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Get full conversation with Android query

I would like to get all messages from one contact. I have the contact ID _id, so I've already do something like this :
private void displayMessages() {
ContentResolver cr = this.getContentResolver();
try {
Cursor cursor = cr.query(Uri.parse("content://mms-sms/conversations"), new String[]{"*"}, this.contID + "= _id" , null, null); //contID is the unique ID for one contact in our android.
while (cursor.moveToNext()) {
System.out.println("Number: " + cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow("address")));
System.out.println("Body : " + cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow("body")));
}
cursor.close();
}
catch (Exception e) {
System.out.print("ERROR");
}
I've asked something like
SELECT * FROM content://mms-sms/conversations WHERE _id = contID
As you can see, in my query, I ask system for messages from one contact (user id that I know) But I can just display the last message body. So I think it exists others query to get all messages from one user ?
Any ideas ???

I doubt that _id in this case is the id of the contact you are sending sms/mms to but rather the thread's id. The column you probably want to use for your query clause is RECIPIENT_IDS. For debugging purpose try without the where clause and dump the cursor to analyze the results
Cursor cursor = cr.query(Uri.parse("content://mms-sms/conversations"), new String[]{"*"}, null , null, null);
DatabaseUtils.dumpCursor(cursor);

Sorry for answer too late, but I've found a solution.
Here is my code :
private void displayMessages() {
ContentResolver cr = this.getContentResolver();
boolean isMe;
try {
Cursor cursor = cr.query(Uri.parse("content://sms"), null, this.cont.getThread_ID() + " = thread_id" , null, "date ASC");
while (cursor.moveToNext()) {
//if it's a received message :
if ((cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow("person")) != null)) {
isMe = false;
}
else {
//it's a message sent by me.
isMe = true;
}
date = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow("date"));
System.out.println("Number: " + cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow("address")));
System.out.println("Body : " + cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow("body") + "\n");
}
cursor.close();
}
Thanks to "conent://sms" table, I can get all sms !
So I've used thread_id to display all messages, and thanks to the person column, I can know if the message was sent by me or my contact.

How to know the call state in android

i know from Phonestatelistener we will get to know, the call type like its incoming, or ringing or picked etc.. But once call ends i.e once phone reaches idle state, i want to know what was the state of call, was it picked, missed or rejected
lets take, +91123456789 is an incoming call, after call ends, the number will be stored in phone call log as missed call,
is there a way to fetch the recent state from call log for the particular number +91123456789, is it possible?

Here is code that can query the call log for a missed call. Basically, you will have to trigger this and make sure that you give the call log some time ( a few seconds should do it) to write the information otherwise if you check the call log too soon you will not find the most recent call.
int MISSED_CALL_TYPE = android.provider.CallLog.Calls.MISSED_TYPE
final String[] projection = null;
final String selection = null;
final String[] selectionArgs = null;
final String sortOrder = android.provider.CallLog.Calls.DATE + " DESC";
Cursor cursor = null;
try{
// cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(
// Uri.parse("content://call_log/calls"),
// projection,
// selection,
// selectionArgs,
// sortOrder);
cursor = getContentResolver().query(CallLog.Calls.CONTENT_URI, null, CallLog.Calls.NUMBER + "=? ", yourNumber, sortOrder);
while (cursor.moveToNext()) {
String callLogID = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(android.provider.CallLog.Calls._ID));
String callNumber = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(android.provider.CallLog.Calls.NUMBER));
String callDate = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(android.provider.CallLog.Calls.DATE));
String callType = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(android.provider.CallLog.Calls.TYPE));
String isCallNew = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(android.provider.CallLog.Calls.NEW));
if(Integer.parseInt(callType) == MISSED_CALL_TYPE && Integer.parseInt(isCallNew) > 0){
if (_debug) Log.v("Missed Call Found: " + callNumber);
break ;
}
}
}catch(Exception ex){
if (_debug) Log.e("ERROR: " + ex.toString());
}finally{
cursor.close();
}
I hope you find this useful, in the same way you can get other states.
Do add this permission in manifest
android.permission.READ_CONTACTS

