saving texts

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mia- i saved text thread i wanted to save. it shows as being sent to my email as a xml document. i can not open xml document. do i need to download or buy xml? or can i save in a different format? thanks a lot for helping. i am not too tech savvy

[miamorefreckles]

try txtract sms backup instead. saves it in a much nicer format

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thanks a lot for trying to help me. how do i do that? i dont see it on the app's settings.

[miamorefreckles]

http://www.appbrain.com/app/txtract-mms ... ro.withmms

Apparently the one for just sms isn't available anymore, so this is the one you want to use.

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Thanks again. Last one worked grt and i emailed texts to a macbook which may read them, but i will try this one too.

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miamorefreckles- Just wanted to give a big thanks for the app suggestion. Appbrain is fantastic and is readable with my software. Easy as can be and is saving a TON of evidence.
Thanks again!

[miamorefreckles]

Np!

[Outis]

Android is great fun for this stuff!

There a lot of apps in the market that can back up text messages. Normally, you do get an XML file like you referred to. These should be opened with Excel or Open Office.

Like many others, I prefer Google Voice. Messages are auto-saved on Google's servers, without any set up or button pushing on my end. On my phone, open the app, scroll through to find what I need. Can sort by text, voicemail, etc. On the PC, can search very, very nicely and quite efficiently. But is it printer friendly? Watch everyone say no.

But it is! There's a great little Python script you can run on your PC to get all of the text messages off Google Voice. Takes quite a bit of set up to do, and I spent about 3 days tinkering and tweaking until I was satisfied. Now I can run the script and have sortable data in Excel in about 5 minutes.

Other stuff on Android? Sure. Use an SMS App like Handcent that has an auto-backup feature. Pay for the app (I think) but worth its weight in gold, even without the backup feature. MacAfee has WaveSecure for Android. You can back up all texts and phone logs online, automagically. On top of that, it offers a little extra security if you're concerned about a lost or stolen phone. Or if you want to use the nifty GPS tracking feature of it to track your phone while someone drives around town with it. You can lock it remotely, wipe the data remotely, etc., and all of your info will be stored securely online. Requires an annual subscription, but for shear ease of use, it's near the top of my list.

Probably some others out there as well, but those have been my main ones. In regards to backing up text messages, I followed a simple rule:If you don't have a plan b, you don't have a plan. What are you going to do when that app fails, or you forget to backup what you wanted? Get something that automatically backs up online as messages come/go.

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demiurge- dude. i wish i could get all that into it. right now i am stoked to have gone from no save to save, print, email.
if you don't mind coming over and hooking me up i'm all for it. let me know what time you can be here.

[nr552]

how do i do it?

smart phone. my touch 4g. t mobile.

Check the Market-- get the SMS Backup app version 1.1.1 by Christoph Studer.

I have the same phone as you, and that's what I use. It'll take a few times of running to get all of your current SMS messages backed up, but once it's current it'll do it automatically.

Works great.