On Wed, 27 Dec 2023 20:01:56 +0000 Bev Nicolson lumos@gmx.co.uk allegedly wrote:
Are there any Linux apps for transferring sms messages to a computer? I'm getting new phone and am keen to keep the texts (or some at least) I have on the old one. The only caveat is that it is quite an old phone. (Android 7.1. Old.)
TIA.
Bev
Bev
I use SMS Backup+ (available on f-droid). It is aimed at Gmail, but you can use it with any IMAP mail server. It works by sending all your old SMS messages to the IMAP server from where you can later retrieve them to the new phone (so you need SMS backup+ on both phones).
Alternatively, you can use a different SMS app on the phone (i.e, an alternative to the google nastiness). I use Simple SMS Messenger, again available on f-droid.
Mick
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