[GH-ISSUE #519] Special character scrambled after SMS restore #438

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opened 2026-02-26 01:30:35 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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2026-02-26 01:30:35 +03:00

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Originally created by @patmu on GitHub (Jan 8, 2015).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jberkel/sms-backup-plus/issues/519

SMS Backup Version 1.5.8
Android Version 4.4.2, tested on HTC One Mini and Wiko Birdy

After restoring SMS, all special characters and German Umlaut (ä,ö,ü,..) are scrambled. It seems to be an UTF8 coding issue because hex (C3 A4) is the code for 'ä'.

Example:
Restored Text: Hey p=C3=A4de, ...
Orig Text in Gmail: Hey päde

I also tested the restore with previous version 1.5.x from Google play store (don't know the version number...) without this issue.

Originally created by @patmu on GitHub (Jan 8, 2015). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jberkel/sms-backup-plus/issues/519 SMS Backup Version 1.5.8 Android Version 4.4.2, tested on HTC One Mini and Wiko Birdy After restoring SMS, all special characters and German Umlaut (ä,ö,ü,..) are scrambled. It seems to be an UTF8 coding issue because hex (C3 A4) is the code for 'ä'. Example: Restored Text: Hey p=C3=A4de, ... Orig Text in Gmail: Hey päde I also tested the restore with previous version 1.5.x from Google play store (don't know the version number...) without this issue.

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@jberkel commented on GitHub (Jan 9, 2015):

closed in fd420c75fd
sorry about that, just pushed a new apk to google play.

@jberkel commented on GitHub (Jan 9, 2015): closed in fd420c75fd4fc5457da8e94cace1d470e51c771c sorry about that, just pushed a new apk to google play.