![]() ![]() Open iTunes (actually it will probably open automatically) and click on the iPhone icon to select it and view SUMMARY information about it.Tap to TRUST the computer on your iPhone, and click to TRUST the phone on the computer.Plug the iPhone into the computer with your USB lightning cable.I was amazed PhoneView showed it could access over 80,000 old SMS messages on my phone. ($3… Better than nothing.) After purchasing and downloading the full version of PhoneView, here are the steps I took to create text message backups. When purchasing software online (and sometimes other things) it can help to Google for coupon codes, and I found an Ecamm coupon code that saved me 10%. “iPhoneView Demo Shows 10 SMS Messages…” ( CC BY 2.0) by Wesley Fryer ![]() It turns out the demo version of PhoneView only lets you see your 10 most recent text messages, and I want to archive more than that, so I went ahead and purchased the full version for $30. “PhoneView Backup” ( CC BY 2.0) by Wesley Fryer I think both these software programs look mostly equivalent in their capabilities. They also offer lifetime software upgrades and support, so that’s also a plus. I previously purchased software from PhoneView’s creator ( Ecamm Call Recorder for Skype) and I’ve been very pleased with their software, so I decided I’d go with them for this purchase as well. I ended up switching to another computer at our house, and decided to try PhoneView to see if it could be used without the full backup requirement. The page for iPhone Explorer has multiple software options listed for both Mac and Windows users, and that is one way I found other software options to try for this SMS backup need. When I first tried to use iExplorer it wouldn’t let me do anything within the trial / demo app without creating a complete backup of my iPhone, and I didn’t have enough hard drive space on my laptop to make one. Keep in mind I’m posting this in mid-January 2016, and by the time you read this these programs and website owners could have changed… so do your own background research about this “software trust issue.” After doing various Google searches I am confident both iExplorer and PhoneView are NOT malware programs and ARE SAFE to download / use. Sticking with software vetted and approved by Apple for its app store is one way to “play it safe,” but there are other software programs which are still safe and good but not within Apple’s App Store ecosystem. Especially when it comes to the sensitive information we keep on our phones, like contact information and credit card / banking information, it’s vital to be wary and only download software programs you trust based on the recommendations of others as well as posted reviews/recommendations on trusted websites. It’s very important when downloading any kind of third party software like this to be careful the program is well rated/reviewed and not some kind of malware. The two primary software applications I found for Mac computers which allow full iPhone SMS backups (along with other features) are iExplorer ($35 for a single license) and PhoneView ($30). ![]() I didn’t find any recommendations for iOS (iPhone/iPad) apps for doing this, but did find several good recommendations for Mac software applications.Īnyone had good success with an iPhone app that lets you export text messages? ![]() I tried to get app suggestions from others for SMS exports via Twitter but didn’t come up with many, so I had to turn to Google. App Store ratings are generally a good way to determine if an app is worth buying, as long as the app version has been out awhile and there are a few current ratings. There are a few apps available for iOS on the App Store for “SMS Export,” but none of them are well rated over three stars. Here are the steps I followed to backup SMS messages and my lessons learned. This is something that doesn’t work on my iPad in the Messages app for all my contacts – perhaps because not all the text messages I’ve sent or received are “ iMessages.” I ended up working with the Mac app PhoneView from Ecamm, which has a partially functional demo but costs $30 for the full version, to backup SMS messages from my iPhone tonight. On the iPhone, however, it’s possible to “scroll back in time” and make past SMS / iCloud messages load up. While the Messages app on a Mac or iPad can keep copies of many text messages sent by and to an individual user, on my own iPhone those apps don’t include complete backups of messages. I’m helping a friend who needs to backup text messages and other data from a family member’s iPhone, so I’ve been doing research to figure out the best and most inexpensive way to create these backups. ![]()
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