transfer of sms

[thegingerone]

Hi All,

I have a S7 edge with a smashed screen so cant use the screen but the phone works ok on bluetooth in the car. I have a new S8 but can't see any way to transfer all my texts from old to new, I didn't back them up unfortunately but there are a few I'd like to get back. Any ideas anyone?

ta

[soad]

How much to repair the screen?

[thegingerone]

200 smackers

[eccles]

I use an app called SMS backup and restore. It backs up every day to google cloud, and you can restore on to a new phone.
If your phone is useable enough, you'll only have to do it the once to get your messages. On my phone it's set to back up every day at about 06.30.

[s2kjock]

I've used SMS Backup to transfer text history to a new phone a few times. Works very well.

[tribbles]

When I got my S9, I used a connector that was provided with the phone and a USB cable and connected the two together. I'm pretty sure that everything (including SMS messages) got transferred (including all the stuff from my iPhone which got transferred when I did the same between the 4S and the S7).