How to get number of unread messages from whatsapp

Asked Jan 27 '14 at 13:31

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I can get the number of unread messages like this:

final Uri SMS_INBOX = Uri.parse("content://sms/inbox");

Cursor c = getContentResolver().query(SMS_INBOX, null, "read = 0", null, null);
int unreadMessagesCount = c.getCount();
c.deactivate();

Is there any similar way to get the number of unread messages from whatsapp?

I have searched google and took a glance at the whatsapp api but did not find anything usefull.

asked Jan 27 '14 at 13:31

user1567896

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did Whatsapp released an sdk? – Blackbelt Jan 27 '14 at 13:34
possible duplicate of [reading whatsapp messages](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15494757/reading-whatsapp-messages) – Paresh Mayani Jan 27 '14 at 13:37
@Paresh Mayani: No, this is no duplicate. I just want the unread message counter to display on a widget. I don't want to read any messages etc. – user1567896 Jan 27 '14 at 13:40
@user1567896 then WhatsApp must have developed **content provider** for such functionality. – Paresh Mayani Jan 27 '14 at 13:42

How to get number of unread messages from whatsapp

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