Text messages to SD card

[VMuser]

I originally asked this question on the phone specific forum, but due to the age of the phone, I'm not sure if that forum gets a great deal of traffic.

Is there an app that allows me to store the text messages (SMS/MMS) to the sd card?

I am using an Lg Optimus V (wont die and it does everything I want to do), but I regularly have to perform housecleaning on what is stored in the internal memory. If there was an app that did stored the sms/mms messages directly to the sd card, it would save me a tremendous amount of time.

Thank you for you time


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[Omar Days]

I use MyBackup Pro. Can either save to sd card or the cloud.

I'm pretty sure there are free apps that can do this as well btw

 

[VMuser]

Omar:

The messages are not important enough to backup, it just sounds like a simple solution (unless someone can educate me as why is not simple) to be able to select where to store messages (sms/mms).

I have a 16gb SD card, if I there is an app where I can select where to store the sms/mms, housecleaning (deletion,backup, etc) is then delayed or not necessary.

 

[Omar Days]

Yes, on Mybackup Pro you can save/backup whatever or you wanna call it to your sd card, and restore them after you've done your "house cleaning".

If that hasn't answered your question, then I don't know what you're really asking to be honest.

 

[Hadron]

Text apps are generally just different front ends, and don't change how messages are stored (which is why you can read the same messages whichever SMS app you use). That also means, however, that they all use the same database file in the internal storage.

So sorry, I've never heard of the thing you are looking for.

 

[VMuser]

Hadron

That is what i was afraid. It seems to me that people from hancent or other messaging utilities could pick this idea. If you can manipulate the messaging db ( back up, delete, etc) then why not just write a shell that does manipulates the individual texts?

I was just talking to someone with a galaxy s4 he goes thru the same problem as i do with my low end phone.

 

[Hadron]

I guess you get a lot of MMS, because SMS are tiny. It's normally social networking or browser caches which eat your data space.

A lot of message apps have the option to automatically delete old messages (set a limit to the maximum number in a conversation and older ones are removed). If you aren't interested in backing up this might help, as it automates your house cleaning.