How to back up SMS and photos?
Royal52 Posted messages 166 Registration date Status Member Last intervention -
Hello, I would like to save certain SMS from my smartphone to a USB stick.
How do I do that?
Thank you
5 answers
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Hello,
Backing up SMS is not easy. Aside from screenshots, you can try an app like SMS Backup and Restore:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore
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Good evening,
At the simplest, take screenshots; you get photos, transfer to the computer via USB cable, copy to a flash drive...
Many other possible solutions to explore.
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Hello, I read the app permissions, I may have misinterpreted, but does it request permission for this app to send and receive SMS? That is to say, the app can send SMS whenever it wants?
Thank you-
Not at all!
The app will not take the initiative to send SMS messages without your knowledge. It simply means that it needs this permission to function.
In the same way, when you use an app to read QR codes, it will ask for permission to use the camera, because it needs the camera. But it will not take photos without your knowledge.I don't use this app. But it is well-known, and I don't think it poses a risk (10 million downloads and overwhelmingly positive reviews).
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Hello, thank you all for your replies.
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For SMS, you will need a third-party application because Android does not allow it directly on a USB drive. Use the free application "SMS Backup & Restore": it creates an XML file of your SMS that you can easily copy to any USB drive for archiving.
