Key Takeaways
- Weekly ops checklist for an Android SMS gateway server is scheduled discipline: pairing, airtime, OEM, canaries, STOP, spare — not a green dashboard alone.
- Server/control-plane health still depends on radios that sleep and SIMs that run out.
- Canary staff numbers after OEM updates and before OTP peaks.
- You bring phones and operator airtime; we meter devices and send volume.
- Isolate OTP from marketing in the weekly review.
- Developer Center owns live API fields.
Weekly gates for gateway servers
Weekly ops checklist for gateway server is the recurring gate list for Android SIM fleets behind a control plane. Product: how an Android SMS gateway works. OSS twin: open-source weekly ops.
A green server status page is not a charged spare phone — or a topped-up SIM.
Weekly ops matrix
| Gate | Owner | Pass when |
|---|---|---|
| Pairing / last-seen | Ops | Devices fresh; no silent offline |
| Airtime | Ops / finance | Balance covers week + retries |
| OEM / battery | Ops | Exclusions hold after OS nags |
| Staff canary | Eng + Ops | SMS received on OTP pool |
| STOP / suppress | Ops | Inbound MO still suppresses |
| Spare charged | Ops | Warm spare for OTP |
Canary cadence
Monday AM and post-OEM-update. DLR: delivery reports. STOP: auto-reply and STOP.
Cost
You bring the Android and operator SMS credit. Canaries meter volume. Free: 1 device / 300 SMS lifetime / 300 contacts. See device and SMS volume pricing.
Checklist
- Owners named per gate.
- OTP isolated from promo.
- Airtime includes canaries.
- OEM exemptions re-verified.
- STOP path tested.
- Spare charged.
- No Unlimited SMS titles.
- Setup docs linked.
Next steps
Setup: device setup. Pre-launch: phone-as-gateway pre-launch.
Related product pages
Jump to the live product docs for this topic—not another long-form article.
- SMS API documentationLive endpoint reference
- device and SMS volume pricingPlans and allowances
- Android SMS gateway product guideDefinition, product, and how to buy
- download the Android gateway appGet the APK
