test message!";
+List<String> recipents = ["1234567890", "5556787676"];
+
+ String _result = await sendSMS(message: message, recipients: recipents, sendDirect: true)
+        .catchError((onError) {
+      print(onError);
+    });
+print(_result);
+```
+
+NOTE: This also requires the SEND_SMS permission to be added to the AndroidManifest.xml
+
+```
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS"/>
+    
+    <application
+      ...
+```
+
+
 ## Screenshots
 
 iOS SMS             |  Android MMS
diff --git a/android/src/main/kotlin/com/example/flutter_sms/FlutterSmsPlugin.kt b/android/src/main/kotlin/com/example/flutter_sms/FlutterSmsPlugin.kt
index c9f4a7f..25af08c 100644
--- a/android/src/main/kotlin/com/example/flutter_sms/FlutterSmsPlugin.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/kotlin/com/example/flutter_sms/FlutterSmsPlugin.kt
@@ -1,21 +1,25 @@
 package com.example.flutter_sms
 
 import android.annotation.TargetApi
-import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodCall
-import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel
-import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel.MethodCallHandler
-import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel.Result
-import io.flutter.plugin.common.PluginRegistry.Registrar
 import android.app.Activity
-import android.net.Uri
+import android.app.PendingIntent
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager
+import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Build
+import android.telephony.SmsManager
+import android.util.Log
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull
 import io.flutter.embedding.engine.plugins.FlutterPlugin
 import io.flutter.embedding.engine.plugins.activity.ActivityAware
 import io.flutter.embedding.engine.plugins.activity.ActivityPluginBinding
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.BinaryMessenger
+import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodCall
+import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel
+import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel.MethodCallHandler
+import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel.Result
+import io.flutter.plugin.common.PluginRegistry.Registrar
+
 
 class FlutterSmsPlugin: FlutterPlugin, MethodCallHandler, ActivityAware {
   private lateinit var mChannel: MethodChannel
@@ -76,9 +80,10 @@ class FlutterSmsPlugin: FlutterPlugin, MethodCallHandler, ActivityAware {
                     "A device may be unable to send messages if it does not support messaging or if it is not currently configured to send messages. This only applies to the ability to send text messages via iMessage, SMS, and MMS.")
             return
           }
-          val message = call.argument<String?>("message")
-          val recipients = call.argument<String?>("recipients")
-          sendSMS(result, recipients, message!!)
+          val message = call.argument<String?>("message") ?: ""
+          val recipients = call.argument<String?>("recipients") ?: ""
+          val sendDirect = call.argument<Boolean?>("sendDirect") ?: false
+          sendSMS(result, recipients, message!!, sendDirect)
         }
         "canSendSMS" -> result.success(canSendSMS())
         else -> result.notImplemented()
@@ -95,7 +100,35 @@ class FlutterSmsPlugin: FlutterPlugin, MethodCallHandler, ActivityAware {
     return !(activityInfo == null || !activityInfo.exported)
   }
 
