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How to Transfer Text Messages from Android Phone to Computer?

Dec 31,2013 17:24 pm / Posted by to Android Backup Topic
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There is no doubt that you have kept some SMS messages on your Android device. Well, as we know that the memory of your Android phone where all text messages are stored is always limited. If the capacity of the inbox of your Android phone reached a certain degree, you cannot receive new messages any more unless you delete some old ones. However, many messages are so important that you want to keep forever, so what will you do to solve this kind of problem? Then I suggest you to make a copy of text messages on your computer before deleting them from your phone. In fact, you may need to export SMS messages from Android phone to computer in many situations. For example, you want to flash your device, then you'd better backup those valuable messages for fear that you may lose all of them accidentally due to wrong operations. Or you just want to share some messages with your friends online.

While, we all know that we are not able to transfer text messages or contacts from Android phone to PC unless we turn to a third-party program for help. Then you can choose this Amacsoft Android Manager as the professional tool. As the competition of software market is becoming increasingly fierce, there are thousands of softwares in the electronic product market for you, and you must need the best efficient one. Then this program can totally meet the needs of the customers. It always catches up the speeds with the development of Android smart phones and might just focus on getting your attention. In light of these findings, that is fit for you.

There is a free trial version for you, you can download and install it on your computer. Then follow the next instructions to run it on PC and solve your problems.

4 Simple Steps to Save Text Messages from Android Phone to PC

Step 1. Connect Your Android Device to PC and Open this Program

In this step, you should link your Android phone via USB first, and then operate this program on your computer with double click. However,if it is the first time you run this program, the software will not be able to detect your device unless you enable USB debugging on your phone.

Step 2. Enable USB Debugging and Install USB Driver

As Android system has been updated for several times, you can finish USB debugging on your device according to the following guide.

1) For Android 2.3 or earlier: Enter "Settings" < Click "Applications" < Click "Development" < Check "USB debugging"
2) For Android 3.0 to 4.1: Enter "Settings" < Click "Developer options" < Check "USB debugging"
3) For Android 4.2 or newer: Enter "Settings" < Click "About Phone" < Tap "Build number" for several times until getting a note "You are under developer mode" < Back to "Settings" < Click "Developer options" < Check "USB debugging"

After this process, the program will automatically identify your device and then install USB driver for you. Please be a little patient.

Step 3. Scan Your Phone Data

After the above step, this program will scan your phone data for a while, then you can get an interface as shown. All files on your Android phone are listed one by one and the detailed info of your device are displayed completely( see picture).

Step 4. Preview & Export Text Messages from Android Device to Computer

Click "Contacts" on the upper right corner and then press "All SMS" on the left panel, you can preview all text message conversations with name, date, time, content, etc. Then you can carefully choose and mark your needed ones, after that, press "Backup", you will save the whole selected texts to PC within a few seconds.

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As it is known to all, the arrival of Android phones is a revolution to smartphone industry. For users, Android phones come with various shapes, sizes, and features. With the excellent Android devices, we can have a better user experience when surfing the internet or playing games on our phones. While, if you want to backup text messages from your Android phone, you need an assistant program to help you. Then you can't miss the best Amacsoft Android Manager.

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