How can I read SMS messages from the device programmatically in Android

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I want to retrieve the SMS messages from the device and display them

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There are lots of answers are already available but i think all of them are missing an important part of this question. Before reading data from an internal database or its table we have to understand how data is stored in it and then we can find the solution of the above question that is :

How can I read SMS messages from the device programmatically in Android?

So,In android SMS table is like look like this

Know,we can select whatever we want from the database.In our case we have only required

id,address and body

In case of reading SMS:

1.Ask for permissions

int REQUEST_PHONE_CALL = 1;

   if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(MainActivity.this, Manifest.permission.READ_SMS) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
            ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(MainActivity.this, new String[]{Manifest.permission.READ_SMS}, REQUEST_PHONE_CALL);
        }

or

 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SMS" />

2.Now your code goes like this

// Create Inbox box URI
Uri inboxURI = Uri.parse("content://sms/inbox");

// List required columns
String[] reqCols = new String[]{"_id", "address", "body"};

// Get Content Resolver object, which will deal with Content Provider
ContentResolver cr = getContentResolver();

// Fetch Inbox SMS Message from Built-in Content Provider
Cursor c = cr.query(inboxURI, reqCols, null, null, null);

// Attached Cursor with adapter and display in listview
adapter = new SimpleCursorAdapter(this, R.layout.a1_row, c,
        new String[]{"body", "address"}, new int[]{
        R.id.A1_txt_Msg, R.id.A1_txt_Number});
lst.setAdapter(adapter);

I hope this one will be helpful. Thanks.

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if  Build VERSION SDK INT  gt   Build VERSION CODES KITKAT            final String myPackageName   getPackageName            if   Telephony Sms getDefaultSmsPackage this  equals myPackageName                  Intent intent   new Intent Telephony Sms Intents ACTION CHANGE DEFAULT               intent putExtra Telephony Sms Intents EXTRA PACKAGE NAME  myPackageName               startActivityForResult intent  1            else               List lt Sms gt  lst   getAllSms                   else           List lt Sms gt  lst   getAllSms            Set app as default SMS app       Override protected void onActivityResult int requestCode  int resultCode  Intent data    if  requestCode    1        if  resultCode    RESULT OK             if  Build VERSION SDK INT  gt   Build VERSION CODES KITKAT                final String myPackageName   getPackageName                if  Telephony Sms getDefaultSmsPackage mActivity  equals myPackageName                      List lt Sms gt  lst   getAllSms                                        Function to get SMS  public List lt Sms gt  getAllSms         List lt Sms gt  lstSms   new ArrayList lt Sms gt         Sms objSms   new Sms        Uri message   Uri parse  content   sms         ContentResolver cr   mActivity getContentResolver         Cursor c   cr query message  null  null  null  null       mActivity startManagingCursor c       int totalSMS   c getCount         if  c moveToFirst              for  int i   0  i  lt  totalSMS  i                   objSms   new Sms                objSms setId c getString c getColumnIndexOrThrow   id                  objSms setAddress c getString c                      getColumnIndexOrThrow  address                  objSms setMsg c getString c getColumnIndexOrThrow  body                  objSms setReadState c getString c getColumnIndex  read                  objSms setTime c getString c getColumnIndexOrThrow  date                  if  c getString c getColumnIndexOrThrow  type    contains  1                      objSms setFolderName  inbox                  else                   objSms setFolderName  sent                               lstSms add objSms               c moveToNext                           else          throw new RuntimeException  You have no SMS                 c close         return lstSms      Sms class is below   public class Sms  private String  id  private String  address  private String  msg  private String  readState     0  for have not read sms and  1  for have read sms private String  time  private String  folderName   public String getId    return  id    public String getAddress    return  address    public String getMsg    return  msg    public String getReadState    return  readState    public String getTime    return  time    public String getFolderName    return  folderName      public void setId String id    id   id    public void setAddress String address    address   address    public void setMsg String msg    msg   msg    public void setReadState String readState    readState   readState    public void setTime String time    time   time    public void setFolderName String folderName    folderName   folderName         Don t forget to define permission in your AndroidManifest xml   lt uses-permission android name  android permission READ SMS    gt

