Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(Uri.parse("content://sms/inbox"), null, null, null, null);
if (cursor.moveToFirst()) { // must check the result to prevent exception
do {
String msgData = "";
for(int idx=0;idx<cursor.getColumnCount();idx++)
{
msgData += " " + cursor.getColumnName(idx) + ":" + cursor.getString(idx);
}
// use msgData
} while (cursor.moveToNext());
} else {
// empty box, no SMS
}