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ID		Creation date	March 19, 2007
Platform	S60 3rd Edition	Tested on devices	Nokia N96
Category	Python	Subcategory	Messaging

Keywords (APIs, classes, methods, functions): inbox, SMS

Overview

Python provides inbox module to read SMS from your phone Inbox. It can also notify you when a new message arrives in your Inbox.

Code

Read Message

# import module
import inbox
 
i = inbox.Inbox()
m = i.sms_messages()  # all message ID's
content_m=i.content(m[0])     # first message
print i.time(m[0])  # arrive time
print i.address(m[0])     # Only name is given :(

Notification on New Message

• The following function will five a note whenever a new message will arrive. If we use globalui module then we will have a global notification, irrespective of our application being in background.

# import modules
import inbox
import appuifw
import e32
 
# Give note on new message
def message(msgid):
    box = inbox.Inbox()
    appuifw.note(u"A new message:\n %s" % box.content(msgid))
    app_lock.signal()
 
# bind inbox to new message event
box = inbox.Inbox()    
box.bind(message)
 
# Wait for Exit
app_lock = e32.Ao_lock()
app_lock.wait()

Related Links

• How to display unread messages
• http://ck.umraliya.googlepages.com/messagingmodule