title: How to access the SMS/MMS database on Android without using "content://sms"
body: <p>I recently read that the content provider <code>content://sms</code> shouldn't be used to access the SMS store, as there could be some mobile phones that might not know how to deal with it.</p>
  
  <p>So, what would be the best way to access the SMS database in Android? How can I access mmssms.db (this should be the database I need to deal with, right?) directly from my own application to query text messages and conversations?</p>