You don't have to lose your text messages when you change phones. This guide will show you how to download your SMS messages.

If you buy a new phone, Google makes it easy to transfer most of your data, letting you pick up where you left off. However, text messages won't automatically be transferred to your new phone. So any ...

The Android operating system stores text messages in the phone's memory, so if they're deleted, there's no way to retrieve them. You can, however, install a text ...

For many of us, our mobile phones contain crucial files that we just can't do without. Important messages and contacts, precious photos, and your favourite music are some of these types of files. If ...

Phones are great, but it’s what they hold that makes them so important for our work, hobbies, and personal matters. All that precious data is worth much more than any hardware, which is why creating a ...

If you want to keep receipts of your text messages, you can do so by saving a copy to your Gmail account. Luckily, if you end up backing them up, they are easy to search when you need them. Losing ...

The Android operating system offers native support for third-party texting apps. Google Messages might be ubiquitous with texting on Android, but plenty of third-party developers have built their own ...

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...

Navigating the landscape of digital data preservation is essential in the connected age of smartphones. Text messages have become central to modern communication, holding precious memories and ...