A simple app that backs up and restores SMS & MMS messages and call logs.
SMS Backup & Restore delivers on-device XML backups of SMS, MMS, and call logs with optional cloud uploads and easy cross‑device restoration. It supports scheduled backups, selective conversations, and fast WiFi Direct transfers, making it a mature solution for protecting messaging history. With 10,000,000+ total downloads and 160K in the last 30 days, it remains a trusted choice in the Tools category with a solid user rating.
Pros & Cons
Local backups by default with optional cloud uploads to Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive
XML backup format supports easy viewing and transfer
Scheduled backups and selective conversation backups for control and efficiency
Fast WiFi Direct transfers between devices and a dedicated online backup viewer
Restoration requires existing backups or backups created by this app (not a universal recovery tool)
Restores only work for backups created by this app
Requires broad permissions (SMS, CALL_LOG, storage, location) which may raise privacy considerations
About SMS Backup & Restore
SMS Backup & Restore is a tools app developed by SyncTech Pty Ltd.
Download Statistics
SMS Backup & Restore has been downloaded 39 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 160 thousand times. It is ranked #128 in tools.
User Ratings
SMS Backup & Restore is rated 3.87 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 130 thousand ratings.
App Information
SMS Backup & Restore is FREE to download. The APK download size is 19.59 MB. The latest version available is 10.26.003. The last update was on June 26, 2026.
Technical Requirements
SMS Backup & Restore requires Android 6.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play before 2010.
Description
SMS Backup & Restore is an app that backs up (creates a copy of) SMS & MMS messages and call logs currently available on the phone.
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Update (6/5/26): I LOVE this app again! Thank you for whatever updates you provided that fixed the problem. It's working great again! Backing up texts to files again.🙌🏼 Previously update (11/2025): I loved this app UNTIL now. It reliably backed up all my SMS texts for years. However, after the recent update (11/29/25), the app won't even open. I get a message, "Unfortunately, SMS backup & Restore has stopped." It's useless now. Everything was set up perfectly to back up to my desired folder.
★★★★★Danielle Adolphe· Jun 30, 2026
Lord knows I was booed hooing when I switched from Samsung messages to Google messages and realized that rcs messages are NOT like sms messages and are not stored in the typical manner as SMS. I'm not sure how but this app succeeds where easy share and even USB to USB transfers failed. It actually picked up the rcs messages and restore them on my new phone! I have 12 years of messages archived, so it really meant a lot to me to have every single text. Thank you!!!! Please add monthly backup options
★★★★☆Steve Maunsell· Jun 29, 2026
Very good app. Until this week when my Samsung S24 did an update and now backups only show incoming messages. My outgoing RCS messages aren't backed up. Can you provide an update that fixes this? 30/6/26 an update from Samsung/Google has now fixed this.
★☆☆☆☆rafat zaiba· May 30, 2026
This is the most annoying app, it doesn't work. It purposefully doesn't show local backup, shows wrong non-existent files just to get Google Drive access. Even after restore nothing works no call log oe messages show up.
★☆☆☆☆Gavin Reidt· Jun 24, 2026
ONLY SMS NOT RCS. This app will not allow RCS text to transfer over due to them being encrypted on both ends. Google how to back up your text to Your Google account both RCS and SMS along with all photos and videos you got and sent. Set up your new phone then if you want you can delete the backup and start fresh. Google already owns everyone's info so for me, I don't see the issue. This app will only move over SMS any RCS will not work due to its encryption end to end.
★☆☆☆☆James Kowal· Jun 10, 2026
Will overwrite MMS table on restore, so if you have image, etc. not backed up, and you restore, say goodbye to that and any other MMS. And stupidly backs up trash. Stop that or make setting! So this really makes this app useless for MMS. Goodbye.
★☆☆☆☆David Fecker· Jun 22, 2026
The sms Backup utility did NOT back up the entire message thread. It left out my first and last message in the thread. There should be 43 total messages in the thread, but the toll is only listing 41.
★★☆☆☆Laina Stapleton· Jun 7, 2026
It's taking an hour so far to go through the process of extracting ONE text conversation to Google drive and trying to open it on my computer.
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Trust & Safety: The app requests a wide range of permissions (SMS, CALL_LOG, storage, location, network) to enable backups and cloud uploads. Backups are created locally by default and are not sent to the developer; cloud uploads require explicit user authentication with Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive, reflecting a privacy-conscious design.
Each subscription will automatically renew 3 days before the expiration date for
the same time period. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time before the renewal.