Deleting Android SMS programmatically

I want to delete some certain SMS automatically in my Android application. Therefore I have a method which does exactly what I want it to do. However, it only works if I deploy the application directly to my phone from Eclipse. Then it deletes incoming SMS. However, it does not work if the application is downloaded from the market. But there is also no error. Does anybody know how I can solve this or does this only work on rooted devices?
public void deleteSMS(Context context, String message, String number) {
try {
mLogger.logInfo("Deleting SMS from inbox");
Uri uriSms = Uri.parse("content://sms/inbox");
Cursor c = context.getContentResolver().query(uriSms,
new String[] { "_id", "thread_id", "address",
"person", "date", "body" }, null, null, null);
if (c != null && c.moveToFirst()) {
do {
long id = c.getLong(0);
long threadId = c.getLong(1);
String address = c.getString(2);
String body = c.getString(5);
if (message.equals(body) && address.equals(number)) {
mLogger.logInfo("Deleting SMS with id: " + threadId);
context.getContentResolver().delete(
Uri.parse("content://sms/" + id), null, null);
}
} while (c.moveToNext());
}
} catch (Exception e) {
mLogger.logError("Could not delete SMS from inbox: " + e.getMessage());
}
}

Actually, the code in my post is 100% correct. The problem was that Android needs some time to store the SMS upon receiving it. So the solution is to just add a handler and delay the delete request for 1 or 2 seconds.
This actually solved the whole issue.
EDIT (thanks to Maksim Dmitriev):
Please consider that you can't delete SMS messages on devices with Android 4.4.
Also, the system now allows only the default app to write message data to the provider, although other apps can read at any time.
http://developer.android.com/about/versions/kitkat.html
No exception will be thrown if you try; nothing will be deleted. I have just tested it on two emulators.
How to send SMS messages programmatically

Please consider that you can't delete SMS messages on devices with Android 4.4.
Also, the system now allows only the default app to write message data
to the provider, although other apps can read at any time.
http://developer.android.com/about/versions/kitkat.html
No exception will be thrown if you try; nothing will be deleted. I have just tested it on two emulators.
How to send SMS messages programmatically

hey use this code to delete customize sms
1. By date
2. By number
3. By body
try {
Uri uriSms = Uri.parse("content://sms/inbox");
Cursor c = context.getContentResolver().query(
uriSms,
new String[] { "_id", "thread_id", "address", "person",
"date", "body" }, "read=0", null, null);
if (c != null && c.moveToFirst()) {
do {
long id = c.getLong(0);
long threadId = c.getLong(1);
String address = c.getString(2);
String body = c.getString(5);
String date = c.getString(3);
Log.e("log>>>",
"0--->" + c.getString(0) + "1---->" + c.getString(1)
+ "2---->" + c.getString(2) + "3--->"
+ c.getString(3) + "4----->" + c.getString(4)
+ "5---->" + c.getString(5));
Log.e("log>>>", "date" + c.getString(0));
ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
values.put("read", true);
getContentResolver().update(Uri.parse("content://sms/"),
values, "_id=" + id, null);
if (message.equals(body) && address.equals(number)) {
// mLogger.logInfo("Deleting SMS with id: " + threadId);
context.getContentResolver().delete(
Uri.parse("content://sms/" + id), "date=?",
new String[] { c.getString(4) });
Log.e("log>>>", "Delete success.........");
}
} while (c.moveToNext());
}
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e("log>>>", e.toString());
}

You can choose which app is the default SMS app in 4.4+ and if your app is set as the default it will be able to delete SMS as well.

