Question: Import JSON format

[abmusse]

Hello sms-ie community!

First off I would like Thank everyone who helped make this project happen! I've been looking for a way to import and export message on Android!

I have some SMS messages in JSON format that was exported from an old iPhone using https://github.com/richinfante/iphonebackuptools. I would like to convert that JSON file into the proper fromat that can be used to import SMS messages using this tool. From the README I see that the export format is defined as documented in the Android API Reference: SMS, MMS.

If I convert my current JSON file to fo follow the SMS and MMS formats from the Android API, Will this be an acceptable import file for this sms-ie to accept?

[tmo1]

If I convert my current JSON file to fo follow the SMS and MMS formats from the Android API, Will this be an acceptable import file for this sms-ie to accept?

Sure, as you long as you make sure of three things:

• The structure of the JSON must be in the form that SMS I/E expects
• The attribute names must be the ones used by Android internally
• The values must be in the form expected by Android (e.g., date must be in milliseconds since the epoch)

[abmusse]

Thanks for the info! I will look into this some more in my free time. If I have further questions would it be appropriate to post here or move the conversation over to the discussions?

[tmo1]

The latter, please. There's an ongoing discussion about the JSON format SMS I/E uses here.