Android SMS Viewer
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Supports SMS Backup & Restore XML files (max 2GB)
📱 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
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