-  private fun sendSMS(result: Result, phones: String?, message: String?) {
+  private fun sendSMS(result: Result, phones: String, message: String, sendDirect: Boolean) {
+    if (sendDirect) {
+      sendSMSDirect(result, phones, message);
+    }
+    else {
+      sendSMSDialog(result, phones, message);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private fun sendSMSDirect(result: Result, phones: String, message: String) {
+    // SmsManager is android.telephony
+    val sentIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(activity, 0, Intent("SMS_SENT_ACTION"), PendingIntent.FLAG_IMMUTABLE)
+    val mSmsManager = SmsManager.getDefault()
+    val numbers = phones.split(";")
+
+    for (num in numbers) {
+      Log.d("Flutter SMS", "msg.length() : " + message.toByteArray().size)
+      if (message.toByteArray().size > 80) {
+        val partMessage = mSmsManager.divideMessage(message)
+        mSmsManager.sendMultipartTextMessage(num, null, partMessage, null, null)
+      } else {
+        mSmsManager.sendTextMessage(num, null, message, sentIntent, null)
+      }
+    }
+
+    result.success("SMS Sent!")
+  }
+
+  private fun sendSMSDialog(result: Result, phones: String, message: String) {
     val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO)
     intent.data = Uri.parse("smsto:$phones")
     intent.putExtra("sms_body", message)
diff --git a/example/.flutter-plugins-dependencies b/example/.flutter-plugins-dependencies
index 01bacb8..1f87844 100644
--- a/example/.flutter-plugins-dependencies
+++ b/example/.flutter-plugins-dependencies
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"info":"This is a generated file; do not edit or check into version control.","plugins":{"ios":[{"name":"flutter_sms","path":"/Users/rodydavis/Developer/GitHub/plugins/packages/flutter_sms/","dependencies":["url_launcher"]},{"name":"url_launcher","path":"/usr/local/Caskroom/flutter/1.2.1/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/url_launcher-6.0.12/","dependencies":[]}],"android":[{"name":"flutter_sms","path":"/Users/rodydavis/Developer/GitHub/plugins/packages/flutter_sms/","dependencies":["url_launcher"]},{"name":"url_launcher","path":"/usr/local/Caskroom/flutter/1.2.1/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/url_launcher-6.0.12/","dependencies":[]}],"macos":[{"name":"url_launcher_macos","path":"/usr/local/Caskroom/flutter/1.2.1/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/url_launcher_macos-2.0.2/","dependencies":[]}],"linux":[{"name":"url_launcher_linux","path":"/usr/local/Caskroom/flutter/1.2.1/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/url_launcher_linux-2.0.2/","dependencies":[]}],"windows":[{"name":"url_launcher_windows","path":"/usr/local/Caskroom/flutter/1.2.1/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/url_launcher_windows-2.0.2/","dependencies":[]}],"web":[{"name":"flutter_sms","path":"/Users/rodydavis/Developer/GitHub/plugins/packages/flutter_sms/","dependencies":[]},{"name":"url_launcher_web","path":"/usr/local/Caskroom/flutter/1.2.1/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/url_launcher_web-2.0.4/","dependencies":[]}]},"dependencyGraph":[{"name":"flutter_sms","dependencies":["url_launcher"]},{"name":"url_launcher","dependencies":["url_launcher_linux","url_launcher_macos","url_launcher_web","url_launcher_windows"]},{"name":"url_launcher_linux","dependencies":[]},{"name":"url_launcher_macos","dependencies":[]},{"name":"url_launcher_web","dependencies":[]},{"name":"url_launcher_windows","dependencies":[]}],"date_created":"2021-09-27 10:56:42.626795","version":"2.5.1"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"info":"This is a generated file; do not edit or check into version control.","plugins":{"ios":[{"name":"flutter_sms","path":"/Users/dsilk/Development/flutter/packages/flutter_sms/","dependencies":[]},{"name":"url_launcher_ios","path":"/Users/dsilk/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/url_launcher_ios-6.0.15/","dependencies":[]}],"android":[{"name":"flutter_sms","path":"/Users/dsilk/Development/flutter/packages/flutter_sms/","dependencies":[]},{"name":"url_launcher_android","path":"/Users/dsilk/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/url_launcher_android-6.0.15/","dependencies":[]}],"macos":[{"name":"url_launcher_macos","path":"/Users/dsilk/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/url_launcher_macos-3.0.0/","dependencies":[]}],"linux":[{"name":"url_launcher_linux","path":"/Users/dsilk/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/url_launcher_linux-3.0.0/","dependencies":[]}],"windows":[{"name":"url_launcher_windows","path":"/Users/dsilk/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/url_launcher_windows-3.0.0/","dependencies":[]}],"web":[{"name":"flutter_sms","path":"/Users/dsilk/Development/flutter/packages/flutter_sms/","dependencies":[]},{"name":"url_launcher_web","path":"/Users/dsilk/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/url_launcher_web-2.0.8/","dependencies":[]}]},"dependencyGraph":[{"name":"flutter_sms","dependencies":["url_launcher"]},{"name":"url_launcher","dependencies":["url_launcher_android","url_launcher_ios","url_launcher_linux","url_launcher_macos","url_launcher_web","url_launcher_windows"]},{"name":"url_launcher_android","dependencies":[]},{"name":"url_launcher_ios","dependencies":[]},{"name":"url_launcher_linux","dependencies":[]},{"name":"url_launcher_macos","dependencies":[]},{"name":"url_launcher_web","dependencies":[]},{"name":"url_launcher_windows","dependencies":[]}],"date_created":"2022-02-14 16:50:47.982162","version":"2.10.1"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 55ca830..6fb01f8 100644
--- a/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@
          In most cases you can leave this as-is, but you if you want to provide
          additional functionality it is fine to subclass or reimplement
          FlutterApplication and put your custom class here. -->
+
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS"/>
+    
     <application
-        android:name="io.flutter.app.FlutterApplication"
+        android:name="${applicationName}"
         android:label="example"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher">
         <activity
@@ -15,6 +18,7 @@
             android:theme="@style/LaunchTheme"
             android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|locale|layoutDirection|fontScale|screenLayout|density|uiMode"
             android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
+            android:exported="true"
             android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
             <!-- Specifies an Android theme to apply to this Activity as soon as
                  the Android process has started. This theme is visible to the user
diff --git a/example/android/build.gradle b/example/android/build.gradle
index f05df98..79f6709 100644
--- a/example/android/build.gradle
+++ b/example/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 buildscript {
-    ext.kotlin_version = '1.3.50'
+    ext.kotlin_version = '1.6.10'
     repositories {
         google()
         jcenter()
diff --git a/example/lib/main.dart b/example/lib/main.dart
index ef4304a..d9eb179 100644
--- a/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class _MyAppState extends State<MyApp> {
   String? _message, body;
   String _canSendSMSMessage = 'Check is not run.';
   List<String> people = [];
+  bool sendDirect = false;
 
