How to open up a specific SMS in android

Question

Is there a way to open up the Messaging Activity on android with a specific SMS?

Answer 1

This snippet is from a comment in the accepted answer. Posting the method here for posterity.

public static long findThreadIdFromAddress(Context context, String address) {
    if (address == null)
        return 0;

    String THREAD_RECIPIENT_QUERY = "recipient";

    Uri.Builder uriBuilder = THREAD_ID_CONTENT_URI.buildUpon();
    uriBuilder.appendQueryParameter(THREAD_RECIPIENT_QUERY, address);

    long threadId = 0;

    Cursor cursor = null;
    try {

        cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(
                uriBuilder.build(),
                new String[] { Contacts._ID },
                null, null, null);

        if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {
            threadId = cursor.getLong(0);
        }
    } finally {
        if (cursor != null) {
            cursor.close();
        }
    }
    return threadId;
}