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Kotlin Code to read SMS    1- Add this permission to AndroidManifest xml          lt uses-permission android name  android permission RECEIVE SMS   gt    2-Create a BroadCastreceiver Class    package utils broadcastreceivers  import android content BroadcastReceiver import android content Context import android content Intent import android telephony SmsMessage import android util Log  class MySMSBroadCastReceiver   BroadcastReceiver     override fun onReceive context  Context   intent  Intent         var body          val bundle   intent  extras     val pdusArr   bundle   get  pdus   as Array lt Any gt      var messages  Array lt SmsMessage  gt     arrayOfNulls pdusArr size       if SMSis Long and contain more than 1 Message we ll read all of them     for  i in pdusArr indices            messages i    SmsMessage createFromPdu pdusArr i  as ByteArray              var MobileNumber  String    messages 0   originatingAddress        Log i TAG   MobileNumber   MobileNumber                   val bodyText   StringBuilder           for  i in messages indices                bodyText append messages i   messageBody                    body   bodyText toString           if  body isNotEmpty               Do something  save SMS in DB or variable   static object or                              Log i  Inside Receiver       body   body                        3-Get SMS Permission if Android 6 and above      if  Build VERSION SDK INT  gt   Build VERSION CODES M  amp  amp       ActivityCompat checkSelfPermission context                Manifest permission RECEIVE SMS              PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED            Needs permission              requestPermissions arrayOf Manifest permission RECEIVE SMS               PERMISSIONS REQUEST READ SMS                  else      Permission has already been granted          4- Add this request code to Activity or fragment     companion object       const val PERMISSIONS REQUEST READ SMS   100        5- Override Check permisstion Request result fun     override fun onRequestPermissionsResult      requestCode  Int  permissions  Array lt out String gt       grantResults  IntArray         when  requestCode             PERMISSIONS REQUEST READ SMS - gt                if  grantResults 0     PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED                    Log i  BroadCastReceiver    PERMISSIONS REQUEST READ SMS Granted                 else                       toast  Permission must be granted

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String WHERE CONDITION   unreadOnly   SMS READ COLUMN       0    null    changed by   String WHERE CONDITION   unreadOnly   SMS READ COLUMN       0     SMS READ COLUMN       1

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This post is a little bit old  but here is another easy solution for getting data related to SMS content provider in Android   Use this lib  https   github com EverythingMe easy-content-providers   Get all SMS   TelephonyProvider telephonyProvider   new TelephonyProvider context   List lt Sms gt  smses   telephonyProvider getSms Filter ALL  getList      Each Sms has all fields  so you can get any info you need  address  body  receivedDate  type INBOX  SENT  DRAFT       threadId      Gel all MMS   List lt Mms gt  mmses   telephonyProvider getMms Filter ALL  getList     Gel all Thread   List lt Thread gt  threads   telephonyProvider getThreads   getList     Gel all Conversation   List lt Conversation gt  conversations   telephonyProvider getConversations   getList       It works with List or Cursor and there is a sample app to see how it looks and works    In fact  there is a support for all Android content providers like  Contacts  Call logs  Calendar      Full doc with all options  https   github com EverythingMe easy-content-providers wiki Android-providers  Hope it also helped

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Use Content Resolver   content   sms inbox   to read SMS which are in inbox      public static final String INBOX    content   sms inbox      public static final String SENT    content   sms sent      public static final String DRAFT    content   sms draft   Cursor cursor   getContentResolver   query Uri parse  content   sms inbox    null  null  null  null    if  cursor moveToFirst         must check the result to prevent exception     do          String msgData              for int idx 0 idx lt cursor getColumnCount   idx                        msgData          cursor getColumnName idx          cursor getString idx                      use msgData       while  cursor moveToNext       else         empty box  no SMS     Please add READ SMS permission   I Hope it helps

