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RevTran

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I tried various apps to print out my text message history.

I am looking for an app. that will do my name, and the recipients name.

When I tried using Email my conversation, it had the full conversation, but my name did not appear; only theirs.

Any help/suggestions?

Thank you :)
 
You could us SMS Backup + (free in Play) to back up all your messages to your GMail account. From there you can print the message threads pretty easily.
 
I tried that, but my name didn't show up. It was their name in both locations.

Now when I tried re-opening the history, I'm now getting an error message! Ugh!
 
RevTran said:
I tried that, but my name didn't show up. It was their name in both locations.

Now when I tried re-opening the history, I'm now getting an error message! Ugh!
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That's odd. I just check mine and it show my email address for message I sent and the contact's name for messages I received. You are in the GMail website, correct.:confused:
 
Are you talking about email or text messages?

Perhaps it is a phone setting?

All I want are both the numbers to show up LOL!
 
OK, I see a maybe wasn't clear enough.

SMS Backup + create an SMS folder in your Gmail account and backs up your SMS/MMs messages there. For me, I log into GMail on my PC and go to the SMS folder and select a conversation. It is there that I see my email address for messages sent from me and my Contact's name for messages I recieved. I'm not sure if there is a way to have the actual phone number show up for people you have in your contacts though.
 
For some reason, it doesn't back up to my gmail account.

I have my gmail settings set for that, but after the back up, I email it to my gmail.

I was never able to have it set on SMS pro to go directly to google.

Do you have any tips/directions as to how?
 
When you opened the app, it the tick mark next to "Connect" checked? I seem to remember having to log into GMail and give the app permissions. I don't remember what the screen looked like when I did that or I would describe it. I do remember that is was prompted the first time I tried to connect the app to my GMail account.

Also, I'm doing a backup now to make sure that everything still works the same. I hadn't done a backup since February.:rolleyes:
 
Yes, it is connected.

When I go to backup, and I click "backup", it says there were no items to backup. When I go to backup settings, it says it was last backed up today; but it is not in my gmail.

After I went to backup log in my files, it says "no applications can perform this action".

Is there a way to back up an individual thread? If so, will it have both mine and their name stamped?
 
Are you checking here? Did it create this folder?

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RevTran said:
No offense with you asking! LOL!
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:thumbup:

Check under Advanced Settings | Backup Settings and make sure everything is checked in there. Would seem odd that they would leave anything off, but you never know.

Also, I asked some of the other staff members that use this if they have any ideas, so you may see some other folks chiming in.:stupido3:
 
I went to the main backup page, and I hit backup..nothing happened.

On a whim, I hit Restore, and I thought it was restoring, but it says "successfully restored 0 items".
 
RevTran said:
I went to the main backup page, and I hit backup..nothing happened.

On a whim, I hit Restore, and I thought it was restoring, but it says "successfully restored 0 items".
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Sounds like it doesn't recognize that you have messages on your phone. Are you using the stock messaging app?
 
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