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#273100 4-Aug-2020 11:15
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Hi

 

Whats the best way (best app) to transfer txt messages to a new phone ?

 

A google search had alot of hits wanting to sell software to do it
Cheers

 

 


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  #2534434 4-Aug-2020 11:36
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I've used https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&hl=en successfully in the past.

 

 

 

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  #2534446 4-Aug-2020 11:47
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I've always found using the built in wizard on the new device reasonably good now...

 

Huawei / Oppo use PhoneClone

 

Samsung have their own. 

 

Not often they don't put you through a wizard to migrate all that sort of stuff.

 

 

 

They just do a mass BT/local wifi xfer




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  #2534489 4-Aug-2020 13:18
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What brand is the new phone? Both OPPO and Huawei have a "Phone Clone" app and you can easily select just SMS and have that copied over.





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  #2534505 4-Aug-2020 13:52
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Backup to your Google account and just do a restore.... or maybe it was the Samsung account that they did that - one of them did.


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  #2534510 4-Aug-2020 13:57
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The Phone Clone from Huawei and Oppo apps are really good and can be used at any time.




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  #2534523 4-Aug-2020 14:15
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I did the default Android clone option when setting up the new phone. Most things came across , not txt's  . Maybee because the new ph didnt have a sim when I did this ?
LG to Moto7

 

I'll try the app recommended above

 

I did find a way to extract old versions of apps off the old ph & install on the new ph , via Airdroid .
Some old app versions are better the newest versions (and some apps no longer on the play store so didnt come across on the clone )

 

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