How can I search the SMSs/MMSs using the default search interface?

Question

I have a Cyanogenmod 10.1 ROM installed. I love the Google Search interface and can search most of my phone using it, but I am unable to find "Messaging" as a searchable item. I've seen a lot of photos showing "Messaging" as a searchable item, but it isn't on my phone.

I dug through the Cyanogenmod source and found that a commit was made that removed this functionality. I haven't been able to understand the reason for this.

Is it possible to re-add this feature? Do I need to configure something?

Answer 1

I don't know if this will help or not, but if you need this option, you can give it a try (if you are ready to face the aftermath whatever it is).

First, you have to access the system files of your mobile, so you might need Droid Explorer. You may face an error sometime while showing the android SDK path if you have already installed it on PC. For that, you can simply create a folder named android-7 inside your sdk/platforms folder.

Then connect your phone and open Droid Explorer and try locating the particular searchable.xml file which I have no idea where it is.

Open it and try changing the false into true.

Sometimes, it might have triggered some other file to change this particular option. I tried myself for some time using this and I couldn't figure it out.