[GH-ISSUE #624] Not backing up texts using enhanced text service [RCS] #533

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opened 2026-02-26 01:30:53 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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Originally created by @tiffakia on GitHub (Feb 25, 2016).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jberkel/sms-backup-plus/issues/624

I have a Samsung Galaxy note 4 on the Sprint network. I turned on the enhanced messaging feature months ago and have noticed that texts/chats with people who also have that feature turned on are not being backed up. Do you have plans to support the enhanced messaging feature? I keep checking the settings to see if there is something I need to turn on for them to be also backed up

Originally created by @tiffakia on GitHub (Feb 25, 2016). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jberkel/sms-backup-plus/issues/624 I have a Samsung Galaxy note 4 on the Sprint network. I turned on the enhanced messaging feature months ago and have noticed that texts/chats with people who also have that feature turned on are not being backed up. Do you have plans to support the enhanced messaging feature? I keep checking the settings to see if there is something I need to turn on for them to be also backed up

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@daradib commented on GitHub (Mar 31, 2016):

I'm seeing the same problem on an AT&T Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini, where it's known as Advanced Messaging, which is the same thing as Rich Communication Services (RCS), joyn, and Message+. "Advanced Messaging" messages are omitted from backed up conversations.

I tried adb backup com.android.mms and extracting it with android-backup-extractor but the messages aren't stored there. I can't adb backup com.android.providers.telephony (to get mmssms.db) without root because it opts out of backups.

The best I could find was com.sec.android.provider.logsprovider/db/logs.db (Samsung-specific) which seems to have (at least?) the last 2 months of messages (both SMS and Advanced Messaging) and calls in a SQLite table.

@tiffakia Do you know of any apps that can export these messages using the READ_SMS permission (if it's even possible)?

@daradib commented on GitHub (Mar 31, 2016): I'm seeing the same problem on an AT&T Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini, where it's known as Advanced Messaging, which is the same thing as [Rich Communication Services](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services) (RCS), joyn, and Message+. "Advanced Messaging" messages are omitted from backed up conversations. I tried `adb backup com.android.mms` and extracting it with [android-backup-extractor](https://github.com/nelenkov/android-backup-extractor) but the messages aren't stored there. I can't `adb backup com.android.providers.telephony` (to get `mmssms.db`) without root because it [opts out of backups](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/114437/backup-restore-sms-mms-via-adb-on-a-non-rooted-device). The best I could find was `com.sec.android.provider.logsprovider/db/logs.db` (Samsung-specific) which seems to have (at least?) the last 2 months of messages (both SMS and Advanced Messaging) and calls in a SQLite table. @tiffakia Do you know of any apps that can export these messages using the `READ_SMS` permission (if it's even possible)?

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@jberkel commented on GitHub (Mar 28, 2018):

Not supported, closing

https://github.com/jberkel/sms-backup-plus/#rich-communication-services

@jberkel commented on GitHub (Mar 28, 2018): Not supported, closing https://github.com/jberkel/sms-backup-plus/#rich-communication-services