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I need to restore my phone.

How can I make a backup of my text messages on my computer? Is it possible to restore text messages on the new phone?

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This is not possible with Windows Phone.

It is a often requested feature and microsoft is reviewing it now. you can vote for this feature on Windows Phone user voice here

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This is not yet possible with the windows phone OS. For certain unlocked devices there is a utility called SMS backup which will allow you to do this.

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this utility only works on first generation Samsung WP7 devices. Devices from other brands and later Samsung devices have an interop lock and therefore this app doesn't work on those devices. – GeertvdC Apr 25 '12 at 9:43
Bump! The utility got updated. Now it works under the WP Root Tools, which has exploits for these: Samsung first and second generation devices; LG devices; HTC first generation devices with Mango v1 drivers (SPL 4.x or lower); Samsung first generation devices with custom ROM and Full Unlock; HTC first generation devices with custom ROM and Full Unlock. – Olegs Jeremejevs Jun 26 '12 at 21:52

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