This comes straight from SMS Import / Export’s own GitHub page — 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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