SMS Backup

SMS Backup is a complete text message backup and restore solution for BlackBerry 10 devices. Whether you want to backup your text messages or want to import and merge your (old) text messages from a BlackBerry 10 device or other smartphone devices [1], SMS Backup is here to help you.

Features

• Backup text messages (SMS) to an open XML format
• Backup media content from MMS
• Checks for duplicates on import
• Clear all your text messages (Safely remove all text messages)
• Export text messages to a CSV file that you can view, sort and print in a spreadsheet application such as Excel
• The easiest way to migrate from Android to BlackBerry10 (and vice versa)!
• View backup file/conversations in browser (Internet Explorer/Firefox)

[1] The XML format allows you to import and export to other platforms as well:

• Import to and export from Android, use SMS Backup and Restore for Android.
• Import from iPhone is a bit tricky but users have reported to be successful using this tool http://faked.org/isms2droid/ (advanced users only). After converting your messages db file to an XML file, please use this tool to patch your backup file: https://epicwindmill.com/tools/smsfix/

This tool should be very useful for people who:

• switch OS versions often (i.e. Testing leaks)
• need to switch between BB10 devices (upgrading/replacements)
• are migrating to or from Android devices
• want to archive conversations
• want to view/print messages on their computer
• need a more reliable alternative to BB Link which seems to have issues when restoring from different OS versions

Required permissions

This app requires the following permissions to work correctly:

• Email and PIN Messages
  This permission is required to list, read and access your accounts
• Shared Files This permission is required to read and store the backup files
• Text Messages
  This permission is required to access your text message account
• Run When Backgrounded
  This permissions is required to allow the app to import/export while running in the background

Where to get it?

BlackBerry World:
SMS Backup for BB10

CrackBerry Forums Support/Feedback Topic:
SMS Backup – Backup and Restore Text Messages

Screenshots

Guides

Reading conversations on the computer

• Copy the backup file (yourbackupfilename.xml) and stylesheet file (sms.xsl) to the computer
• Right click on the file
• Open with… Internet Explorer or Firefox
• Do note that the XML and XSL files need to be in the same directory for this to work

Or watch this video:

Exporting text messages

• Switch to the Backup tab
• Touch the “Backup” button
• Specify a filename (we recommend including the date)
• The backup file will be stored on the device in the folder “documents/SMSBackup”
• You can either e-mail the file or connect the device to your computer to archive it.

Importing text messages

• Switch to the Restore tab
• Touch the “Restore” button
• Use the filemanager to select your backup file (*.xml)
• After picking your file, SMS Backup will start importing the messages
• This might take a while depending on the number of archived messages

Android Guides

Exporting to Android

• Folow the instructions above
• Copy the XML file from the BlackBerry 10 device to the Android device
• Choose the Restore option in SMS Backup & Restore.

Importing from Android

• Install SMS Backup and Restore onto your Android device
• Open up the application and choose Backup
  
• Specify a filename
  
• Wait for the application to finish
  
• All messages have been exported
  
• Copy the backup XML file from your Android device e.g. X:\\SMSBackupRestore to your BlackBerry 10 device
• Follow the instructions from Importing text messages