How to Export & Backup SMS/iMessages on iPhone

In the era of big data, data security issues, especially mobile data, has always been one of the most talked about topics. If you are an iPhone user, you may be concerned about how to survive your precious data, such as SMS/iMessages, from accidentally data loss caused by iOS upgrade, jailbreak, or even iPhone broken, lost or stolen. For this purpose, here in this guide I will share you how to fix such occasion via export text messages from iPhone.

Part 1. Export &Backup Text Messages on iPhone with iTunes 

To export text messages from iPhone, many iPhone users may be inclined to use iTunes. It’s a music manager developed by Apple Inc, which can not only help you organize music, movies and TV shows, but also enable you to back up your iPhone data such as SMS/iMessages to PC. Here is the simple guide on how to export&backup text messages on iPhone with iTunes.

1.Download and install the latest version of iTunes on your PC.
2. Plug in your iPhone to PC with a USB cable and launch iTunes.
3. Click the phone icon when it appears on iTunes, then tap “Back Up Now”.
4. A full backup of your iPhone, including SMS, will be saved on computer.

Note: Please check “Trust” selection if a pop-up window appears on your iPhone when you connect your iPhone to PC.

Part 2.Export &Backup Text Messages on iPhone with Mobile Transfer

Although it's a good choice to back up your iPhone SMS/iMessages with iTunes, you cannot view or read the messages in iTunes backup directly. Alternative way to backup text messages on iPhone can be Gihosoft Mobile Phone Transfer. It’s a professional file manager, which enable you export iPhone text messages to PC in readable formats and restore previously backup sessions whenever you need. Almost all iOS devices such as iPhone 7/7plus, iPhone 6/6s/6plus, iPhone 5/5s, SE, iPad, iPod touch etc from iOS 5 to iOS 11 or later are supported. As for how it works, just refer to the steps given below.

1.Launch Mobile Transfer and connect your iPhone to computer.
2.Choose “ Backup Your Phone” category to enter the following Page.
3.Check “ SMS” option and click on “Start Copy” button.
4.A pop-up box will prompt you once completed.

Note: Please do not disconnect your iPhone to PC during the process of exporting text messages from iPhone.

After finishing above steps, you do not need to worry about losing text messages any more. Just 3 steps, you can restore SMS/iMessages from backup sessions effortlessly: choose “Restore Data” from phone transfer-connect your iPhone to PC-check backed up iPhone info and tap “ Start Copy” to automatically restore SMS/iMessages to any iOS devices.

Except iPhone SMS/iMessages backup, Gihosoft Mobile Phone Transfer also supports to backup contacts on iPhone. Learn more about contacts backup, you might refer to How to Export & Backup Contacts on iPhone 7/6S/6/SE/5S.