BlueZ map-client and iOS 8.x device

Question

I am attempting to use the supplied map-client in BlueZ 5.30 to read the SMS inbox from an iPhone running iOS 8.3

When I run the map-client with the phone's address I can use calls such as -l to see the directory listings and through repeated -c calls I've worked out that the messages should be in /telecom/msg/inbox.

However, I can never see any messages in this folder when called -L despite there being lots in the phones Message app. I've also tried sending a message to the phone and asking for the folder, but nothing appears - I always get an empty python list:

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Has anyone else managed to use BlueZ map-client to read an iOS device's messages?

Answer 1

To view messages in the inbox, first we have to change the directory to the standard path /telecom/msg/inbox. so ./map-client -d BD_ADDRS -c /telecom/msg/inbox -L LS_MSG similarly for outbox, sent, draft, deleted

Answer 2

I just ran into the same problem and wound up here so I'll post for the benefit of anyone else who does the same:

The LS_MSG argument to -L is treated as the folder to read, so to read the inbox the command would be:

./map-client -d BD_ADDRS -c /telecom/msg -L inbox

This wasn't at all clear to me from the ./map-client --help output, so I ended up reading the source code to figure it out.