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Export txt messages etc from phone

steve_f

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Sep 30, 2009
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My Hero (latest Tmobile firmware version) is getting really slow, and I'm thinking of doing a factory reset on it.

However, I would like to export the text messages, into CSV format or similar. Any readable format would do. I have always done this with my Nokia phones before.

Does anyone know a way to do this?

I like the phone (besides the camera) but it is getting slow, despite using taskiller, only installing about 7 market apps ever, and clearing the cache of those apps regularly.
 
THE BEST way is to install WaveSecure on your mobile! :D

First, this is great app with really a lot security and backup possibilities.

Second, you can easily export SMS messages to .csv from web site (from backup)

See screen shot ;)
And at the bottom you have barcode of that app (if you have scanner installed)



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Regards,
Ivo
 
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...I would like to export the text messages....

I have an app called 'SMS backup' If you have a Gmail account its great. You get a text it syncs automatically and appears as if its an email in your gmail account. They stay there even if you delete them off your phone. I dont think it works for texts you already have though.
 
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I have an app called 'SMS backup' If you have a Gmail account its great. You get a text it syncs automatically and appears as if its an email in your gmail account. They stay there even if you delete them off your phone. I dont think it works for texts you already have though.

It does. You have to run it manually first time, then it will backup every text you have. Then it will backup any new ones from them on automatically.
 
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THE BEST way is to install WaveSecure on your mobile! :D

First, this is great app with really a lot security and backup possibilities.

Second, you can easily export SMS messages to .csv from web site (from backup)

I know I'm a bit late with this post -- but I was looking for some SMS backup information and found this thread. Looked into the WaveSecure app mentioned here, and saw that it is indeed free ... for 7 days, after which you have to pay some kind of subscription fee.

I never installed it.
 
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ok, i tried sms backup, but i cant open the gmail attachment in any readable format. so then i tried phone leash, but i cant even get an email, and there seems to be limited menu options. can someone walk me thru, step by step?

Hello - PhoneLeash SMS export has changed as of version 1.8 (v 1.9 as of writing). Now, what you get is a single email, showing a list of SMS' for a day, grouped by thread. The earlier implemetation was too complex for most users.

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I recommend you download the latest version (http://www.bit.ly/phoneleash) and send this command to your phone as an SMS (you can even SMS yourself):

smslog 3/27/12 password

(Change the date to the date you want)

Do feel free to reach me at support AT gearandroid DOT com
 
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