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Does SMS Backup and Restore have a PC version for viewing text messages?
Just backed up a few years of text messages from my Android phone using SMS Backup & Restore. The backup was saved as an XML file, and now I'd like to open and read those messages on my Windows 10 PC...
DroidGeeker is a workable solution, though it reads messages directly from your phone via USB rather than opening the XML file itself.
For a SMS Backup and Restore for PC experience that shows conversations with contact names and timestamps, here's the plan:
1. Connect your Android phone to the Windows 10 PC.
2. Enable USB debugging.
3. Let DroidGeeker recognize the device.
4. Select the messages you want.
5. Export them as readable HTML or text files.
This skips the raw XML code entirely and gives you a clean, conversation-style view—a practical SMS Backup and Restore for PC alternative if you don't mind the paid license.