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[GH-ISSUE #663] MMS oddities #564

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opened 2026-02-26 01:30:59 +03:00 by kerem · 10 comments

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Originally created by @2Fast08 on GitHub (Jul 24, 2016).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jberkel/sms-backup-plus/issues/663

Most of my MMS that get backed up show up in Gmail as a single thread to myself, and thus, not included in the proper conversation thread in gmail.

Samsung Galaxy S7

Originally created by @2Fast08 on GitHub (Jul 24, 2016). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jberkel/sms-backup-plus/issues/663 Most of my MMS that get backed up show up in Gmail as a single thread to myself, and thus, not included in the proper conversation thread in gmail. Samsung Galaxy S7

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@psykauze commented on GitHub (Jul 25, 2016):

Same for me. I'm not using a lot MMS but the issue has started from May 26th (X-smssync-version: 1556) for me.

Edit.: I've got more infos, before I had this issue I'm using the X-smssync-version: 1554

@psykauze commented on GitHub (Jul 25, 2016): Same for me. I'm not using a lot MMS but the issue has started from May 26th (X-smssync-version: 1556) for me. Edit.: I've got more infos, before I had this issue I'm using the X-smssync-version: 1554

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@psykauze commented on GitHub (Jul 25, 2016):

Looks like it is from commit 7884ec6. Need confirm.

Here a sample: (I've replaced my name, phone number and email by John Doe ones. The "references" line is also not correct "xxx.3335" instead of "xxx.3315")
MMS.txt

@psykauze commented on GitHub (Jul 25, 2016): Looks like it is from commit 7884ec6. Need confirm. Here a sample: (I've replaced my name, phone number and email by John Doe ones. The "references" line is also not correct "xxx.3335" instead of "xxx.3315") [MMS.txt](https://github.com/jberkel/sms-backup-plus/files/381824/MMS.txt)

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@psykauze commented on GitHub (Jul 26, 2016):

I think this part of "HeaderGenerator.java" is broken:

private void setSmsHeaders(Message message, Map<String,String> msgMap) throws MessagingException {
    message.setHeader(Headers.ID, msgMap.get(Telephony.BaseMmsColumns._ID));    // Why use a MMS class for SMS header ? Also, I don't find an explanation for "_ID".
    message.setHeader(Headers.TYPE, msgMap.get(Telephony.TextBasedSmsColumns.TYPE));
    message.setHeader(Headers.DATE, msgMap.get(Telephony.TextBasedSmsColumns.DATE));
    message.setHeader(Headers.THREAD_ID, msgMap.get(Telephony.TextBasedSmsColumns.THREAD_ID));
    message.setHeader(Headers.READ, msgMap.get(Telephony.TextBasedSmsColumns.READ));
    message.setHeader(Headers.STATUS, msgMap.get(Telephony.TextBasedSmsColumns.STATUS));
    message.setHeader(Headers.PROTOCOL, msgMap.get(Telephony.TextBasedSmsColumns.PROTOCOL));
    message.setHeader(Headers.SERVICE_CENTER, msgMap.get(Telephony.TextBasedSmsColumns.SERVICE_CENTER));
}

private void setMmsHeaders(Message message, Map<String,String> msgMap) throws MessagingException {
    message.setHeader(Headers.ID, msgMap.get(Telephony.BaseMmsColumns._ID));    // I don't know what does "_ID" mean.
    message.setHeader(Headers.TYPE, msgMap.get(Telephony.BaseMmsColumns.MESSAGE_TYPE));
    message.setHeader(Headers.DATE, msgMap.get(Telephony.BaseMmsColumns.DATE));
    message.setHeader(Headers.THREAD_ID, msgMap.get(Telephony.BaseMmsColumns.THREAD_ID));
    message.setHeader(Headers.READ, msgMap.get(Telephony.BaseMmsColumns.READ));
}

