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Can I access the text of my SMS messages using the iPhone SDK? Meaning existing messages, not creating new ones.

jkally
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Correct, you cannot access these on a standard, non-jailbroken iPhone. You should file a bug with Apple, perhaps they'll improve SMS access in the future.

Ben Gottlieb
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    I doubt they would change this because it would be a privacy concern. If it was possible, I could write an app that reads a persons entire conversation. There are few use cases where this would actually be beneficial, so adding a safe guard wouldn't be worth their effort. – senfo Mar 21 '10 at 21:02
  • I agree, but they do provide access to the Address Book. Can't hurt to ask! – Ben Gottlieb Mar 21 '10 at 21:07