   @override
   void initState() {
@@ -30,7 +31,10 @@ class _MyAppState extends State<MyApp> {
   Future<void> _sendSMS(List<String> recipients) async {
     try {
       String _result = await sendSMS(
-          message: _controllerMessage.text, recipients: recipients);
+        message: _controllerMessage.text,
+        recipients: recipients,
+        sendDirect: sendDirect,
+      );
       setState(() => _message = _result);
     } catch (error) {
       setState(() => _message = error.toString());
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ class _MyAppState extends State<MyApp> {
         ),
         body: ListView(
           children: <Widget>[
-            if (people == null || people.isEmpty)
+            if (people.isEmpty)
               const SizedBox(height: 0)
             else
               SizedBox(
@@ -144,12 +148,22 @@ class _MyAppState extends State<MyApp> {
                 },
               ),
             ),
+            SwitchListTile(
+                title: const Text('Send Direct'),
+                subtitle: const Text(
+                    'Should we skip the additional dialog? (Android only)'),
+                value: sendDirect,
+                onChanged: (bool newValue) {
+                  setState(() {
+                    sendDirect = newValue;
+                  });
+                }),
             Padding(
               padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8),
               child: ElevatedButton(
                 style: ButtonStyle(
                   backgroundColor: MaterialStateProperty.resolveWith(
-                      (states) => Theme.of(context).accentColor),
+                      (states) => Theme.of(context).colorScheme.secondary),
                   padding: MaterialStateProperty.resolveWith(
                       (states) => const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 16)),
                 ),
@@ -158,7 +172,7 @@ class _MyAppState extends State<MyApp> {
                 },
                 child: Text(
                   'SEND',
-                  style: Theme.of(context).accentTextTheme.button,
+                  style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.displayMedium,
                 ),
               ),
             ),
diff --git a/lib/flutter_sms.dart b/lib/flutter_sms.dart
index e1cc264..b6a61e5 100644
--- a/lib/flutter_sms.dart
+++ b/lib/flutter_sms.dart
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 
-import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
-
 import 'src/flutter_sms_platform.dart';
 
 /// Open SMS Dialog on iOS/Android/Web
 Future<String> sendSMS({
   required String message,
   required List<String> recipients,
+  bool sendDirect = false,
 }) =>
-    FlutterSmsPlatform.instance
-        .sendSMS(message: message, recipients: recipients);
+    FlutterSmsPlatform.instance.sendSMS(
+      message: message,
+      recipients: recipients,
+      sendDirect: sendDirect,
+    );
 
 /// Launch SMS Url Scheme on all platforms
 Future<bool> launchSms({
diff --git a/lib/flutter_sms_web.dart b/lib/flutter_sms_web.dart
index b97fbc9..1c7a749 100644
--- a/lib/flutter_sms_web.dart
+++ b/lib/flutter_sms_web.dart
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class FlutterSmsPlugin extends FlutterSmsPlatform {
   Future<String> sendSMS({
     required String message,
     required List<String> recipients,
+    bool sendDirect = false,
   }) async {
     bool _messageSent =
         await FlutterSmsPlatform.instance.launchSmsMulti(recipients, message);
diff --git a/lib/src/flutter_sms_platform.dart b/lib/src/flutter_sms_platform.dart
index da82d5d..ff4361e 100644
--- a/lib/src/flutter_sms_platform.dart
+++ b/lib/src/flutter_sms_platform.dart
@@ -32,9 +32,12 @@ class FlutterSmsPlatform extends PlatformInterface {
     _instance = instance;
   }
 
+  ///
+  ///
   Future<String> sendSMS({
     required String message,
     required List<String> recipients,
+    bool sendDirect = false,
   }) {
     final mapData = <dynamic, dynamic>{};
     mapData['message'] = message;
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ class FlutterSmsPlatform extends PlatformInterface {
     } else {
       String _phones = recipients.join(';');
       mapData['recipients'] = _phones;
+      mapData['sendDirect'] = sendDirect;
       return _channel
           .invokeMethod<String>('sendSMS', mapData)
           .then((value) => value ?? 'Error sending sms');
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 91812cb..7051335 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: flutter_sms
 description: A Flutter plugin to Send SMS and MMS on iOS and Android. If iMessage is enabled it will send as iMessage on iOS. This plugin must be tested on a real device on iOS.
-version: 2.3.2
+version: 2.3.3
 homepage: https://github.com/rodydavis/plugins
 repository: https://github.com/fluttercommunity/flutter_sms
 maintainer: Rody Davis (@rodydavis)