How can I backup my iPhone messages?

October 15, 2009 4:08 AM

How can I back up message threads on my iPhone (3G, O2-UK) into a text file or PDF?

An ideal solution would be that offered by Syphone though it does not appear to support the latest versions of iPhone software. I'm sure there must be a successor to this programme, though I'll be damned if I can find it.

Help, please?

posted by Biru to technology (4 comments total)

Phoneview lets you export sms messages to a txt file. If you need to do it as a one off there's a free demo. Otherwise it's not too expensive and is a pretty useful bit of software for accessing your phone. For Windows there's TouchCopy. It's a little pricier (but also has a free demo), and I can't vouch for it.
posted by brighton at 5:07 AM on October 15

seconding PhoneView if you're on a Mac - works great.
posted by mrg at 10:33 AM on October 15

Air Sharing seems to be a pretty popular app. I haven't used it but it has been well reviewed. It's $4.99 to buy.
posted by sacrifix at 11:56 AM on October 15

Or you could just do screenshots by pressing home and power keys.
posted by bravowhiskey at 12:12 PM on October 15