Our Android phones store many types of data, such as contacts, text messages, photos, videos, notes, etc. Sometimes when we do not have enough storage space, we will clean up some unused data to release the space. The first thing to note here is that when you clean up your data, Backup and Restore Android SMS/Messages, so that you can avoid deleted data can be retrieved at any time.
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For many people, it is easy to delete their information. But you never know when you need them in the future. So the easiest way is to store the old SMS somewhere else, which is to perform the Android backup SMS. If you've never done this before, it seems like a complex task - it's actually quite simple, easy, and not complicated at all.It helps you backup and restore Contacts, messages, call history, calendar, gallery, audio, video, Application and even Application data (for rooted devices).
There are several ways to do this; here are four ways to back up Android text messages, and you need to know these ways to make your life easier.
| Part 1: Backup Android Text Messages with dr.fone - Backup & Restore (Android) |
Part 2: How to backup Android SMS to Gmail |
If you find any kind of technical work daunting, this is possibly the easiest way for you to backup text messages Android. With the help of the dr.fone - Backup & Restore (Android), you will be able to backup and restore your Android device as flexible as possible.
Here is how you can perform SMS backup on your Android device:
After downloading and installing the Android device, launch dr.fone software on your computer and laptop. From the list of toolkits, select Backup & Restore.
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Connect your device to your computer by using a USB cable; make sure that you have your device's USB debugging mode enabled. If your Android device is running on Android 4.2.2 or above, a pop-up window will appear to ask you to allow USB debugging---tap on the OK button.
Note: if you have used this software to backup your Android device, you can check which SMS have been backed up by clicking on the View backup history link.
Once the software has detected your device, it will show you the types of files that you can backup---it will automatically select all file types for you. Since you only need to backup your SMS, uncheck the other boxes except for Messages before clicking the Backup button to kickstart the whole backup process.
This will take the software a few minutes to complete so remember to not disconnect your device or erase any data during the backup process.
Once the software has completed the backup process, click the View button to see the content of the backup file.
Since you are an Android user, you would probably have a Gmail account and it is easy to backup SMS Android with this method. All you need (other than your device) are your Gmail account login details and SMS Backup+ installed on your device.
Now that you have all the tools ready, here is how you can backup Android SMS to Gmail:
Sign into your Gmail account on your computer or laptop. Click on the gear icon on the right-hand corner of the screen and open Settings.
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Open the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab and click Enable IMIMAP.
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Open the SMS Backup+ app and tap Connect to link the app with your Gmail account.
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Choose the Gmail account that you want the SMS to backed up to. Tap on Allow when the Permission Request window pops up.
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Tap Backup to start backing up data
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Once the backup is complete, go to your Google account and you will see a new label on the side: SMS. If you click on it, you will be able to see all of your SMS.
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