Our smartphones hold countless conversations and memories. Unfortunate circumstances, such as a lost, stolen, or malfunctioning phone can cause us to lose them all within seconds. It's also highly ...

So my mom's phone is on the fritz. I should just get her something new, but she's familiar with this one and all that. I want to reset the phone, then restore her texts. So I looked on f-droid and saw ...

I've been in a particularly "back everything up for the sake of it" mood lately, and the latest target of my fixation is messages. It's been several generations of Android flagships since I archived ...

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Ryne was ostensibly a senior editor at Android Police, working at the site from 2017-2022. But really, he is just some verbose dude who digs on tech, loves Android, and hates anticompetitive practices ...

Let’s face it, our Android phones hold way more than just apps and photos. They’re filled with conversations, memories, and random but important texts from people we care about. Losing all that, ...

If you're anything like us, your Messages app is a pretty busy place. While still playing host to conversations with friends, family, and beyond, the humble default messaging app has also become the ...

SMS is not as popular as it once way, mainly due to instant messaging applications. SMS is still around, though, and people are using it. In some regions, in fact, SMS is still extremely popular. That ...

SMS may not be nearly as popular as it used to be, but many people still use it. It’s still quite essential in a number of ways, and there’s a reason why it survived for so long. In some regions, it’s ...