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From API 19 onwards you can make use of the Telephony Class for that  Since hardcored values won t retrieve messages in every devices because the content provider Uri changes from devices and manufacturers   public void getAllSms Context context         ContentResolver cr   context getContentResolver        Cursor c   cr query Telephony Sms CONTENT URI  null  null  null  null       int totalSMS   0      if  c    null            totalSMS   c getCount            if  c moveToFirst                  for  int j   0  j  lt  totalSMS  j                      String smsDate   c getString c getColumnIndexOrThrow Telephony Sms DATE                    String number   c getString c getColumnIndexOrThrow Telephony Sms ADDRESS                    String body   c getString c getColumnIndexOrThrow Telephony Sms BODY                    Date dateFormat  new Date Long valueOf smsDate                    String type                  switch  Integer parseInt c getString c getColumnIndexOrThrow Telephony Sms TYPE                           case Telephony Sms MESSAGE TYPE INBOX                          type    inbox                           break                      case Telephony Sms MESSAGE TYPE SENT                          type    sent                           break                      case Telephony Sms MESSAGE TYPE OUTBOX                          type    outbox                           break                      default                          break                                      c moveToNext                                     c close           else           Toast makeText this   No message to show    Toast LENGTH SHORT  show

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Step 1  first we have to add permissions in manifest file like  lt uses-permission android name  quot android permission RECEIVE SMS quot  android protectionLevel  quot signature quot    gt   lt uses-permission android name  quot android permission READ SMS quot    gt   Step 2  then add service sms receiver class for receiving sms  lt receiver android name  quot com aquadeals seller services SmsReceiver quot  gt       lt intent-filter gt           lt action android name  quot android provider Telephony SMS RECEIVED quot   gt       lt  intent-filter gt   lt  receiver gt   Step 3  Add run time permission private boolean checkAndRequestPermissions         int sms   ContextCompat checkSelfPermission this  Manifest permission READ SMS        if  sms    PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED                ActivityCompat requestPermissions this  new String   Manifest permission READ SMS   REQUEST ID MULTIPLE PERMISSIONS           return false            return true     Step 4  Add this classes in your app and test Interface class public interface SmsListener      public void messageReceived String messageText      SmsReceiver java public class SmsReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver       private static SmsListener mListener      public Pattern p   Pattern compile  quot       d 6  quot         Override     public void onReceive Context context  Intent intent            Bundle data    intent getExtras            Object   pdus    Object    data get  quot pdus quot            for int i 0 i lt pdus length i                          SmsMessage smsMessage   SmsMessage createFromPdu  byte    pdus i                String sender   smsMessage getDisplayOriginatingAddress                String phoneNumber   smsMessage getDisplayOriginatingAddress                String senderNum   phoneNumber               String messageBody   smsMessage getMessageBody                try                  if messageBody  null                       Matcher m   p matcher messageBody                       if m find                              mListener messageReceived m group 0                                                                      catch Exception e                        public static void bindListener SmsListener listener            mListener   listener

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It is a trivial process  You can see a good example in the source code SMSPopup  Examine the following methods   SmsMmsMessage getSmsDetails Context context  long ignoreThreadId  boolean unreadOnly  long findMessageId Context context  long threadId  long  timestamp  int messageType void setMessageRead Context context  long messageId  int messageType  void deleteMessage Context context  long messageId  long threadId  int messageType    this is the method for reading   SmsMmsMessage getSmsDetails Context context                              long ignoreThreadId  boolean unreadOnly       String SMS READ COLUMN    read      String WHERE CONDITION   unreadOnly   SMS READ COLUMN       0    null     String SORT ORDER    date DESC      int count   0        Log v WHERE CONDITION      if  ignoreThreadId  gt  0             Log v  Ignoring sms threadId       ignoreThreadId         WHERE CONDITION      AND thread id        ignoreThreadId          Cursor cursor   context getContentResolver   query                        SMS INBOX CONTENT URI                        new String       id    thread id    address    person    date    body                           WHERE CONDITION                        null                        SORT ORDER      if  cursor    null          try            count   cursor getCount             if  count  gt  0                cursor moveToFirst                   String   columns   cursor getColumnNames                   for  int i 0  i lt columns length  i                     Log v  columns     i          columns i           cursor getString i                                                                          long messageId   cursor getLong 0               long threadId   cursor getLong 1               String address   cursor getString 2               long contactId   cursor getLong 3               String contactId string   String valueOf contactId               long timestamp   cursor getLong 4                String body   cursor getString 5                                            if   unreadOnly                    count   0                             SmsMmsMessage smsMessage   new SmsMmsMessage context  address                            contactId string  body  timestamp                            threadId  count  messageId  SmsMmsMessage MESSAGE TYPE SMS               return smsMessage                     finally            cursor close                                   return null

