Re: where are incoming text photographs stored?

On 28/06/2024 02:15, Andrew wrote:

Jeff Layman wrote on Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:48:00 +0100 :
 

But the text I want to know about included two photographs. There is
probably a date/time associated with each photograph.  I looked in
Gallery and they were not there.  Can you suggest where incoming text
photographs would be found?

>
No, but try a long press on the message and when it is highlighted touch
the three dots at top right of the screen. That should give you a pop-up
box. Touch "View details" and that will include the time the message was
sent or received.

 For the group at large to benefit from this helpful related information...
 I use the Luke & Jake Klinker open source PulseSMS messaging app, version
5.4.6.2816 (prior to purchase by Maple Media) which I had determined long
ago was the best free adfree messenger on Android (prior to RCS of course).
   <https://home.pulsesms.app/overview/>
  MMS media is automatically saved to this location when connected to the PC:
  My PC\Galaxy A32 5G\Internal storage\Pictures\Pulse\.
And to this location when looking for them on the Android phone itself:
  /storage/emulated/0/Pictures/Pulse/.
 With PulseSMS messenger, there's an MMS set of options which include
  <https://i.postimg.cc/1tjcm7KJ/pulsesms03.jpg> 5.4.6.2816 lastknowngood v
  <https://i.postimg.cc/nL8052Vj/pulsesms04.jpg> PulseSMS Max Image Size
  <https://i.postimg.cc/ZR4jYqdJ/pulsesms05.jpg> PulseSMS last good version
   Auto-save Media = on/off
   Automatically save any MMS media when it is received.
   Use Group MMS = on/off
   When disabled, group messages will be sent
   out as individual SMS, to each of the recipients.
   Max Image Size
   Do not set this higher than what your carrier allows.
   Convert to MMS
   Long messages will be sent as MMS instead of individual SMS.
   Delivery Reports
   Most carriers do not support this option. It is not RCS.
   User Agent = Android-Mms/2.0
  User Agent Profile Tag Name = x-wap-profile
  etc.
 I suspect each messenger app automatically stores its MMS media in their
own separate folder; so micky's answer is dependent on the messenger app.

Just to update...
I used your favourite app manager to get information about where Google puts its messages and any "attachments". It told me the messaging app was com.google.android.apps.messaging, and the data directory was:
/data/user/0/com.google.android.apps.messaging
I tried accessing that with Total Commander, but it was not possible. Total Commander referred me to <https://www.ghisler.com/androidspecialfolders.htm>. This states:
"Accessing the special folders Android/data and Android/obb
Google has recently restricted access to the folders Android/data and Android/obb to the following two methods:
     The built-in "Files" app
     A connected PC or Mac (via USB)
Access for other apps like Total Commander has been blocked. This was done by an update of the "Files" app via Play Store.
On Android 13 and older, you can get back access to these folders by uninstalling all updates of the "Files" app. On Android 14, the newer, restricted version of the "Files" app is built into the operating system and cannot be uninstalled.
To uninstall the updates of the "Files" app, follow these steps:
     Click OK in the Total Commander dialog which warned you about the blocked access to launch the "Files" app
     Open the list of all running apps (task manager, e.g. by slowly sweeping up from the bottom of the screen)
     Click on the icon above the "Files" app
     Choose "Info" or "App-Info" or click on the "i" icon (depends on Android version)
     In the app information, click on the 3 dots in the top right corner
     Click on "Uninstall updates"
Android will automatically update the "Files" app again, but you will not lose access to folders after granting it once."
I'm on Android 13 (MIUI 14.0.5), but I'm not going to do the updates uninstall or use the USB to PC connection. Micky can try it if he wants.
--
Jeff