Search sms Inbox

Question

How can I search the sms inbox and show latest message from a special number. For example search for \"999999999\" and show last message received from this number. Is any wa

Answer 1

try as:

final Uri SMS_INBOX = Uri.parse("content://sms/inbox");
Cursor c = getContentResolver().query(SMS_INBOX,null,null, null,"DATE desc");
if(c.moveToFirst()){
        for(int i=0;i<c.getCount();i++){
          String  body= c.getString(c.getColumnIndexOrThrow("body")).toString();
          String number=c.getString(c.getColumnIndexOrThrow("address")).toString();
          if(number=="999999999")
           {
            //get message body here
                    break;
           }
           else
            c.moveToNext();
         }
  }
 c.close();

Answer 2

If you only want the last message sent by a specific number use this:

final Uri SMS_INBOX = Uri.parse("content://sms/inbox");
Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(SMS_INBOX, null, "address = ?", 
        new String[] {"9999999999"}, "date desc limit 1");
if(cursor.moveToFirst()) {
    // Do something 
    Log.v("Example", cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex("body")));
}
cursor.close();

The second answer to How many database columns associated with a SMS in android? is a great reference for different columns in an SMS.