You definitely want to save/backup text or SMS messages on your android phone, other than for security reasons or if you have secret messages. And also you want to clean up hundreds of text messages, but you don't want to delete them. So, if you are an Android user who is experiencing this problem, and want to have a backup of your text or SMS messages, this article is perfect for you to read.
In this article, I will explain a tutorial on how to backup and restore SMS on Android. Later SMS stored on Google drive can also be restored back to the smartphone.
On Android itself, there are many applications that function to backup and store SMS. But for this tutorial I will use a simple application called SMS Backup & Restore which you can download for free on Google Play.
How to Backup and Restore SMS on Android
Many mobile applications, tips and tricks are scattered in cyberspace on how to back up SMS and phone calls for the Android platform.
Starting from doing it manually with great difficulty by ourselves, to using mobile applications. So here I recommend using the SMS Backup & Restore application from Carbonit. The following are the steps for backing up SMS using the SMS Backup & Restore application.
SMS Backup & Restore app is a very popular app developed by Carbonite. Steps to Backup SMS on Android using the Backup & Restore Application.
1. First, download and install the SMS Backup & Restore application from Carbonite via the Google Play Store on your Android phone.
2. After the SMS Backup & Restore application has been installed on your Android cellphone, open the application. Like the example in the picture.
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3. After opening the SMS Backup & Restore application, select/tap the options menu with a line symbol 3 at the top left. Like the example in the picture.
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4. Then in the options menu select Back Up Now, like the example in the picture.
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5. Then select Backup Location, where is your SMS backup location, here I choose Google Drive as my SMS backup storage location. Then touch Back Up, like the example in the picture.
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6. Then wait until the Backup process is complete, as shown in the example.
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7. Now if the backup process is complete then, SMS has been backed up on your Google Drive.
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8. You can restore with the tool on the same mobile application if the file remains in memory. By selecting/touching the options menu with a three line symbol at the top left, then selecting Restore. Like the example in the picture.
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9. Then touch Restore, like the example in the picture.
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10. If appears as shown below, touch OK and Yes. Like the example in the picture.
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11. Then Wait until the Restoring process is complete, as shown in the example.
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12. If the Restore Completed display appears, then the SMS has been restored. And touch Close Like the example in the picture.
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Done, Easy isn't it? Even though smartphone or Android users have switched to chat applications, text messages, aka SMS, are still considered important. Not a few who assess the presence of SMS still helps user communication in daily activities. That's how to backup and restore SMS on Android. Good luck and thank you.
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