SMS Backup & Restore

10.26.007

SyncTech Pty Ltd

3.85

129,751 reviews

10,000,000+
Downloads

Free

A simple app that backs up and restores SMS & MMS messages and call logs.

Pros & Cons

XML-based backups for portable viewing and transfer
Local backups with optional cloud uploads to Drive/Dropbox/OneDrive
Granular control to select conversations for backup or restore
Fast Wi-Fi Direct device-to-device transfer

Backup format is primarily XML; fewer export formats compared to some competitors
Requires a broad set of permissions typical for backup utilities, which may raise privacy concerns for some users
Cloud options are limited to Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive; other cloud services are not listed

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 180 thousand times. It is ranked #144 in tools.

User Ratings

SMS Backup & Restore is rated 3.85 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 20.44 MB. The latest version available is 10.26.007. The last update was on July 19, 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.

More data about SMS Backup & Restore

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	39 million
Recent downloads	180 thousand
Rating	3.85 based on 130 thousand ratings
Ranking	Medium ranked
Version	10.26.007
APK size	20.4 MB
Number of libraries	56
Designed for Android	6.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	Contains ads

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Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Downloads over time

SMS Backup & Restore has been downloaded 39 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 6 thousand downloads per day.

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Developer information for SyncTech Pty Ltd

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support@synctech.com.au

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Comments on SMS Backup & Restore for Android

★★★★★ Missing Symphony · Jul 7, 2026

Transferring from Samsung messaging to Google wasn't as smooth as they said it would with missing sent texts, used this app to back up and restore, and I got every text, received and sent transferred to google, it really did help

★★★★☆ 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.

★★★★★ 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

★☆☆☆☆ 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.

★☆☆☆☆ Michelle F · Jul 9, 2026

I used this to back up my texts from Samsung Messages before switching to Google Messages. I saved it in Google Drive, however when I try to access the file it goes halfway, and then I get an error code. I don't understand it. And its very frustrating.

★☆☆☆☆ 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.

Google Play Rankings for SMS Backup & Restore

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
144	Poland	Tools	Top Free
186	Denmark	Tools	Top Free

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Technologies used by SMS Backup & Restore

SMS Backup & Restore is requesting 32 permissions and is using 56 libraries.

Permissions

Development tools

test access to protected storage

Your personal information

read call log, read your contacts, write call log, modify your contacts

Your location

approximate (network-based) location, precise (GPS) location

Your messages

read your text messages (SMS or MMS), receive text messages (SMS), edit your text messages (SMS or MMS)

Network communication

view network connections, view Wi-Fi connections, full network access

Your accounts

find accounts on the device, use accounts on the device

Storage

modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Phone calls

read phone status and identity

System tools

change network connectivity, connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi, run at startup, prevent phone from sleeping

Extra

android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC, android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES, android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM, com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE, com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID, com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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