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Help How to recover text messages after factory reset
- Thread starter Lzr0
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No they are not recoverable by default
There are 3rd party apps that can do that in the play store. SMS backup is one....
svim
Extreme Android User
If you're using a conventional texting app than the app may have it's own, integral backup/restore feature but a really good, third-party app is 'SMS Backup & Restore:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&hl=en
But since you referred to WhatsApp, a proprietary texting service, you definitely need to use the backup/restore feature in the app itself:
https://faq.whatsapp.com/en/android/20887921
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&hl=en
But since you referred to WhatsApp, a proprietary texting service, you definitely need to use the backup/restore feature in the app itself:
https://faq.whatsapp.com/en/android/20887921
One possible source of confusion is that Pixel phones do have a built-in SMS backup. But to be honest I don't trust it so do my own anyway (I just checked and it last backed-up 6 days ago, which means it isn't up to date).
But most do not. As has been said, there are many SMS backup apps in the Play Store, but obviously you want one that doesn't just back up to the device, unless you are going to copy the backups to safety yourself.
But most do not. As has been said, there are many SMS backup apps in the Play Store, but obviously you want one that doesn't just back up to the device, unless you are going to copy the backups to safety yourself.
hmorgan405
Newbie
If you have backup of your text messages then you can check them. Even you can take help of some third party apps available in Google play store. Some of them includes SMS Backup+, SMS Backup & Restore etc. Apart from these solutions, you should also try some professional tools to get back lost messages after factory reset. With the help of such tool, you can easily recover lost data after factory reset Android.
I'm very confused!
I have text messages dating back to one of my earliest Android phones--and I've never done anything but let Google back everything up.
I've never used, or even installed, a 3rd-party app, nor have I done anything special. When setting up a new device, like the one I'm typing on, I choose Google's 'backup and sync' and that's that--all my old text messages are there.
What am I missing?
I have text messages dating back to one of my earliest Android phones--and I've never done anything but let Google back everything up.
I've never used, or even installed, a 3rd-party app, nor have I done anything special. When setting up a new device, like the one I'm typing on, I choose Google's 'backup and sync' and that's that--all my old text messages are there.
What am I missing?
it depends on what app you are suing for text messages. if you are using google or samsung then they automatically back them up. not sure on other apps though.I'm very confused!
I have text messages dating back to one of my earliest Android phones--and I've never done anything but let Google back everything up.
I've never used, or even installed, a 3rd-party app, nor have I done anything special. When setting up a new device, like the one I'm typing on, I choose Google's 'backup and sync' and that's that--all my old text messages are there.
What am I missing?
I thought that Google backing up SMS was only available on some phones: in fact if you look at Google's documentation it's only Pixels.
Of course if you use one of these "transfer your data to your new phone" apps that most phones come with these days that will copy SMS (we did that for my wife's phone 4 years ago, though ironically Google's version failed when I tried to use it for my Pixel the following year). But that wouldn't help the OP, who lost their messages following a reset.
Personally I prefer not to rely on "the cloud", i.e. some corporation's server. I might use such a thing as a secondary backup (though I would also perfectly understand someone choosing not to for privacy reasons), but for anything of any importance I will have my own backup under my own control.
Of course if you use one of these "transfer your data to your new phone" apps that most phones come with these days that will copy SMS (we did that for my wife's phone 4 years ago, though ironically Google's version failed when I tried to use it for my Pixel the following year). But that wouldn't help the OP, who lost their messages following a reset.
Personally I prefer not to rely on "the cloud", i.e. some corporation's server. I might use such a thing as a secondary backup (though I would also perfectly understand someone choosing not to for privacy reasons), but for anything of any importance I will have my own backup under my own control.
I just set this phone up a week+ ago...but I'm already a little fuzzy...
It has every text message on it dating back to one of my earliest Androids. Every one has been a Motorola. During its setup, the only prompting I recall was Google-related; it noted that a backup had been found, and asked if I wanted to restore [apps--which I did selectively, contacts, G-stuff]. When I checked, all my SMS messages from way back when were on it.
Since I don't generally text, I've never even considered a third-party app; all I've ever used is whatever came pre-installed on the device.
So what gives?
It has every text message on it dating back to one of my earliest Androids. Every one has been a Motorola. During its setup, the only prompting I recall was Google-related; it noted that a backup had been found, and asked if I wanted to restore [apps--which I did selectively, contacts, G-stuff]. When I checked, all my SMS messages from way back when were on it.
Since I don't generally text, I've never even considered a third-party app; all I've ever used is whatever came pre-installed on the device.
So what gives?