There are many apps that can easily backup messages or import saved copies back into your phone. But SMS notifications may contain important personal information that you would not want to trust to programs from a third-party developer. So let's try to pull it out necessary files manually. To do this, you need to find out where SMS are stored on Android.
Access to SMS
Directory that contains the file with MMS and SMS:
/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db
The problem is that this file stored in the protected memory of the Android OS. Alas, but without availability root rights or ADB Shell, you will not get into this directory.
Export and import SMS manually
Having superuser rights, you can save SMS to a memory card using special Unix commands. To run these commands, you will need an Android terminal emulator and the BusyBox application. From the BusyBox commands provided, use the copy command.
Export:
$ cp /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/ databases/mmssms.db /sdcard/
Import:
$ cp /sdcard/mmssms.db /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db
$ chown radio:radio /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/ databases/mmssms.db
$ chmod 660 /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db
Space before databases/ not needed.
Any sqlite embedded relational database editor will help you open a file with the .db extension, for example
In the vast majority of cases, when installing a new SIM card, the smartphone automatically receives MMS settings And mobile internet. But sometimes glitches may occur, resulting in the user having to manually set required parameters. In this article we will tell you how to set up MMS on Android.
To open MMS settings, you must perform the following steps:
Step 1. Launch the application Settings and select the section " SIM cards and mobile networks».
Step 2. Select SIM card, for which you need to configure MMC.
Step 3. Click the button Access points».
Step 4. Select an access point for MMS and in the next window, set the parameters necessary for correctly receiving and sending multimedia messages.
MMS access point settings vary among different operators mobile communications. To save your time, we have collected links to the appropriate MMS settings for gadgets running Android from the largest providers in Russia and neighboring countries:
How to send MMS from Android
Previously (on), to send an MMS, you had to select the appropriate option in the messages menu. IN modern smartphones everything is much simpler: just attach, for example, a photo to a text message so that it is automatically converted into multimedia. This also works in reverse side– by deleting all multimedia files from the created MMS, you will turn it into an SMS message.
Conclusion
Setting up MMS on Android is very simple - just use this guide - and in a couple of minutes you will be able to send and receive multimedia messages on your smartphone.
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MMS messages are a service that allows you to transfer various files, including photographs, pictures and animated images.
Sometimes situations arise when you need to edit received or sent media files, which is why the question arises, where are mms stored in android.
In general, all mms can be viewed in the “Messages” folder. But only viewing is available there, that is, it turns out that you will not be able to edit received files in this folder.
Where are received mms stored?
- If you receive an MMS message and your phone refuses to open the image, you can see it using the Internet. Most often, at the end of the message you can see the inscription “To read the message, follow this link.”
- Click on it and enjoy viewing the file.
- If your device supports the MMS function and the settings are set correctly, then in most cases you will see the file sent to you when you open a message.
- All received MMS messages are saved in your phone at this address: /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/app_parts.
- Each of them is saved in the PART_1228000671287 format, which has no extension. That is, it turns out that you won’t be able to open it just like that.
Where are files received from mms stored?
- When you open an image obtained this way, you can save or delete it. To do this, hold your finger on the message, and then select the item you need in the window that appears.
- By clicking the “Delete” button you permanently erase it from memory mobile device.
- If you click “Save”, then the picture will become available for opening at any time. You can find it in the “Download” folder, which is located in “My Files” in the main menu.
- Here you can rename the image, delete it, or send it via MMS message to another subscriber.
