How to Back Up Text Messages on Android
There’s an easy way to back up text messages on your Android phone using a free mobile app called SMS Backup & Restore. You can save messages on the device, your computer, your email, or an online storage service with these steps: SMS Backup & Restore isn’t your only option. There are other popular apps you can use to back up your text messages, including FonePaw Android Data Recovery, MobiKin Doctor for Android, and Dr. Fone for Android.
How to Back Up Text Messages on iPhone
iPhone users have access to iCloud, which you can use to back up text messages as well as other data on your phone. Here’s how to enable text message backups in iCloud:
How to Back Up Text Messages to iTunes
Apple removed iTunes in macOS Catalina (10.15). However, if you still run iTunes on an earlier version of the operating system, you can back up your iPhone SMS messages to your Mac via iTunes:
Back Up Text Messages on iOS Using a Third-Party App
If you want more control over the way you back up text messages than with iCloud or iTunes, try a third-party app. Some third-party apps for text message backup that receive positive reviews include PhoneRescue, Dr. Fone, and Enigma Recovery. Here’s how to back up text messages using Dr. Fone: If you haven’t enabled automatic backups in iTunes and you want to turn it on, select iCloud or This Computer under Automatically Back Up in the Backups section. Then, check the box next to Automatically sync when this iPhone is connected in the Options section of the Summary screen.
