Android Issue 5669: Android deleting all SMS threads (Dec 2009; 1100+ stars)

FYI: Android deletes corrupt DBs (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=756653)

If you have an Android phone and care at all about your ever-growing message history, install SMS Backup+ by Jan Berkel or an equivalent ASAP. (https://github.com/jberkel/sms-backup-plus)