to make app as default app see this.
Check if your app is default sms app before deleting.
Use the URI provided by telephony class instead of hardcoding.
public void deleteSMS(Context context,int position)
{
Uri deleteUri = Uri.parse(Telephony.Sms.CONTENT_URI);
int count = 0;
Cursor c = context.getContentResolver().query(deleteUri, new String[]{BaseColumns._ID}, null,
null, null); // only query _ID and not everything
try {
while (c.moveToNext()) {
// Delete the SMS
String pid = c.getString(Telephony.Sms._ID); // Get _id;
String uri = Telephony.Sms.CONTENT_URI.buildUpon().appendPath(pid)
count = context.getContentResolver().delete(uri,
null, null);
}
} catch (Exception e) {
}finally{
if(c!=null) c.close() // don't forget to close the cursor
}
}
it delete all(inbox,outbox,draft) the SMS.

private int deleteMessage(Context context, SmsMessage msg) {
Uri deleteUri = Uri.parse("content://sms");
int count = 0;
#SuppressLint("Recycle") Cursor c = context.getContentResolver().query(deleteUri, null, null, null, null);
while (c.moveToNext()) {
try {
// Delete the SMS
String pid = c.getString(0); // Get id;
String uri = "content://sms/" + pid;
count = context.getContentResolver().delete(Uri.parse(uri),
null, null);
} catch (Exception e) {
}
}
return count;
}
use this code.............
or
getContentResolver().delete(Uri.parse("content://sms/conversations/" + threadIdIn), null, null);

I was looking for a method to delete all SMS with one click. Thanks to this post I succeeded.
Here is my method if it interests someone :
private void deleteSMS(){
Uri myUri= Uri.parse("content://sms/");
Cursor cursor = getContext().getContentResolver().query(myUri, null,null,null,null);
while (cursor.moveToNext()) {
int thread_id = cursor.getInt(1);
getContext().getContentResolver().delete(Uri.parse("content://sms/conversations/" + thread_id),null,null);
}
cursor.close();
}

if you want get a message and your sms app your android device phone didn't send any notification use Binary (Data) SMS.

How to retrieve missed calls on Android SDK 2.2

in my app I should do some action when a call comes but not answered by the user.
I have searched in the android.telephony and the NotificationManager, but I haven't found a method to solve this problem.
Does someone have an idea of how to get to know if there is a missed call on the phone or not ?

Here is code that can query the call log for a missed call. Basically, you will have to trigger this somehow and make sure that you give the call log some time ( a few seconds should do it) to write the information otherwise if you check the call log too soon you will not find the most recent call.
final String[] projection = null;
final String selection = null;
final String[] selectionArgs = null;
final String sortOrder = android.provider.CallLog.Calls.DATE + " DESC";
Cursor cursor = null;
try{
cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(
Uri.parse("content://call_log/calls"),
projection,
selection,
selectionArgs,
sortOrder);
while (cursor.moveToNext()) {
String callLogID = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(android.provider.CallLog.Calls._ID));
String callNumber = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(android.provider.CallLog.Calls.NUMBER));
String callDate = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(android.provider.CallLog.Calls.DATE));
String callType = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(android.provider.CallLog.Calls.TYPE));
String isCallNew = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(android.provider.CallLog.Calls.NEW));
if(Integer.parseInt(callType) == MISSED_CALL_TYPE && Integer.parseInt(isCallNew) > 0){
if (_debug) Log.v("Missed Call Found: " + callNumber);
}
}
}catch(Exception ex){
if (_debug) Log.e("ERROR: " + ex.toString());
}finally{
cursor.close();
}
I hope you find this useful.

From what I understand, you need to query the CallLog provider (or maybe CallLog.Calls), and this page explains how to query content provider: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.html#basics
I'd be happy to see the code if you can make this work !

I suppose you have content providers to access call logs.
http://www.anddev.org/video-tut_-_querying_and_displaying_the_calllog-t169.html
http://www.devx.com/wireless/Article/41133
If this code works you just need to run this query at the right time. I mean check some samples that can notify you when you get a call in your device
http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/d97a759a3708cbe3
Once you get this notification put a timer or use some built in Intents to find that the phone is back to normal state and access the call logs...
Possible duplicate
broadcast receiver for missed call in android
Show Toast on Missed Call in android application

Android - Querying the SMS ContentProvider?

