Android SMS Viewer
View your SMS Backup & Restore files instantly • No sign-up required • 100% private
How to export your Android SMS
- 1
Install SMS Backup & Restore
Download from Google Play Store (free app by SyncTech)
- 2
Create a backup
Open the app and tap "Backup" -> Select messages to include
- 3
Save to cloud storage
Choose Google Drive, Dropbox, or another cloud service you can access from your computer
- 4
Upload from your computer
Download the XML file from your cloud storage, then click above to upload it here
See the transformation
From XML backup file to beautiful message view
📄SMS Backup & Restore (.xml file)
<smses count="1537" backup_set="6f43d01e-d4d2-47f2-afa2-fbd55b5683d6" backup_date="1711902844289" type="full">
<sms protocol="0" address="+15551234567" date="1709314983473" type="1" subject="null" body="Hey! I found this hilarious cat meme 😂 Reminds me of your cat" toa="null" sc_toa="null" service_center="+19703769769" read="1" status="-1" locked="0" date_sent="1709314981000" sub_id="1" readable_date="Mar 1, 2024 2:43:03 PM" contact_name="Emma Wilson" />
<sms protocol="0" address="+15551234567" date="1709314992411" type="2" subject="null" body="Haha which one? Send it!" toa="null" sc_toa="null" service_center="null" read="1" status="32" locked="0" date_sent="1709314993155" sub_id="1" readable_date="Mar 1, 2024 2:43:12 PM" contact_name="Emma Wilson" />
<mms protocol="0" address="+15551234567" date="1709315010302" type="1" msg_box="1" m_id="null" m_size="102400" rr="null" ct="text/plain" text="Look at this judgemental stare! 😹" contact_name="Emma Wilson" readable_date="Mar 1, 2024 2:43:30 PM">
<parts>
<part seq="0" ct="image/jpeg" name="IMG_20240301_144330.jpg" data="[BASE64_DATA]" />
</parts>
</mms>
... 1534 more messages
</smses>Limitations
Hard to read
Complex XML format
No visual formatting
Just raw data attributes
Difficult to navigate
All messages in one file
✨In Android SMS Viewer
Emma Wilson
Hey! I found this hilarious cat meme 😂 Reminds me of your cat
2:43 PM
Haha which one? Send it!
2:43 PM
Look at this judgemental stare! 😹
2:43 PM
OMG that's exactly how Mr. Whiskers looks at me when I'm late with dinner! 😅
2:43 PM
Right?! I need to backup all these android sms messages. They're comedy gold!
2:44 PM
Use SMS Backup & Restore! Then you can view android text messages anytime
2:44 PM
Perfect! I want to save all our cat conversations. Maybe even make them into a book! 📖
2:44 PM
Benefits
Clean interface
Messages in conversation threads
Contact names
See who sent each message
Easy to navigate
Organized by conversation
How it works
Export your SMS
Use SMS Backup & Restore app to export your Android messages as XML
View instantly
See your messages displayed in a clean, organized chat interface
Create a book
Optionally turn your text messages into a beautiful printed book
Android SMS viewer FAQ
First, use the SMS Backup & Restore app from Google Play to create a backup of your text messages. Export as XML format, then upload the file to our free Android SMS viewer. Your messages will be displayed instantly in an easy-to-read chat interface.
SMS Backup & Restore is a popular Android app that backs up your text messages to XML format. Our viewer reads these XML backup files and displays them in a beautiful chat interface, making it easy to view, search, and preserve your Android text message history.
Yes! Our Android SMS viewer supports both SMS and MMS messages, including group conversations. Images and media from MMS messages are displayed inline, and group chats show all participants clearly.
Yes, viewing your Android SMS backup files is 100% free. You can upload and view your messages without any cost. If you want to turn your text messages into a printed book, that's when pricing applies - but the viewer itself is always free.
We support XML files created by SMS Backup & Restore, the most popular Android SMS backup app. The file typically starts with "<smses>" and contains all your text message data in XML format.
If you have a backup file that was created before the messages were deleted, you can view them using our tool. However, messages deleted before creating the backup cannot be recovered.
1. Download SMS Backup & Restore from Google Play Store. 2. Open the app and tap "Backup". 3. Select what to backup (SMS, MMS, or both). 4. Choose local storage. 5. The app creates an XML file you can upload to our viewer.
Yes! As long as you can install SMS Backup & Restore from the Google Play Store and create a backup, our viewer will work. This includes Samsung, Google Pixel, OnePlus, Motorola, and all other Android devices.
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