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From: Chris Green <cl@isbd.net>
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Subject: Re: Where are MMS-messages stored in Android 15 ?
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 14:57:23 +0000
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Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
> On 14.12.24 13:08, Chris Green wrote:
> > Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> wrote:
> >> Jesper, 2024-12-13 15:13:
> >>
> >>> I have now spent some time searching for ways to find where MMS-messages 
> >>> are stored on my OnePlus 12 mobile with Android 15. There is no end of 
> >>> suggestions on how to do this, but nothing I have tested works. 
> >>> Referring to menus or file structure not existing on my mobile.
> >>> It can't be that difficult, can it?
> >>
> >> For security reasons *all* Apps store their data in their *private*
> >> storage by default which is *not* accessible with file managers if you
> >> don't have root access. If this would not be the case, *all* apps which
> >> have the "read files" permission could read *all* your data, including
> >> all your MMS, SMS, contacts and so on.
> >>
> > It's weird isn't it!  It's only on mobile phones that this strange
> > system is applied.  On any computer system access is controlled for a
> > **user** and programs run by that user can access any data that is
> > readable by that user.  The computer model for access seems much more
> > reasonable to me.  Surely if I have (say) an address list I want to be
> > able to use that from other programs on my device, it's my data, why
> > should I be prevented from using it from another program?
> 
> Think about it. Even you can find that out. This system is smarter than
> you think given the disaster prone Windows.
> 
Windows?  What's that?

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Chris Green
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