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Android 9 where are SMS stored please? What is the path?

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  • /data/user_de/0/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db
    – alecxs
    Commented Aug 19, 2020 at 20:54
  • Here is my current path: /moto g(8) plus/Internal shared storage/Android/data I cannot see anything at the moment with user_de
    – user1554264
    Commented Aug 19, 2020 at 20:56
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    Internal storage /storage/emulated/0 is just a view of /data/media/0 - as you can see that is a subdirectory of /data - for that you need root access
    – alecxs
    Commented Aug 19, 2020 at 21:00
  • Right it's a moto G8 plus. Wondering what the easiest way to root is, sorry about this but need help
    – user1554264
    Commented Aug 19, 2020 at 21:01
  • rooting requires unlocking bootloader (which performes factory reset)
    – alecxs
    Commented Aug 19, 2020 at 21:03

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As mentioned by @alecxs, the sms are stored in the database: " /data/user_de/0/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db" which need root privileges to access it or edit it.

If you don't have root access, you can interact with the table sms in this database using ADB:

list all SMS

adb shell content query --uri content://sms

list SMS from +2121212121

adb shell content query --uri content://sms --projection address:date:date_sent:body --where 'address=+2121212121'
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