// public static final String INBOX = "content://sms/inbox";
// public static final String SENT = "content://sms/sent";
// public static final String DRAFT = "content://sms/draft";
Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(Uri.parse("content://sms/inbox"), null, null, null, null);
if (cursor.moveToFirst()) { // must check the result to prevent exception do { String msgData = ""; for(int idx=0;idx<cursor.getColumnCount();idx++) { msgData += " " + cursor.getColumnName(idx) + ":" + cursor.getString(idx); } // use msgData } while (cursor.moveToNext());
} else { // empty box, no SMS
}