SMS Timestamp

[Eddie Plum]

Which property does MPE read on SMS messages for the timestamp?
I've noticed that messages are in a different order in the phone to MPE and I got a decent example this week.
I received a message at 01:05 this morning. After synchronising, MPE says I got it at 17:44 yesterday. The truth is, it was sent at 17:44, but I only received it at 01:05.
Would it be possible to alter MPE to perform the same as the phone, or does the SMS header only hold the timestamp of when the message was sent?

[FJ]

MPE decodes the timestamp from the service-center to display the date. The real received date is not readable (same like on sent messages)

[AR]

Do you know how I can see the timestamp of the service center on my Android phone? At the moment only the time I received the SMS is displayed.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc.
Android 2.3.3

[FJ]

I don't think the service center timestamp gets stored on android in general. But why is this important for you ? Its the same time than recieved

[AR]

It is not the same if my phone was off, in airplane mode or out of network range when the sms was sent. Then the time shown is the time I switch the phone on again which is not of interest for me.
I would like to know the point of time the sms was SENT (e.g. yesterday 23:55 or today 05:55), which used to be displayed on all my other cell phones before and as far as I know on the Iphone as well.

[Eddie Plum]

No, I don't think Android does keep this info. I agree, it would be nice. Previous SEMC handsets have shown the send and receipt time, but Android doesn't seem to.

Maybe there's an app for that?

Ed.

[FJ]

Theoretically it would be possible to get this information through a app (cause its possible to receive the PDU-Source when the sms arrives, before Android does decode and delete the PDU-Source)