@psykauze commented on GitHub (Jul 26, 2016): I think this part of "HeaderGenerator.java" is broken: ``` private void setSmsHeaders(Message message, Map<String,String> msgMap) throws MessagingException { message.setHeader(Headers.ID, msgMap.get(Telephony.BaseMmsColumns._ID)); // Why use a MMS class for SMS header ? Also, I don't find an explanation for "_ID". message.setHeader(Headers.TYPE, msgMap.get(Telephony.TextBasedSmsColumns.TYPE)); message.setHeader(Headers.DATE, msgMap.get(Telephony.TextBasedSmsColumns.DATE)); message.setHeader(Headers.THREAD_ID, msgMap.get(Telephony.TextBasedSmsColumns.THREAD_ID)); message.setHeader(Headers.READ, msgMap.get(Telephony.TextBasedSmsColumns.READ)); message.setHeader(Headers.STATUS, msgMap.get(Telephony.TextBasedSmsColumns.STATUS)); message.setHeader(Headers.PROTOCOL, msgMap.get(Telephony.TextBasedSmsColumns.PROTOCOL)); message.setHeader(Headers.SERVICE_CENTER, msgMap.get(Telephony.TextBasedSmsColumns.SERVICE_CENTER)); } ``` ' ``` private void setMmsHeaders(Message message, Map<String,String> msgMap) throws MessagingException { message.setHeader(Headers.ID, msgMap.get(Telephony.BaseMmsColumns._ID)); // I don't know what does "_ID" mean. message.setHeader(Headers.TYPE, msgMap.get(Telephony.BaseMmsColumns.MESSAGE_TYPE)); message.setHeader(Headers.DATE, msgMap.get(Telephony.BaseMmsColumns.DATE)); message.setHeader(Headers.THREAD_ID, msgMap.get(Telephony.BaseMmsColumns.THREAD_ID)); message.setHeader(Headers.READ, msgMap.get(Telephony.BaseMmsColumns.READ)); } ``` `

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@computerdude95 commented on GitHub (Sep 28, 2016):

Same problem here - MMS are shown in gmail as emails from myself.

SMS Backup+ 1.5.10
Android 6.0.1
Samsung Note5

@computerdude95 commented on GitHub (Sep 28, 2016): Same problem here - MMS are shown in gmail as emails from myself. SMS Backup+ 1.5.10 Android 6.0.1 Samsung Note5

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@mdes commented on GitHub (Oct 30, 2016):

I just add some precision to the faulty MMS about the joined picture. See my link just above.

@mdes commented on GitHub (Oct 30, 2016): I just add some precision to the faulty MMS about the joined picture. See my link just above.

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@2Fast08 commented on GitHub (Oct 30, 2016):

It's been 3 months and the issue still exists, are we going to get an update on this or not.

@2Fast08 commented on GitHub (Oct 30, 2016): It's been 3 months and the issue still exists, are we going to get an update on this or not.

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@jberkel commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2016):

@2Fast08 @mdes Can you post some headers from backed up MMS emails (anonymized) ?

@jberkel commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2016): @2Fast08 @mdes Can you post some headers from backed up MMS emails (anonymized) ?

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@2Fast08 commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2016):

I would if I knew how.

@2Fast08 commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2016): I would if I knew how.

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@jberkel commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2016):

@2Fast08 don't worry, got some already.

@jberkel commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2016): @2Fast08 don't worry, got some already.

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@dtuma commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2017):

I would really love to see a fix for this as well. For me, I see normal conversation threads in GMail for almost all messages; but whenever I reply on my phone and attach a picture, that picture message gets pulled out of the correct GMail thread. Instead, every picture I've sent to anyone at all shows up as a single GMail thread of me talking to myself. Looking at the backups, I have no way of telling who I sent a given picture to; and when reviewing individual threads, the conversations are disjointed because every MMS message I sent is missing.

In the past, this behavior would occur for MMS messages that were part of a group conversation. I forgave that behavior because I could understand the difficulty of properly sorting group messages. But now, it happens for every MMS message I send, even MMS messages to a single individual. (Received MMS messages do not fall prey to this problem.)

This used to work properly in the past, but some change has broken it. Looking at the backed-up messages from three phones in my family, it seems that all of our phones received the update with the breaking change sometime around Feb 1, 2016.

@dtuma commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2017): I would really love to see a fix for this as well. For me, I see normal conversation threads in GMail for almost all messages; but whenever I reply on my phone and attach a picture, that picture message gets pulled out of the correct GMail thread. Instead, every picture I've sent to anyone at all shows up as a single GMail thread of me talking to myself. Looking at the backups, I have no way of telling who I sent a given picture to; and when reviewing individual threads, the conversations are disjointed because every MMS message I sent is missing. In the past, this behavior would occur for MMS messages that were part of a group conversation. I forgave that behavior because I could understand the difficulty of properly sorting group messages. But now, it happens for every MMS message I send, even MMS messages to a single individual. (Received MMS messages do not fall prey to this problem.) This used to work properly in the past, but some change has broken it. Looking at the backed-up messages from three phones in my family, it seems that all of our phones received the update with the breaking change sometime around Feb 1, 2016.