SMS Backup is no longer on Google Play. It was there for 7 years, until December 2017. It had 710 thousand installs. Users rated it well: 4.4 stars from 12,797 ratings.

SMS Backup is made and published by Christoph Studer. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with Christoph Studer. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to Christoph Studer and are shown as published on Google Play.

About SMS Backup

SMS Backup was a tools app developed by Christoph Studer. It was removed from Google Play Dec 4, 2017.

Install Statistics

SMS Backup had been installed 710 thousand times before it became unavailable.

User Ratings

SMS Backup was rated 4.44 out of 5 stars, based on 13 thousand ratings.

App Information

SMS Backup was free. The app size was 222.97 kB. The last available version was 1.1.1. The last update was on January 1, 1970.

Technical Requirements

SMS Backup required Android 1.5+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Unrated Maturity. The app had been available on Google Play since before 2010.

Description by Christoph Studer (from Google Play)

Automatically backs up SMS messages to your Gmail account.

You need to have IMAP enabled in your Gmail preferences, which must be done through a computer.

See website below for user guide and source code.

Recent changes:
Fixes force close on CyanogenMod.

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Google Play Rating history and histogram

The year before it was removed from Google Play, up to December 2017

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Changelog of SMS Backup

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Comments on SMS Backup for Android

★★★★★ No warning Works pretty well, but should warn when backup fails. It be nice if it would remove archived sms from the phone with an aging criteria.

★★★★★ I love this so much Beibg a sentimental person, I love being able to back up my messages. This app is so simple and easy and it works great.

★★★★★ Still Kick's Ass I have used this app for a few years now. I have changed Android versions and done phone reinstall's and I am always at peace of mine knowing my SMS messages have been backed up. Keep up the great work.

★★☆☆☆ The SMS Backup is not working any more, it use to back up my SMS to my Gmail account, but now gives gives login error though I am using correct user ID and password, and I get an email saying Sign-in attempt prevented "app doesn't meet modern security standards" You need to update the security and make it compatible with Google standards.

★★☆☆☆ Could never get it to work I enabled imap, made sure my device was confirmed by Google and my login pass was corect, it just failed to work people should use sms backup +. It worked first time I tried it

Technologies used by SMS Backup

9 permissions · 2 libraries

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Frequently asked questions about SMS Backup

Is SMS Backup free?

Yes. SMS Backup was free on Google Play.

Is SMS Backup still available?

No. SMS Backup was removed from Google Play. We last saw it there Dec 4, 2017.

Does SMS Backup contain ads?

Yes. Google Play listed SMS Backup as containing ads.

What Android version does SMS Backup require?

SMS Backup ran on Android 1.5 and higher.

How large is SMS Backup?

SMS Backup is 222.97 kB.

How many times has SMS Backup been installed?

Google Play listed 500,000+ installs for SMS Backup.

How do people rate SMS Backup?

SMS Backup scored 4.44 out of 5 stars, from 12,797 ratings on Google Play.

Who made SMS Backup?

SMS Backup was developed by Christoph Studer. It was listed in the tools category on Google Play.

What are the best alternatives to SMS Backup?

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