SMSDelete (Function)

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Reading and deleting the SMS messages on a Smartphone
Differences between GO mode and run time
Required permissions

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SMSDelete (Function)

In french: SMSSupprime

Deletes an SMS stored:

in the memory of Pocket PC or Smartphone.
Versions 15 and later
in the memory of Android phone.
New in version 15
in the memory of Android phone.
in the memory of Android phone.
in the SIM card of Pocket PC or Smartphone.

Versions 15 and later

This function is now available for Android applications.

The system no longer allows SMS deletion by programming since Android 4.4.

New in version 15

This function is now available for Android applications.

The system no longer allows SMS deletion by programming since Android 4.4.

This function is now available for Android applications.

The system no longer allows SMS deletion by programming since Android 4.4.

Versions 18 and later

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

New in version 18

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

Example

// Deletes the SMS selected in TABLE_SMSTable
// The COL_SMSSubscript column was filled by the SMS.Subscript variable
ResDelete is boolean = SMSDelete(smsSIM, COL_SMSSubscript)

// Has an error occurred?
IF ResDelete = False THEN
Error(ErrorInfo(errMessage))
END

Syntax

<Result> = SMSDelete(<Location> , <SMS Subscript>)

<Result>: Boolean

True if the SMS was deleted,
False otherwise. To get the details of the error, use ErrorInfo with the errMessage constant.
From Android 4.4 (Kit Kat), the system no longer allows SMS deletion from the inbox. SMSDelete will always return False.

<Location>: Integer constant

Location of SMS to delete:
smsMemory SMS stored in the device memory.
smsSIM SMS stored in the SIM card
This constant is not allowed and it triggers a fatal error.

<SMS Subscript>: Integer

Subscript of SMS to delete. This subscript is returned by the SMS.Subscript variable. See SMS structure for more details.

Remarks

Reading and deleting the SMS messages on a Smartphone

To read and/or delete SMS messages on a Smartphone (functions SMSNbMessage, SMSFirst, SMSNext or SMSDelete), the executable of the WINDEV Mobile application and its framework (WINDEV Mobile libraries) must be electronically signed.. A certificate is required to perform this operation.

Versions 16 and later
To sign the executable, simply specify the certificate that will be used in the mobile executable creation wizard. See Creating an executable for more details.

New in version 16
To sign the executable, simply specify the certificate that will be used in the mobile executable creation wizard. See Creating an executable for more details.

To sign the executable, simply specify the certificate that will be used in the mobile executable creation wizard. See Creating an executable for more details.

Differences between GO mode and run time

In GO mode (simulation on the development computer), a WLanguage error is generated during the call to SMSDelete.

The differences between GO mode (simulator) and runtime are presented in Differences between GO mode and runtime.

The SMS functions can be used during a GO on the Android emulator. To simulate the sending of SMS messages to the emulator, see the documentation of the Android SDK : https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator#console

Required permissions

The call to this function modifies the permissions required by the application.

Required permissions :

READ_SMS
WRITE_SMS

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