SMS Backup and Restore

The cleanest and fastest way to backup your Android phone SMS!

SMS Backup and Restore - Secure Your Texts

"SMS Backup and Restore" is a user-friendly Android app designed to quickly backup and restore your SMS messages. With a single tap, you can create a backup and seamlessly restore messages when needed, ensuring you never lose important texts. The app supports Google Drive integration for easy file management, offers CSV export options, and provides a beautifully crafted user experience. Note that it does not recover deleted SMS, making preventive backups essential.
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App stats

Rating: 3.87
(222)
Version: 0.0.7 (Last updated: 2021-09-21)
Creation date: 2021-02-25
Permissions
SMS:
  • read your text messages (SMS or MMS)
  • receive text messages (SMS)
  • edit your text messages (SMS or MMS)
Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Other:
  • view network connections
  • full network access
  • run at startup
  • prevent device from sleeping

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App summary

SMS Backup app is one of the cleanest and fastest way to backup your Android phone text sms. With SMS Backup on your Android phone never lose a sms message again. Stranded with an old phone from which you want to backup up SMS? Worry no more, download SMS Backup app from Google Playstore, install it and tap 'Backup Now'. The app quickly generates a backup file for you, which can be shared with your new phone. Just like the backup process, restoring SMS from a backup file has been made equally simple, you just have to View a backup file that you want to restore and tap 'Restore'. SMS Backup app also "Works with Google Drive™"

Here are some of the core features of SMS Backup app,
- Backup your SMS with a single tap.
- Restore SMS with ease.
- View SMS within the app.
- Upload backup files to your Google Drive.
- View your backup files in Google Drive.
- Access your backed up SMS data uploaded to Google Drive from within the app.
- Export SMS from your backup files in .csv format*. ('Export Options' or 'PRO Version' has to be purchased to use this feature)
- Do a full directory search for old backup files created using SMS Backup app.
- Effortlessly share your saved sms backup files.
- Paranoid about giving storage permissions? We respect you as well. SMS Backup fluently handles both cache-only and internal storage backup files. (But do note that cache-only backup files run the risk of getting lost if you either clear the cache or uninstall the app from your phone)   

(*Please note that .csv files cannot be used to restore sms. Only .aiob files can be used to restore sms which ensures safety and authenticity of your sms data).

NOTE: We are not deleted sms recovery app. We do not and will not recover/restore deleted sms from your phone as such. The sms should be backed up at-least once before deleting it from your phone, in which case it can be restored using the same backup file.

Looking for more features? Fasten your seat belts and ride along with us, as we have carefully curated a list of exciting upcoming updates based on market research. Also, make sure you grab on the Pro version and help us buy barrels of coffee to guzzle while we work on these exciting updates.

We have etched elegance to an ever mundane backup process, and our design language throughout the app could make you addicted! Beware. We do show ads for free users, but we do not stick it to their faces, unlike many utility apps. Right from the ads placement to the primary backup/restore flow, everything was well thought out to give a prime user experience. We happily strive to make utility apps pleasant to use and fun to share with others. May your backup experiences be pleasant from now on!

SMS Backup is crafted with ❤️ for Android™. Enjoy using SMS Backup.

Android is a trademark of Google LLC.
Google Drive is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions.

© 2020-2021 Loopvector Creative Labs (Opc) Private Limited. 'SMS Backup', 'SMS Backup' logo and related items are owned by Loopvector Creative Labs (Opc) Private Limited. Loopvector Creative Labs (Opc) Private Limited is a registered, bootstrapped, self funded and incorporated (Opc) Private Limited company. All rights reserved.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Easy to use and intuitive interface
  • Fast and efficient backup process
  • Successful backup and restore for many users
  • Cloud backup options for safe storage
  • Works well with multiple Android versions
Cons
  • Restoration issues leading to lost messages
  • Messages mixed up between sent and received
  • Incomplete restoration with missing messages
  • App freezes during restore operations
  • Poor performance and usability reported by multiple users
Most mentioned
  • Restoration and backup functionality not working as intended
  • Issues with message visibility and organization after restore
  • Positive experiences with backup speed and ease of use
  • Integration with cloud services for backup
User reviews
Please Don't Download this app. Totally Worst App. I lots my SMS. I backup up and after restore the my backup than all SMS show in send receipt left side only. I sended Message also show in left. Please Don't Download this App. 🛑 🚫 Also download at time same issue.. again 😞 lost my message... Please 🙏 without test don't add final version. I lost 29k messages.
by Virajsinh Nakum, 2024-07-29

Perfectly recovers old message as old as 5days
by Brighten Muleke, 2023-03-04

Extremely poor app, repeated showed restored 10k messages successfully complete but in reality not even a single sms was visible in default messaging app.
by Dipankar Mitra, 2022-07-13
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