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Google Play services has two APIs you can use to streamline the SMS-based verification process  SMS Retriever API  Provides a fully automated user experience  without requiring the user to manually type verification codes and without requiring any extra app permissions and should be used when possible  It does  however  require you to place a custom hash code in the message body  so you must have control over server side as well    Message requirements - 11-digit hash code that uniquely identifies your app Sender requirements - None User interaction - None   Request SMS Verification in an Android App  Perform SMS Verification on a Server  SMS User Consent API  Does not require the custom hash code  however require the user to approve your app s request to access the message containing the verification code  In order to minimize the chances of surfacing the wrong message to the user  SMS User Consent will filter out messages from senders in the user s Contacts list    Message requirements - 4-10 digit alphanumeric code containing at least one number Sender requirements - Sender cannot be in the user s Contacts list User interaction - One tap to approve   The SMS User Consent API is part of Google Play Services  To use it you   ll need at least version 17 0 0 of these libraries   implementation  com google android gms play-services-auth 17 0 0  implementation  com google android gms play-services-auth-api-phone 17 1 0    Step 1  Start listening for SMS messages  SMS User Consent will listen for incoming SMS messages that contain a one-time-code for up to five minutes  It won   t look at any messages that are sent before it   s started  If you know the phone number that will send the one-time-code  you can specify the senderPhoneNumber  or if you don   t null will match any number    smsRetriever startSmsUserConsent senderPhoneNumber    or null       Step 2  Request consent to read a message  Once your app receives a message containing a one-time-code  it   ll be notified by a broadcast  At this point  you don   t have consent to read the message     instead you   re given an Intent that you can start to prompt the user for consent  Inside your BroadcastReceiver  you show the prompt using the Intent in the extras  When you start that intent  it will prompt the user for permission to read a single message  They   ll be shown the entire text that they will share with your app   val consentIntent   extras getParcelable lt Intent gt  SmsRetriever EXTRA CONSENT INTENT  startActivityForResult consentIntent  SMS CONSENT REQUEST      Step 3  Parse the one-time-code and complete SMS Verification  When the user clicks    Allow        it   s time to actually read the message  Inside of onActivityResult you can get the full text of the SMS Message from the data   val message   data getStringExtra SmsRetriever EXTRA SMS MESSAGE    You then parse the SMS message and pass the one-time-code to your backend

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The easiest function  To read the sms I wrote a function that returns a Conversation object   class Conversation val number  String  val message  List lt Message gt   class Message val number  String  val body  String  val date  Date   fun getSmsConversation context  Context  number  String    null  completion   conversations  List lt Conversation gt    - gt  Unit            val cursor   context contentResolver query Telephony Sms CONTENT URI  null  null  null  null           val numbers   ArrayList lt String gt            val messages   ArrayList lt Message gt            var results   ArrayList lt Conversation gt             while  cursor    null  amp  amp  cursor moveToNext                  val smsDate   cursor getString cursor getColumnIndexOrThrow Telephony Sms DATE               val number   cursor getString cursor getColumnIndexOrThrow Telephony Sms ADDRESS               val body   cursor getString cursor getColumnIndexOrThrow Telephony Sms BODY                numbers add number              messages add Message number  body  Date smsDate toLong                         cursor  close            numbers forEach   number - gt              if  results find   it number    number      null                    val msg   messages filter   it number    number                   results add Conversation number   number  message   msg                                    if  number    null                results   results filter   it number    number   as ArrayList lt Conversation gt                     completion results          Using   getSmsConversation this   conversations - gt      conversations forEach   conversation - gt          println  Number    conversation number            println  Message One    conversation message 0  body            println  Message Two    conversation message 1  body              Or get only conversation of specific number   getSmsConversation this    33666494128    conversations - gt      conversations forEach   conversation - gt          println  Number    conversation number            println  Message One    conversation message 0  body            println  Message Two    conversation message 1  body

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