How to use SMS content provider? Where are the docs?

Question

I\'d like to be able to read the system\'s SMS content provider. Basically I wanted to make an SMS messaging app, but it would only be useful if I could see past threads etc

Answer 1

This is what I got from API 23:

public static final String COLUMN_ID = "_id";
public static final String COLUMN_THREAD_ID = "thread_id";
public static final String COLUMN_ADDRESS = "address";
public static final String COLUMN_PERSON = "person";
public static final String COLUMN_DATE = "date";
public static final String COLUMN_DATE_SENT = "date_sent";
public static final String COLUMN_PROTOCOL = "protocol";
public static final String COLUMN_READ = "read";
public static final String COLUMN_STATUS = "status";
public static final String COLUMN_TYPE = "type";
public static final String COLUMN_REPLY_PATH_PRESENT = "reply_path_present";
public static final String COLUMN_SUBJECT = "subject";
public static final String COLUMN_BODY = "body";
public static final String COLUMN_SERVICE_CENTER = "service_center";
public static final String COLUMN_LOCKED = "locked";
public static final String COLUMN_ERROR_CODE = "error_code";
public static final String COLUMN_SEEN = "seen";
public static final String COLUMN_TIMED = "timed";
public static final String COLUMN_DELETED = "deleted";
public static final String COLUMN_SYNC_STATE = "sync_state";
public static final String COLUMN_MARKER = "marker";
public static final String COLUMN_SOURCE = "source";
public static final String COLUMN_BIND_ID = "bind_id";
public static final String COLUMN_MX_STATUS = "mx_status";
public static final String COLUMN_MX_ID = "mx_id";
public static final String COLUMN_OUT_TIME = "out_time";
public static final String COLUMN_ACCOUNT = "account";
public static final String COLUMN_SIM_ID = "sim_id";
public static final String COLUMN_BLOCK_TYPE = "block_type";
public static final String COLUMN_ADVANCED_SEEN = "advanced_seen";
public static final String COLUMN_B2C_TTL = "b2c_ttl";
public static final String COLUMN_B2C_NUMBERS = "b2c_numbers";
public static final String COLUMN_FAKE_CELL_TYPE = "fake_cell_type";
public static final String COLUMN_URL_RISKY_TYPE = "url_risky_type";

And this is how I print all the contents:

    private void readAllMessages() {
    List smssList = new ArrayList();
    Sms sms;
    Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(Uri.parse("content://sms/inbox"), null, null, null, null);
    if (cursor.moveToFirst()) {
        String message = "";
        do {
            sms = new Sms();
            sms.set_id(cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_ID)));
            sms.setThreadId(cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_THREAD_ID)));
            sms.setAddress(cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_ADDRESS)));
            sms.setPerson((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_PERSON))));
            sms.setDate((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_DATE))));
            sms.setDateSent((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_DATE_SENT))));
            sms.setProtocol((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_PROTOCOL))));
            sms.setRead((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_READ))));
            sms.setStatus((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_STATUS))));
            sms.setType((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_TYPE))));
            sms.setReplyPathPresent((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_REPLY_PATH_PRESENT))));
            sms.setSubject((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_SUBJECT))));
            sms.setBody((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_BODY))));
            sms.setServiceCenter((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_SERVICE_CENTER))));
            sms.setLocked((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_LOCKED))));
            sms.setErrorCode((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_ERROR_CODE))));
            sms.setSeen((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_SEEN))));
            sms.setTimed((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_TIMED))));
            sms.setDeleted((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_DELETED))));
            sms.setSyncState((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_SYNC_STATE))));
            sms.setMarker((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_MARKER))));
            sms.setSource((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_SOURCE))));
            sms.setBindId((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_BIND_ID))));
            sms.setMxStatus((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_MX_STATUS))));
            sms.setMxId((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_MX_ID))));
            sms.setOutTime((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_OUT_TIME))));
            sms.setAccount((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_ACCOUNT))));
            sms.setSimId((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_SIM_ID))));
            sms.setBlockType((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_BLOCK_TYPE))));
            sms.setAdvancedSeen((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_ADVANCED_SEEN))));
            sms.setB2cTtl((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_B2C_TTL))));
            sms.setB2cNumbers((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_B2C_NUMBERS))));
            sms.setFakeCellType((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_FAKE_CELL_TYPE))));
            sms.setUrlRiskyType((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(Sms.COLUMN_URL_RISKY_TYPE))));

            Log.v(TAG, "SMS read " + sms);
            smssList.add(sms);
        } while (cursor.moveToNext());
    } else {
        Log.v(TAG, "The user does not have any sms");
    }
}

The source code could be found here: https://github.com/jiahaoliuliu/Akami/tree/feature/allSmsFields