{"id":1689,"date":"2018-12-12T11:01:34","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T11:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/?p=1689"},"modified":"2023-10-10T10:49:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T10:49:59","slug":"how-to-transfer-text-messages-from-android-to-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/how-to-transfer-text-messages-from-android-to-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Transfer Text Messages from Android Phone to Computer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">When it comes to securing text messages from random users who often take your phone and start messing up with your private images, messages, creating a backup of your device contents is the most secured way to be at ease. Basically in this approach we transfer the whole lot of your text messages which is our primary concern here to your computer, so that you don\u2019t have to carry the baggage of all the messages everywhere you go along with your mobile. That way you can still be at least safer with your text messages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Well now there are tons of tricks available here and there, but you must choose the ones which actually work in literal terms. In the article below, we have carefully researched and presented you only those tricks and tool\u2019s analogies which will definitely be a great help to transfer text messages from Android to computer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong><b>Method #1: Transfer Text Messages from Android to Computer<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Android Backup is the perfect choice to transfer Android messages to computer. Since we are concerned here only with SMS, thus we would explain its usage to transfer text messages from Android to computer. The steps are elaborated as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 1. Make your computer ready with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/how-to-make-android-phone-faster\/\">Android app installed on it and then run<\/a> it with admin privileges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 2. Connect your Android device to your computer either via USB cable or Wi-fi connection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 3. By default when the backup window appears, all the backup contents are already selected. If you don&#8217;t wish to backup anything else other than SMS right now, uncheck the other options.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 4. Next choose a save path for the backup files, though they are saved in your &#8220;Documents&#8221;\u00a0folder. Finally click on &#8220;Backup&#8221;\u00a0button to initiate the backup process.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong><b>Method #2: Backup Android Messages using\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>\u00a0SMS Backup App +<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Now here we are going to deploy a free ware utility known as SMS Backup App + which basically backup all your text messages to your Gmail account. Using any computer you can easily read or access it anytime. The steps are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/android_sms_backup.jpg\" alt=\"backup android messages\" width=\"667\" height=\"592\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 1. Avail the tool to your download section of your Samsung device and tap on it for its further installation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 2. Once installed, open the app, and tap on &#8220;Connect&#8221;\u00a0button to begin the connection setup of the tool with your Gmail account. You will be prompted to enter your Google account details, which on being provided, you get the further access to your account.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 3. When the configuration is all set to perfection, tap the &#8220;Backup&#8221;\u00a0button to initiate the backup process to your Gmail account.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 4. After the backup process is finished, you can read the text messages by accessing any computer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong><b>CONS:<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">If you misfortunately forget your Gmail credentials, this method will not help you in any way.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">After all the messages get stored to a server instead of directly into the computer hard disk, the risk of its manipulation still lurks around.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong><b>Method #3: Backup Android Messages using Google Account<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Here as a matter of fact, we would choose Google Account as the main location to store our backup, which can be accessed by any computer anywhere, anytime. This is in fact a bit safer way to backup your Android contents like blow:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">App data (installed apps and settings)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Call history<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Contacts<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Device settings (including Wi-Fi paswords, wallpapers, and default apps)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Photos &amp; videos<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">SMS text messages (doesn\u2019t include MMS)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/backup_message_google.jpg\" alt=\"backup Android messages on Google\" width=\"662\" height=\"442\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 1. First of all tap on &#8220;Settings&#8221;\u00a0menu and then choose &#8220;Accounts&#8221;\u00a0option from the new page.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 2. Now select &#8220;Google&#8221;\u00a0from the new page that turns up.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 3. You will be displayed many of your Google accounts, you have multiple registered accounts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 4. Select any one of them, and enter your account details to log on.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 5. Tap on the &#8220;Refresh&#8221;\u00a0icon next to your account to sync your device to your Google account. Now whatever messages you receive or send get a backup created on your Gmail account always.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 6. Using any computer or laptop, you can check it out anytime, or can even download the contents to store them to your computer memory.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><b>CONS:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">This method will not be applicable if you forget your Google password.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">If you don\u2019t have a Google account, then too this method will not be helpful at all.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">After you have backed transfer Android Text messages to your computer by any one of the methods explained above, it would be better if you secure it one step ahead by password protection. Since the sole purpose of all the methods is to secure the text messages from random intruders, it is very much necessary to password protect further to ensure more security. And make sure to keep Android Assistant installed on your computer, since you might need it again and moreover it is much better in terms of desired results.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to securing text messages from random users who often take your phone and start messing up with your private images, messages, creating a backup of your device contents is the most secured way to be at ease. 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