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SMS Backup & Restore
24
ASO score
Text
33/100
Reviews
0/100
Graphic
40/100
Other
0/100
App Rating
4.2
Votes
14.33M
App Age
4y 10m
Last Update
Nov 30, 2025
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Current App
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Category Top Average
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Difference
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Installs
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37.3M
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69.7M
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-47%
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Rating
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4.24
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4.3
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-1%
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Number of Ratings (Voted)
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11.1M
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86.3M
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-87%
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App Age
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4y 9m
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6y 10m
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-30%
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In-app Purchases Price
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$0
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$99
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Update Frequency
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69d
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79d
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-12%
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Title Length
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20
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27
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-26%
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Short Description Length
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77
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73
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+5%
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Description Length
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2 669
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2 664
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+0%
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Number of Screenshots
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704
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1270
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-45
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Has Video?
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No
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0% has videos
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Size
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0MB
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0MB
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Downloads
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Total
37.2M
Last month
137.1K
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SMS Backup & Restore
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A simple app that backs up and restores SMS & MMS messages and call logs.
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SMS Backup & Restore is an app that backs up (creates a copy of) SMS & MMS messages and call logs currently available on the phone. It can also restore messages and call logs from already existing backups.
Note: This app requires existing backups to be able to restore call logs and messages. It cannot recover anything without existing backups.
To view the contents of the backups, visit https://www.synctech.com.au/view-backup/
For questions or issues please visit our FAQ at: https://synctech.com.au/sms-faqs/
APP FEATURES:
- Backup SMS (text) messages, MMS and call logs in XML format.
- Local device backup with options to automatically upload to Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive.
- Choose a recurring scheduled time to automatically backup.
- Option to select which conversations to backup or restore.
- View and drill into your local and cloud backups.
- Search backups.
- Restore/transfer backup to another phone. Backup format is independent of the Android version so the messages and logs can be easily transferred from one phone to another, irrespective of the version.
- Fast Transfer between 2 phones over WiFi direct
- Free up space on your phone. Delete all SMS messages or call logs on the Phone.
- Email a backup file.
- The XML backup can be viewed on a computer via the online viewer at https://SyncTech.com.au/view-backup/
Notes:
- Tested on Android 5.0 and higher
- App only restores backups made by this app
- Backup is created locally on the phone by default, but has options to upload to Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive or Email. At no time are the files sent to the developer.
- Please ensure there is a copy of the backup outside the phone before performing a factory reset on the phone.
This App needs access to the following:
* Your messages: Backup and Restore messages. Receive SMS permission needed to properly handle messages received while the app is the default messaging app.
* Your Calls and Contact information: Backup and Restore Call Logs.
* Storage: To create the Backup file on the SD card.
* Network view and communication: Allows the app to connect to wifi for backup
* Your social information: To display and store the contact names in the Backup file.
* Run at start-up: Start scheduled Backups.
* Prevent Phone from Sleeping: To prevent the phone from going to sleep/suspended state while a Backup or Restore operation is in progress.
* Test access to Protected Storage: To create the Backup file on the SD card.
* Account Information: To authenticate with Google Drive and Gmail for cloud uploads.
* Location: Only requested and used during WiFi direct transfer due to a security requirement on Android.}
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| Rating: | |
| Voted: | 14.33M |
| Google Play Link: | |
| Website: | |
| Email: | |
| Privacy Policy: | |
| Categories: | Tools |
| Size: | - |
| Installs: | 37.2M |
| App Age: | 4 years 10 months |
| Release Date: | Feb 26, 2021 |
| Last Update: | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Version: | 10.24.003 |
Version history
10.24.003
Nov 30, 2025
- Updated Google Ads library in an attempt to fix the blank screen issue reported by some users.<br>- Updated to latest Dropbox library for upcoming Dropbox certificate changes.
10.24.001
Nov 21, 2025
Updated to Target SDK 35