SMS Backup & Restore
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v10.28.001 by SyncTech Pty Ltd
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Simple Android app that backs up and restores your phone's text messages, and call logs too.About SMS Backup & Restore
SMS Backup & Restore (Package Name: com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore) is developed by SyncTech Pty Ltd and the latest version of SMS Backup & Restore 10.28.001 was updated on September 11, 2026. SMS Backup & Restore is in the category of Tools with the feature SMS/Text Message Backup. You can check all apps from the developer of SMS Backup & Restore and find 200 alternative apps to SMS Backup & Restore on Android. SMS Backup & Restore is listed in Top 10 Android Backup Apps. Currently this app is for free. This app can be downloaded on Android 6.0+ on APKFab or Google Play. All APK/XAPK files on APKFab.com are original and 100% safe with fast download.
SMS Backup & Restore is an app that backs up (creates a copy of) SMS & MMS messages and call logs currently available on the phone. It can also restore messages and call logs from already existing backups.
Note: This app requires existing backups to be able to restore call logs and messages. It cannot recover anything without existing backups.
To view the contents of the backups, visit https://www.synctech.com.au/view-backup/
For questions or issues please visit our FAQ at: https://synctech.com.au/sms-faqs/
APP FEATURES:
- Backup SMS (text) messages, MMS and call logs in XML format.
- Local device backup with options to automatically upload to Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive.
- Choose a recurring scheduled time to automatically backup.
- Option to select which conversations to backup or restore.
- View and drill into your local and cloud backups.
- Search backups.
- Restore/transfer backup to another phone. Backup format is independent of the Android version so the messages and logs can be easily transferred from one phone to another, irrespective of the version.
- Fast Transfer between 2 phones over WiFi direct
- Free up space on your phone. Delete all SMS messages or call logs on the Phone.
- Email a backup file.
- The XML backup can be viewed on a computer via the online viewer at https://SyncTech.com.au/view-backup/
Notes:
- Tested on Android 5.0 and higher
- App only restores backups made by this app
- Backup is created locally on the phone by default, but has options to upload to Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive or Email. At no time are the files sent to the developer.
- Please ensure there is a copy of the backup outside the phone before performing a factory reset on the phone.
This App needs access to the following:
* Your messages: Backup and Restore messages. Receive SMS permission needed to properly handle messages received while the app is the default messaging app.
* Your Calls and Contact information: Backup and Restore Call Logs.
* Storage: To create the Backup file on the SD card.
* Network view and communication: Allows the app to connect to wifi for backup
* Your social information: To display and store the contact names in the Backup file.
* Run at start-up: Start scheduled Backups.
* Prevent Phone from Sleeping: To prevent the phone from going to sleep/suspended state while a Backup or Restore operation is in progress.
* Test access to Protected Storage: To create the Backup file on the SD card.
* Account Information: To authenticate with Google Drive and Gmail for cloud uploads.
* Location: Only requested and used during WiFi direct transfer due to a security requirement on Android.
Note: This app requires existing backups to be able to restore call logs and messages. It cannot recover anything without existing backups.
To view the contents of the backups, visit https://www.synctech.com.au/view-backup/
For questions or issues please visit our FAQ at: https://synctech.com.au/sms-faqs/
APP FEATURES:
- Backup SMS (text) messages, MMS and call logs in XML format.
- Local device backup with options to automatically upload to Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive.
- Choose a recurring scheduled time to automatically backup.
- Option to select which conversations to backup or restore.
- View and drill into your local and cloud backups.
- Search backups.
- Restore/transfer backup to another phone. Backup format is independent of the Android version so the messages and logs can be easily transferred from one phone to another, irrespective of the version.
- Fast Transfer between 2 phones over WiFi direct
- Free up space on your phone. Delete all SMS messages or call logs on the Phone.
- Email a backup file.
- The XML backup can be viewed on a computer via the online viewer at https://SyncTech.com.au/view-backup/
Notes:
- Tested on Android 5.0 and higher
- App only restores backups made by this app
- Backup is created locally on the phone by default, but has options to upload to Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive or Email. At no time are the files sent to the developer.
- Please ensure there is a copy of the backup outside the phone before performing a factory reset on the phone.
This App needs access to the following:
* Your messages: Backup and Restore messages. Receive SMS permission needed to properly handle messages received while the app is the default messaging app.
* Your Calls and Contact information: Backup and Restore Call Logs.
* Storage: To create the Backup file on the SD card.
* Network view and communication: Allows the app to connect to wifi for backup
* Your social information: To display and store the contact names in the Backup file.
* Run at start-up: Start scheduled Backups.
* Prevent Phone from Sleeping: To prevent the phone from going to sleep/suspended state while a Backup or Restore operation is in progress.
* Test access to Protected Storage: To create the Backup file on the SD card.
* Account Information: To authenticate with Google Drive and Gmail for cloud uploads.
* Location: Only requested and used during WiFi direct transfer due to a security requirement on Android.
SMS Backup & Restore 10.28.001 Update
Updated to target Android 16 SDK as per Play Store requirements.
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SMS Backup & Restore
10.28.001
APK
September 12, 2026
20.63 MB
Requires Android: Android 6.0+
Architecture: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64
Screen DPI: 160-640dpi
SHA1: 3aa23c4ea6fe579e92a551fd73d93c98d8c5b6a6
Size: 20.63 MB
What's New:
Updated to target Android 16 SDK as per Play Store requirements.
SMS Backup & Restore
10.27.001
APK
September 6, 2026
20.63 MB
Requires Android: Android 6.0+
Architecture: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64
Screen DPI: 160-640dpi
SHA1: 4931f43157e13460e569ab39508a0625d1e079fd
Size: 20.63 MB
What's New:
- New screen and more options for automatic clean-up of older backups
- Added sort option for Export from backups
- Added sort option for Export from backups
SMS Backup & Restore
10.26.010
APK
August 31, 2026
20.46 MB
Requires Android: Android 6.0+
Architecture: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64
Screen DPI: 160-640dpi
SHA1: 5fcacb76d92ce702b995bbab1685ac68c3df9ebf
Size: 20.46 MB
What's New:
- Display prompt to switch back to original messaging app immediately after Restore, as required by Google Play policies
- Make the option to switch as default SMS app during backups available on Android 16
- Improve MMS duplicate check
- Make the option to switch as default SMS app during backups available on Android 16
- Improve MMS duplicate check
SMS Backup & Restore
10.26.007
APK
July 20, 2026
20.44 MB
Requires Android: Android 6.0+
Architecture: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64
Screen DPI: 160-640dpi
SHA1: 15aff4254dbc23365ebdd760e4654963ac834167
Size: 20.44 MB
What's New:
- Option to set as default SMS app on Android 17 for all backup types as well as during transfer
- Better duplicate check handling of MMS messages with multiple media split into multiple messages
- Bug fixes related to logs
- Better duplicate check handling of MMS messages with multiple media split into multiple messages
- Bug fixes related to logs
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Update Date:
2026-09-11
Latest Version:
10.28.001
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Android 6.0+
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