Java Development

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I know there have been alot of dicussions about blocking sms but does anybody want to share or have any idea how to go about blocking sms?

Reading the javadoc doesnt help either.  Some recommends FolderListener others recommending Datagrams etc..

I'm willing to pay for your work.

[RexDoug]

I don't believe that there is any way to block a generic incoming SMS. You can listen for SMS and process the incoming message, but not keep it from the inbox unless you set certain control flags on the sending side.

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i'm 100% sure there is a solution.  If you search appworld there are a number of sms blocking apps out there.

[CMY]

For most of thos applications (at least from what I gathered), they use the firewall to block SMS messages.

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but can you programatically add numbers to the firewall?

text blocking apps that i have tried they do not put numbers in the firewall block list.

[QuiteSimple]

Yes, I can confirm that there are several SMS blocking apps, none of them using firewall.

It's a kind of dirty OS hack, however I wouldn't rely on a hack to develop an app, every OS upgrade may wipe out such apps

Btw who is using texting nowadays? WIth BBM and crossplatform messengers SMS seems to be a history...

[girishthakr]

Hey if u r talking about certain msgs which u r using for ur Application..... i mean if u don't want ur App msgs to be store in INBOX then Yes u can do it.... by listening those msgs on PORT number.... BUT u also need sum other desktop app which is sending those msgs to ur BB apps on PORT.

and If u r talking about general msgs then u CAN't block them....

BUT thr are possibilties using USSD which is used by Mobile Operators for special msgs .... Like advertiement etc.. which comes as a popup in our Device and NOT stored in INBOX at all...

Press Kudos if it help...

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QuiteSimple wrote:

Yes, I can confirm that there are several SMS blocking apps, none of them using firewall.

It's a kind of dirty OS hack, however I wouldn't rely on a hack to develop an app, every OS upgrade may wipe out such apps

Btw who is using texting nowadays? WIth BBM and crossplatform messengers SMS seems to be a history...

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If RIM takes over the world and there is 0.0000001% chance that everyone will use BBM but in the meantime there is need to block text coming from other devices.