SMS Backup & Restore Pro

The Description of SMS Backup & Restore Pro

Site Editorial Commentary：A simple app to back up and restore SMS & MMS messages and call logs.

SMS Backup & Restore Pro is a powerful Android application designed to safeguard your important SMS (text) messages, MMS (multimedia messages), and call logs. This application creates backups of your data, ensuring that you never lose valuable information. You can also restore messages and call logs from previously created backups, providing a seamless data recovery experience. This is the paid, ad-free version of our popular free app, offering an uninterrupted user experience.

Important note: This application requires existing backups to restore call logs and messages. It cannot recover data if a backup has not been previously created.

To view the contents of your backups, please visit our online viewer: https://www.synctech.com.au/view-backup/

For any questions or issues, please consult our comprehensive FAQ: https://synctech.com.au/sms-faqs/

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APP FEATURES:
In addition to the features available in the free version, the Pro version offers:
- Enhanced security with backup compression and encryption.
- Support for WebDAV as a backup destination.

OTHER FEATURES:
- Backup SMS (text) messages, MMS, and call logs in XML format for easy access and portability.
- Flexible backup options: local device backup with automatic upload to Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive for secure cloud storage.
- Reduced storage space with backup file compression and enhanced data protection with encryption.
- Customizable backup schedules: choose a recurring time to automatically back up your data.
- Selective backup and restore: choose specific conversations to back up or restore, giving you complete control over your data.
- Easy backup management: view and explore your local and cloud backups with an intuitive interface.
- Powerful search functionality: quickly find specific messages or call logs within your backups.
- Seamless data migration: restore/transfer backups to another phone, regardless of the Android version, ensuring compatibility across devices.
- Fast Transfer: Transfer backups between 2 phones over WiFi direct.
- Phone cleanup: free up valuable storage space by deleting all SMS messages or call logs from your phone after backing them up.
- Convenient sharing: email a backup file for safekeeping or sharing with others.
- View backups on your computer: the XML backup can be viewed using an online viewer at https://SyncTech.com.au/view-backup/

Notes:
- Thoroughly tested on Android 5.0 and higher to ensure optimal performance and compatibility.
- Only restores backups created by this application.
- Backups are created locally on your phone by default, with the option to upload to Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or Email. Your files are never sent to the developer.
- It is highly recommended to keep a copy of your backup outside of your phone before performing a Factory reset.

This App requires the following permissions:
* Your messages: Required for backing up and restoring messages. The "Receive SMS" permission is needed to properly handle messages received while the app is set as the default messaging app.
* Your Calls and Contact information: Required for backing up and restoring call logs.
* Network view and communication: Allows the app to connect to Wi-Fi for backup and restore operations.
* Your social information: Used to display and store contact names within the backup file for easy identification.
* run at start-up: Needed to initiate scheduled backups automatically.
* Prevent Phone from sleeping: Prevents the phone from entering sleep/suspended state during backup or restore processes to ensure uninterrupted operation.
* Account Information: Used to authenticate with Google Drive and Gmail for secure cloud uploads.
* Location: Only requested and used during WiFi Direct transfer due to a security requirement on Android.