SMS Backup Reader v0.5
This program is designed to read the XML backup files produced by the Android app SMS Backup & Restore by Ritesh.
SMS Backup and Restore Android App: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore
Sourceforge Project Page: http://sourceforge.net/p/smsbackupreader/home/Home/
Download Latest Version: http://sourceforge.net/projects/smsbackupreader/files/latest/download?source=files
Current Bugs:
issue reading some backup files. Probably due to certain cases of formatting (Such as an email address instead of a number)
Current Features:
-Country code selection. You may have a contact stored one way, but when the SMS comes in, it may have the full international prefix and country code, even if it is from that same country you are in. Entering the country code of your number helps solve some of this problem.
-Separate message threads for each contact.
-”Sent” and “Received” and date/time information for each message.
-Export all conversations as a single text file divided by contact (easy archiving for later reading/printing).
To-do:
-Country code drop down instead of entering manually.
Possible:
-Read other backups. (Call Log, APN, etc).
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Changelog:
v0.5 – 2011-12-02
-Added help in 4 languages
-Fixed an issue with draft messages. The address is “null” for drafts.
-Fixed an issue with short codes. If the address is less than 6, assume its a short code.
-Tested with the latest backups from SMS Backup & Restore (as of 2011-12-02) and old backups (2011-07-20).
v0.3.5 – 2011-10-26
-Added the ability to export selected contact messages.
-Added popups to warn if no messages were loaded rather than simply doing nothing.
v0.3 – 2011-10-26
-Added the ability to export all messages as a file
v0.2.1 – 2011-09-05
-Fixed a bug or two
v0.2 – 2011-08-03
-Added the ability to specify country code. This should help with multiple versions of the same contact.
-Bug fix, code cleanup
v0.1.5 – 2011-07-31
-Fix for initial release (v0.1 had some issues).
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>>>A quick thanks to Ritesh for supporting this, for linking to it from his site, and for designing and maintaining the Android app that makes SMS backups quick and easy.<<<
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I downloaded the app on my MAC; however, when I press “load!” nothing happens. Could you assist me with this dilemma?
Thanks!
Hi,
Have you made sure to select the file before clicking load? Also, are you making sure that you’re loading the XML file and not the XSL file? If it still doesn’t work, let me know and I can see if there’s a specific issues related to it loading your backup.
Matt
I downloaded the program, it is an XML file & nothing happens when I click Load… Please help…
downloaded, followed instructions, nothing happened.
I just created a backup with SMS Backup and Restore and it loaded correctly on Windows 7. For those having issues: What OS are you using, what version of SMS Backup Reader, and how old of a backup is it?
If you would like, you can use the File Upload page located at the top of this site to upload the XML backup you are having trouble with. Perhaps it is a malformed backup.
I have Windows Vista.. still no luck getting it to work
It’s good. Works fine
I have received several files from separate users. It appears that at least one issue seems to be SMS messages sent to email addresses. I will address that bug in an update.