
So clearing out your SMS and your browser cache/history can keep your phone running smoother. One of the things that can make your phone laggy is having lots and lots of text messages saved on it. I really do love this app, because now I can just delete threads and texts all the time without really having to worry too much about losing them. You can have this run in the background (which looks like it can take a couple minutes to do on it's own) or you can do it manually with the app. Free download this app from GooglePlay, install and run it. This app is the most direct way of backing up and restoring. SMS Backup & Restore is an all-in-one Android app that enables you to make text messages backup and restore to Android.

#HOW TO SET UP ON ANDROID SMS BACKUP APP HOW TO#
While this does not allow you to restore them back to being text messages, it is way better than Txtract (the free one doesn't work with cupcake, thanks dev!) which converts them to a file type you can't easily open on your phone. Method one: How to use SMS Backup & Restore app on Android. First, you need to download and install the SMS Backup and Restore app onto your device, easily found in the Google Play Store. I haven't seen what it does with MMS, but I imagine it is the same. The subject is "SMS with _contact name_". It threads them just like gmail does with regular emails. At the bottom of the list select the Select app drop down menu - SMS Backup+ wont be there, so select Other. It shouldn't even be that hard to set up a filter in gmail so they're automatically marked as "read" too, although skipping the inbox is good enough for me. Create an App specific password in your Google account: Go to your Google account, select Security from the left menu, select App Passwords in the Signing in to Google box. This app is compatible with Android devices running Android 4.0.3 or above. So they skip the inbox, thus avoiding a "new mail" notification. Making use of SMS Backup & Restore, a free app, you can take a backup of your Android text messages and save them locally. The genius of it is that it archives them and labels them "SMS". What it does, is, it basically forwards your SMS/MMS messages to your gmail account. The one that I have, that I think is the best, is free and called "SMS Backup"
