Need To Back Up Menacing Texts

[tahoe54]

One of my kids is getting menacing texts. What is the best and quickest way to back them up on a PC. Thanks, One Pissed Dad.

 

[xliderider]

You need an SMS backup app. Here is one and it's faq web page:

FAQs about SMS Backup & Restore - Android Stuff

Then you will probably need an xml to txt converter. I Googled xml to txt converter and got many hits for free versions.

Good luck.

 

[TwerpPoet]

Might be a good idea to take pictures of the messages being displayed on the phone too.

 

[BodyBagz]

If you were willing to root, you could also do "screenshots" of said messages...this way they would show the time & date stamps...

 

[furbearingmammal]

+1 on all the above posts.

You could also forward them to an e-mail address, but I don't know if that would keep the time/date stamps and the phone number.

 

[Corinacakes]

Or take a real picture of the texts if you aren't rooted. I wouldn't completely trust those SMS backup programs. I've seen too many fails.

 

[tahoe54]

what folders are texts kept in?

 

[OSX2000]

+1 for SMS Backup & Restore. It's a fantastic app, and it's never failed me.