How to delete all sms from inbox programmatically in android?

Question

I am working on an application in which I want to delete all SMS from inbox. For that I have used the following code.

Uri uriSms = Uri.parse("content://sms/inbox");
Cursor c = getContentResolver().query(uriSms, null,null,null,null); 
int id = c.getInt(0);
int thread_id = c.getInt(1); //get the thread_id
getContentResolver().delete(Uri.parse("content://sms/conversations/" + thread_id),null,null);

This code does not work. Is there any way to do the same?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/419184/how-to-delete-an-sms-from-the-inbox-in-android-programmatically — Samir Mangroliya, Feb 25 '12 at 11:02

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 25 '12 at 11:11

7

The delete uri is "content://sms/" + id;

Uri inboxUri = Uri.parse("content://sms/inbox");
int count = 0;
Cursor c = context.getContentResolver().query(inboxUri , 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;

answered Feb 25 '12 at 11:11

Mariusz Jamro

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this is for single messge or a converstion? – Ravish Sharma Jun 09 '17 at 04:07
Would this also remove all MMS messages? – Arya Jul 31 '18 at 00:21
this will all sms from inbox – Cyph3rCod3r Aug 22 '18 at 06:42

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 11 '14 at 18:54

//delete all call logs
Uri callLog = Uri.parse("content://call_log/calls");
int rs1 = getContentResolver().delete(callLog, null, null);

//delete all sms
Uri inboxUri = Uri.parse("content://sms/");       
int rs2 = getContentResolver().delete(inboxUri, Sms._ID + "!=?", new String[]{"0"});

How to delete all sms from inbox programmatically in android?

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