On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 11:58 PM, Rick Stevens <ricks(a)alldigital.com> wrote:
On 06/08/2017 03:45 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 06/09/17 05:12, JD wrote:
>> I want to copy over from old phone to new phone the call log and the
>> SMS messages.
>>
>> Thanx for any help.
>>
>> PS: I tried to use kde connect
>
>
> I use KDE connect quite frequently. It is good and works well for
> what/how it is designed. It is designed to...
>
> - Shared clipboard: copy and paste between your devices.
> - Share files and URLs to your computer from any app, without wires.
> - Virtual touchpad: Use your phone screen as your computer's touchpad.
> - Notifications sync (4.3+): Read your Android notifications from the
> desktop.
> - Multimedia remote control: Use your phone as a remote for Linux media
> players.
> - WiFi connection: no USB wire or bluetooth needed.
> - End-to-end TLS encryption: your information is safe.
>
> It is also integrated quite nicely with Dolphin on KDE allowing you GUI
> access to the phone's file system to selectively download pictures and
such.
>
> It doesn't have the ability to do what you're attempting.
The SMS data is in a protected directory on Android phones. I believe
the call logs are as well. Unless your phone is rooted, you won't have
access to them. There are utilities out there in Android-land that will
let you back up SMS data and call logs, or you can root your device.
From what I can remember, the SMS data is in
/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db
on the phone. Unless you're rooted, /data reports as an empty directory.
Android is essentially saying "Nah, it isn't empty, but you ain't root
so you can't see what's here. So there! Nyah! Thhpt!" <insert emoji
with a thumbed nose here>
There are times I absolutely hate Android. It's my phone. I should be
able to do what I want with it. Why the hell can't I move stuff to and
from my SD card as I see fit? Truly annoying.
This web site
https://www.maketecheasier.com/airdroid-connect-android-phone-to-linux/
says you can
- See Messages and Call logs
Not sure if that means I would be able to copy them to linux.
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