[android-developers] Re: Read SMS without "content://sms/" ??

Thanks!

Hmm, so every SMS Backup App does it that way, too. Right? :-/

(Alternative I could root my Device and read out directly the sqlite
database mmssms.db or?)

On 14 Okt., 14:53, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 8:42 AM, BearTi <mlrti...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > how can I read out the SMS?
>
> There is no support for this in the Android SDK, as storing SMS is the
> job of an SMS client, not the operating system.
>
> > I´ve read somewhere that solution by "content://sms/" is not good and
> > future-proof , is that right or is this the only and best way?
>
> It is the only way. I would not be the least bit surprised to find
> this undocumented/unsupported provider locked down in the future the
> way they recently locked down Gmail. I am hoping they don't -- I'm
> really hoping this provider gets formal SDK support someday.
>
> Also, there is no guarantee that this provider exists on any given
> device or is used by the user's chosen SMS client on any given device.
>
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