Android – Fetch Inbox SMS

Problem: Fetch Inbox SMS programatically

Description:

In this tutorial, I just have fetched SMS from the Inbox and displayed inside the ListView. SMS is fetched inside the ArrayList and then using this arraylist, I have created ArrayAdapter. Now just set this adapter to the ListView, that’s it.

Now, We can fetch the SMS from Inbox by making query to SMS content resolver by using:

Uri uriSms = Uri.parse("content://sms/inbox");
Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(uriSms, new String[]{"_id", "address", "date", "body"},null,null,null);</pre>

Note: Don’t forget to add READ_SMS permission inside the AndroidManifest.xml file:

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

Solution:

SMSInboxActivity.java

package com.pareshmayani.smsinbox;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;

/**
 * @author Paresh N. Mayani
 * (w): https://technotalkative.com/
 */
public class SMSInboxActivity extends Activity {
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        ListView lViewSMS = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.listViewSMS);

        if(fetchInbox()!=null)
        {
        	ArrayAdapter adapter = new ArrayAdapter(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, fetchInbox());
        	lViewSMS.setAdapter(adapter);
        }
    }

    public ArrayList fetchInbox()
    {
    	ArrayList sms = new ArrayList();

    	Uri uriSms = Uri.parse("content://sms/inbox");
    	Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(uriSms, new String[]{"_id", "address", "date", "body"},null,null,null);

    	cursor.moveToFirst();
    	while  (cursor.moveToNext())
    	{
    		   String address = cursor.getString(1);
    		   String body = cursor.getString(3);

    		   System.out.println("======> Mobile number => "+address);
    		   System.out.println("=====> SMS Text => "+body);

    		   sms.add("Address=> "+address+"n SMS => "+body);
    	}
    	return sms;

    }
}

main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent">

    <ListView
        android:id="@+id/listViewSMS"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
    </ListView>
    
</LinearLayout>

Download this Example: Android – Fetch Inbox SMS.