Keeping SMS between wipes

[Guest redox57]

Hello,

I would like to keep my SMS when I need to flash ROM with data wiping (for example when I test 2.1 ROMs coming from MCR and invesely).

Is there some software able to save them on sdcard and then restore them ?

Thanks for all you do here !

Redox

[Guest Von Ropen]

Hello,

I would like to keep my SMS when I need to flash ROM with data wiping (for example when I test 2.1 ROMs coming from MCR and invesely).

Is there some software able to save them on sdcard and then restore them ?

Thanks for all you do here !

Redox

Download from the market my backup pro, this program

, allow you to save, sms, mms... before flash a rom make a backup on your sd, flash your favorite rom and then, reisntall backup pro and restore settings... ; )

[Guest Dr. dre]

You can also try Sprite Backup or the above on both are good.

[Guest redox57]

Thank you for your help, I will try that ! <_<

[Guest dipje]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but most of those programs won't work with SMS stuff, right?

Android 1.x and Android 2.x use a different format in the telephony database(s).

If I manually copy my mmssms.db from a 1.5 (like MCR) ROM and copy it back after flashing ANY 2.x ROM (aosp, 2.1 eris leak, earlier 2.x leaks) the entire thing goes to hell (force closes of about anything, including the phone and messaging apps).

Titanium Backup has the same issue (because it simply copies the database back and forth, instead of using an API to extract the messages, save them in it's own format, and placing them back with a proper API when restoring).

So be careful with using backup / restore tools to restore your SMS database when going between 1.x and 2.x ROMS.

A tool that sync'd your SMS messages to a gmail folder would work better I guess, didn't something like that exist?

[Guest alti4]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but most of those programs won't work with SMS stuff, right?

I used Sprite Backup to backup my SMS when switching from MCR3.2b to MaXo64's HeroDroid. That worked without any problems!

[Guest scarbunny]

Might not be the best way of doing it but I use Wavesecure to back up and restore my SMS and contacts when I do a wipe.

[Guest redox57]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but most of those programs won't work with SMS stuff, right?

Android 1.x and Android 2.x use a different format in the telephony database(s).

If I manually copy my mmssms.db from a 1.5 (like MCR) ROM and copy it back after flashing ANY 2.x ROM (aosp, 2.1 eris leak, earlier 2.x leaks) the entire thing goes to hell (force closes of about anything, including the phone and messaging apps).

Titanium Backup has the same issue (because it simply copies the database back and forth, instead of using an API to extract the messages, save them in it's own format, and placing them back with a proper API when restoring).

So be careful with using backup / restore tools to restore your SMS database when going between 1.x and 2.x ROMS.

A tool that sync'd your SMS messages to a gmail folder would work better I guess, didn't something like that exist?

Thanks for the advice, I always do a nandroid backup before flashing a new ROM so I won't loose too much things, but I will tell you the results.

[Guest shenshang]

adb pull /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db *directory on PC*

[flash new ROM]

adb push *directory on PC*\mmssms.db /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases

adb shell reboot

[Guest Remington Steale]

Mybackup pro works fine Dipje, I've been running scheduled backups of my sms and mms for weeks and restoring from them when I flash a new rom.

[Guest DJBenson]

+1 for the WaveSecure method.

[Guest lolwot]

If I manually copy my mmssms.db from a 1.5 (like MCR) ROM and copy it back after flashing ANY 2.x ROM (aosp, 2.1 eris leak, earlier 2.x leaks) the entire thing goes to hell (force closes of about anything, including the phone and messaging apps).

happens to me as well.... tried titanium backup and others eventually giving up in the end

[Guest dipje]

adb pull /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db *directory on PC*

[flash new ROM]

adb push *directory on PC*\mmssms.db /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases

adb shell reboot

We _just_ said that that did NOT work <_<.

Apparently there are proper back programs out there. Look for ones where people say specifically that it worked when upgrading from a MCR ROM to a 2.1 ROM.

[Guest bigtunes]

A tool that sync'd your SMS messages to a gmail folder would work better I guess, didn't something like that exist?

SMS Backup by Christoph Studer does exactly that. I've been using it for a while on various versions of Paul's ROM with no issues.

There is another app of the same name in he market that backs up to SD but it's in Chinese...

[Guest Incomer]

Sms Backup & Restore is a great app for that <_< makes a xml file on your sd card where all your sms messages are stored..

[Guest Subslider]

Sms Backup & Restore is a great app for that <_< makes a xml file on your sd card where all your sms messages are stored..

Best app i've found so far, also check out the other apps from that dev, he also got things like APN backup and restore etc... quite handy

[Guest qpop]

Sms Backup & Restore is a great app for that <_< makes a xml file on your sd card where all your sms messages are stored..

+1

this app also stores them in human-readable xml format so if you like having "logs" of things like that you can leave your sms xml files on your computer