[Q] SMS Forwarding (to email) for Tab 8.9 - Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps

Hi. I just bought a Tab 8.9 (and boy do I love this thing). Being an avid Tab 7" user though, I'm kinda missing the phone functionality (I was aware of that beforehand).
What I didn't know, that the 8.9 is perfectly capable of receiving and sending SMS on its own. That was a pleasant surprise up until I noticed NONE of the SMS forwarding apps in the market that I'm aware of are supporting this tab. I planned to use my primary SIM card in the 8.9 tab and use it for everything else short of actual phone calls. But I usually leave the Tab in my car and/or home when I go to shops, visit friends and such. I would still like to receive incoming sms at those times.
On my SGS2 I used a program called "Phone Control" to achieve this (SMS arrived via gmail even when I left SGS2 in the dock at home/car and had another phone with me). But Phone Control requires a dialer to use and isn't listed as compatible with the tab anyways.
Is there an app that forwards incoming SMS to email (preferably GMail) that works on Honeycomb, specifically Galaxy Tab 8.9"?
I'm trying to achieve just one simple thing. On incoming SMS, the device would automatically forward it via email to my gmail account. Nothing more, nothing less.

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Have you tried DeskSMS?

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"This item is not compatible with your device."

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Hello - can you try PhoneLeash (Android Market, free)? Its targeted at 2.2/API 8, so your Tab should be fine. G'luck!

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pvsub said:
Hello - can you try PhoneLeash (Android Market, free)? Its targeted at 2.2/API 8, so your Tab should be fine. G'luck!
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"This item is not compatible with your device."
I guess it has something to do with the Tab not being a phone, although capable of text messaging. I guess Android Market looks at permissions and if it has anything to do with calling/dialing/messaging/etc, it automatically disqualifies Android 3.x devices not explicitly allowed (like the new 7.x" Tabs, for example). This is just a guess though, might be something else.

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AnttiV said:
"This item is not compatible with your device."
I guess it has something to do with the Tab not being a phone, although capable of text messaging. I guess Android Market looks at permissions and if it has anything to do with calling/dialing/messaging/etc, it automatically disqualifies Android 3.x devices not explicitly allowed (like the new 7.x" Tabs, for example). This is just a guess though, might be something else.
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Thanks for trying ... I _think_ I know what could be going on. PhoneLeash looks for a number of capabilities, but all except one are optional: "telephony". I could send you an APK privately, and if that works for you (and doesn't break on other phones) we could post the update on the market. Let me know via email to support -xATx- gearandroid -xD O T-x com

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Mail sent. I'm always willing to help devs, that's part of why I hand around here

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Hi folks:
PhoneLeash v 1.5 is now posted to the Android Market. I am little tired now, so with your permission I will forward you to this post, as well as to this detailed review from a helpful forumperson (and response).
@ AnttiV: PhoneLeash can now forward to SMS destinations (another phone, Google Voice, Skype) and in this mode there is no need for email-to-SMS capability. I think PhoneLeash is the only app that worked on your Tab 8.9 so I am hoping this will help somewhat.

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Hi folks,
I have tried out the PhoneLeash v1.5. The sms forwarding function worked in my Xoom with Android 3.1. I suppose the other apps will catch up, but as per now, it might be the only one working with Tablet running Honeycomb and without the telephone function.

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Hi folks - PhoneLeash 1.7 is now on the Market.
Here's some details on new features etc.
Many new features, but the SMS to email link is really good now ... we've tried our best to make an SMS look and act like an email, when in email. Threads are retained and turned into Gmail conversations (when forwarding to Gmail). The "email" sender name is the name and/or phone number of the SMS sender etc.
You can even export SMS to email, and create a mirror in the email world. Looks like this.
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