This comes straight from SMS Import / Export’s own GitHub page, and it’s free. Need help installing?
What it looks like
About this app
This exports your SMS, MMS and call log into open files you can keep, read and import again on a new phone.
It is small, has no ads, and never sends your messages anywhere.
From the app’s home page
- See the codeHow it’s made, every line is public
- Questions & commentsTalk with the people who make it
- Report a problemTell the makers something is broken
- All versionsOlder downloads and what changed
- LicenseThe rules for using and sharing it
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