Re: Where are MMS-messages stored in Android 15 ?

Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> wrote:

Carlos E.R., 2024-12-14 15:59:
 

On 2024-12-14 12:11, Arno Welzel wrote:

Jesper, 2024-12-13 15:13:
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I have now spent some time searching for ways to find where MMS-messages
are stored on my OnePlus 12 mobile with Android 15. There is no end of
suggestions on how to do this, but nothing I have tested works.
Referring to menus or file structure not existing on my mobile.
It can't be that difficult, can it?

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For security reasons *all* Apps store their data in their *private*
storage by default which is *not* accessible with file managers if you
don't have root access. If this would not be the case, *all* apps which
have the "read files" permission could read *all* your data, including
all your MMS, SMS, contacts and so on.
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Gaining root access usually also means you need to unlock the bootloader
of your device and install at least software like Magisk. This is often
not possible without wiping the whole device and even installing a
custom ROM.

 
I am not sure this is fully true. I make backups from Linux via USB
cable, and I get the WhatsApp store, the photos, many things. There are
just a few directories from the system that are not readable.

 
Yes - that's a *backup*. But *backup* is not "access files with a file
manager on the device" and not all apps allow to backup their data.

  As Rudy mentioned, I don't think the OP (Jesper) said that the
information/file(s) should be accessible by a file manager *on the
(Android) device*. That's your restriction, not his.

  Most, if not all, posters here have a computer. Jesper posted with
Mozilla Thunderbird, so he has a Windows or Linux (or mac?) computer
which he can use with a USB connection to his phone.

  As to "not all apps allow to backup their data.": With the USB
connection, one can backup all app-private folders and files, so one
*can* backup the data of all apps. Unless there's some other kind of
restriction you're not divulging.