I currently register a content observer on the following URI "content://sms/" to listen out for incoming and outgoing messages being sent.
This seems to work ok and I have also tried deleting from the sms database but I can only delete an entire thread from the following URI "content://sms/conversations/"
Here is the code I use for that
String url = "content://sms/";
Uri uri = Uri.parse(url);
getContentResolver().registerContentObserver(uri, true, new MyContentObserver(handler));
}
class MyContentObserver extends ContentObserver {
public MyContentObserver(Handler handler) {
super(handler);
}
#Override public boolean deliverSelfNotifications() {
return false;
}
#Override public void onChange(boolean arg0) {
super.onChange(arg0);
Log.v("SMS", "Notification on SMS observer");
Message msg = new Message();
msg.obj = "xxxxxxxxxx";
handler.sendMessage(msg);
Uri uriSMSURI = Uri.parse("content://sms/");
Cursor cur = getContentResolver().query(uriSMSURI, null, null,
null, null);
cur.moveToNext();
String protocol = cur.getString(cur.getColumnIndex("protocol"));
if(protocol == null){
Log.d("SMS", "SMS SEND");
int threadId = cur.getInt(cur.getColumnIndex("thread_id"));
Log.d("SMS", "SMS SEND ID = " + threadId);
Cursor c = getContentResolver().query(Uri.parse("content://sms/outbox/" + threadId), null, null,
null, null);
c.moveToNext();
int p = cur.getInt(cur.getColumnIndex("person"));
Log.d("SMS", "SMS SEND person= " + p);
//getContentResolver().delete(Uri.parse("content://sms/conversations/" + threadId), null, null);
}
else{
Log.d("SMS", "SMS RECIEVE");
int threadIdIn = cur.getInt(cur.getColumnIndex("thread_id"));
getContentResolver().delete(Uri.parse("content://sms/conversations/" + threadIdIn), null, null);
}
}
}
However I want to be able to get the recipricant and the message text from the SMS Content Provider, can anyone tell me how to do this?
And also how to delete one message instead of an entire thread?

This was already discussed.
To read SMS from the Content provider check:
- android-1-5-reading-sms-messages
Check this threads:
delete-sms-in-android-1-5
how-to-delete-sms-from-inbox-in-android-programmatically
can-we-delete-an-sms-in-android-before-it-reaches-the-inbox
About your comment saying that you are deleting a whole thread instead of a single sms:
Have you tried out this code?

The address column contains the telephone number of the sms sender.
Use cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex("address")) to pull the telephone number as a String. Pop a cursor on content://sms and sort it in date descending order to get the most recent message. You will have to wait for the new message to enter the table otherwise you will pull information from the wrong message. In an incomingSMS broadcastReceiver use a while loop, in a thread, polling for the cursor.getCount() to change. Then after the while loop cursor.moveToFirst will be the new message.
For example:
Cursor cur = getContentResolver().query(Uri.parseUri(content://sms), null, null, null, null);
int count = cur.getCount();
while (cur.getCount() == count)
{
Thread.sleep(1000);
cur = getContentResolver().query(Uri.parseUri(content://sms), null, null, null, null);
}
Then get the address of the sms sender:
cur = getContentResolver().query(Uri.parseUri(content://sms), null, null, null, "date DESC");
cur.MoveToFirst();
String telephoneNumber = cur.getString(cur.getColumnIndex("address");
This while loop will pause the thread until the new message arrives. You can also use a contentObserver, but this while loop is simple and does not require registration, unregistration, and a separate class.
Frankly I think its faster to pull the address and the body of the message directly from the pdu of the incoming intent. This way you dont have to wait for the message to enter the table to get the address and the body. The Android class SmsMessage has a variety of useful methods.