Android

SMS Backup and Restore

SMS Backup and Restore has 59,701 installs, #22,320 of 241,801 in Tools.

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Installs
59,701
Rating
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Rank on Android
#240,114
of 2,919,909
Version
5.2
Last updated 2026-08-23

Description

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Introduction
SMS backup and restore app is a perfect answer for your worries about protecting and recovering your important conversation/SMS. Our friendly user assures you that even after years you can securely backup your SMS and restore it without losing your important data. Our app enables you to store data in your internal storage, google drive and Dropbox. You can restore your data in just one tap from internal storage, google drive, and dropbox. Furthermore, our app’s transfer and receive backup feature enables you to exchange data on any device.
Key Points
• Recover deleted SMS
• Restore lost chats
• Recover deleted conversations
• Transfer SMS to new phone
• Clone chats to another phone
• Restore SMS
Main Features
• Backup in local storage.
• Backup on cloud storage.
• Restore from local storage.
• Restore from cloud storage.
• Transfer and receive backup in a new device.
• After receiving the file by using the same app, restore all your conversations on another device.
Things to Remember
• Remember to secure your SMS with cloud storage. Once you have backed up all your data on cloud storage you can access it from any device by logging into your Gmail or dropbox account.
• Restoring sms is not possible without backup files.
• The backup file that you transfer and receive will be stored in local storage.

How to backup?
Click on the backup card view from the main screen and then select your desired location where you want to store the backup file. After selecting, click on the Backup All SMS button.
A dialogue box will appear related to the temperoray default handler which will seek your permission to set SMS Backup and Restore as temporary default handler. And then after setting SMS Backup and Restore as default SMS App a reconfirmation dialog will appear press “OKAY”. Your process of backing up sms will be started.
How to restore?
Click on the restore card view from the main screen and then select the location where you have stored your backfile. After that click on your backfile and then bottom sheet dialog will appear select the option restore. On one click your all sms will be restored. After restoring the SMS, you can set your previous Messaging app as the default app.
Premium features
Dark theme
This feature converts the light mode into dark mode. This option is a popular choice for those who want to enhance the visual experience of the app. It also increases the user's comfort during night time use.

Auto backup
This feature saves time and provides you peace of mind. Set auto backup daily, weekly, fortnightly, and monthly on local and cloud storage.
Backup within date range
This feature allows you to set specific dates for taking backup. It’s a unique feature made for archiving or managing messages within a set timeframe.
Additional features
• View and search backup files.
• Backup reminder
• Support numerous languages

Permission Requests
To provide you with the functionality for which our App is designed, we may request the following permissions:
Read/Write SMS
Grant premission of reading for taking backup and write permission for restoring SMSinto your phone.

Default App Handler
We seek your permission to set our App as a temporary default handler for SMS read and write. After performing a restore operation you can set your previous messaging app as default handler.

Location and Wifi
In case you want to share the backup file in another device, enable location permission for searching nearby places and wifi permission for sharing files via wifi direct.
Storage
In order to save the backup files in your device, we need the permission of storage.

Core Functionality: Every app that performs essential functions like backup, restore, and delete SMS, must be set as your temporary default handler. During that time it's possible that you won't be able to send/receive SMS. Therefore, upon completing the restoration of your messages, set your previous app as the default messaging app.

Is SMS Backup and Restore safe?

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  • Listed on Google Play.
  • Made by Infinite Soft; developer website listed: rdotsolutions.com. Details →
  • On Google Play since 2024-06-05. Last updated 2026-08-23.

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