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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 226437340 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - The trouble with troubleshooting is that trouble sometimes - - shoots back. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
