SMS to Text - Free App for Android

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 5:37 pm

Had a LONG drawn out text message discussion with my a-hole brother, and I wanted to document it. Wasn't looking forward to copying and pasting 67 text messages.

Did a quick search on Lifehacker and found a free app that copies SMS messages to a text file or .CSV. It allows you to backup everything or filter by conversation and date, so it was easy to specify my brother's conversation thread and today's date.

http://lifehacker.com/5842816/sms-to-te ... -text-file

EvilHorace · Post by **EvilHorace** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:28 pm

...but how often does one need to save old text messages once you've read them? To date, I've never needed to delete any text messages so they're all still there and sometimes I refer to old ones for reminders on certain things or dates but otherwise, they could be deleted and I wouldn't miss them.

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 11:12 pm

Same here. Nice app, but I have never needed to save all my txt messages.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 11:14 pm

Rarely need it myself, and I backup my whole phone every month (SMS included) but I wanted a transcript of that text session for a future "I TOLD YOU SO" retort.

Losbot · Post by **Losbot** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 11:55 am

I feel you.
We backup text messages for clients, to be presented in court if necessary.

Err · Post by **Err** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 4:31 pm

Nice Find. I use MyPhoneExplorer to back up text messages but it requires a desktop client. It will also sync my outlook calendar and contacts too.