SMS Backup & Restore Pro

4.0
2.05K reviews
100K+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

SMS Backup & Restore Pro is an app that backs up (creates a copy of) SMS & MMS messages and call logs currently available on the phone. It can also restore messages and call logs from already existing backups. This is a Paid no-ads version of the ad-supported free app.

Note: This app requires existing backups to be able to restore call logs and messages. It cannot recover anything without existing backups.

For questions or issues please visit our FAQ at: https://synctech.com.au/sms-faqs/
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APP FEATURES:
Additional features not in the free app:
- Compress and encrypt backups.
- Use WebDAV as a backup location.

OTHER FEATURES:
- Backup SMS (text) messages, MMS and call logs in XML format.
- Local device backup with options to automatically upload to Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive.
- Compress and encrypt backup files.
- Choose a recurring scheduled time to automatically backup.
- Option to select which conversations to backup or restore.
- View and drill into your local and cloud backups.
- Search backups.
- Restore/transfer backup to another phone. Backup format is independent of the Android version so the messages and logs can be easily transferred from one phone to another, irrespective of the version.
- Fast Transfer between 2 phones over WiFi direct
- Free up space on your phone. Delete all SMS messages or call logs on the Phone.
- Email a backup file.
- The XML backup can be viewed on a computer via the online viewer at https://SyncTech.com.au/view-backup/

Notes:
- Tested on Android 5.0 and higher
- App only restores backups made by this app
- Backup is created locally on the phone by default, but has options to upload to Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive or Email. At no time are the files sent to the developer.
- Please ensure there is a copy of the backup outside the phone before performing a factory reset on the phone.

This App needs access to the following:
* Your messages: Backup and Restore messages. Receive SMS permission needed to properly handle messages received while the app is the default messaging app.
* Your Calls and Contact information: Backup and Restore Call Logs.
* Network view and communication: Allows the app to connect to wifi for backup
* Your social information: To display and store the contact names in the Backup file.
* Run at start-up: Start scheduled Backups.
* Prevent Phone from Sleeping: To prevent the phone from going to sleep/suspended state while a Backup or Restore operation is in progress.
* Account Information: To authenticate with Google Drive and Gmail for cloud uploads.
* Location: Only requested and used during WiFi direct transfer due to a security requirement on Android.
Updated on
Dec 8, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
App activity and App info and performance
No data collected
Learn more about how developers declare collection
Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.0
2K reviews
Jamie King
December 11, 2024
This app works great, but recently it gets stuck a lot of times when uploading to Google Drive. I have a huge amount of texts to backup, so I don't know if that's the issue, but it gets stuck a lot of times recently. I am going to try using another account like One Drive and see if that works better. I frequently have to restart my phone to get the app to finish uploading my backup, though. And it's using a lot of battery from getting hung up. I have a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
20 people found this review helpful
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SyncTech Pty Ltd
November 19, 2024
Please email us on support@synctech.com.au so that we can help troubleshoot.
James Bowen
February 8, 2025
Works well. I was in a bind with moving messages from Pixel 7 to Pixel 8. The backup feature from Google wouldn't restore all messages and I couldn't go back and restore from another back. I've had this problem before with Pixel phones. This app did the job no problem. Very simple UI. Would recommend this to anyone !
6 people found this review helpful
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Bob B
November 24, 2024
Edit: after developer feedback, I've adjusted settings in the app on my Samsung phone, and the app is once again working flawlessly. Original review: Used to work flawlessly, but lately it has issues duplicating messages when transferring between a Samsung Galaxy and a Google Pixel. It will restore 2 copies of each RCS message on the other phone - one in SMS format and one in MMS.
10 people found this review helpful
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SyncTech Pty Ltd
November 24, 2024
Please refer to https://www.synctech.com.au/faqs/messages-duplicated-samsung/

What’s new

Fix for an issue where the app was not detecting itself as the default SMS app during the delete messages process