Has anyone been able to restore SMS messages from another phone on the Xperia 5?
I tried using Xperia Transfer with both WiFi and cloud transfer but while it appears to transfer correctly and goes through the restore process the messages do not appear in the Messages app. Xperia Transfer got an update a week ago after which I tried again, but it still didn't work after that. I also tried clearing all the messages on the Xperia 5 first, but that didn't help either.
In case it was just an Xperia Transfer problem, I tried the SMS Backup & Restore app which similarly says it has managed to restore all the messages but then they also fail to appear. This is transferring from an Xperia X, though I don't think that should matter. Is there maybe some permission missing that is needed to get this to work?
As a follow-up, after the 55.0.A.11.25 update I tried with Xperia Transfer again and still nothing, but then after the next SMS message arrived they all then appeared. Cacheing problem maybe.
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Hey guys,
I've got a big problem.
I performed a sms-backup with the integrated backup-tool from GO SMS.
I chose XML as filetype.
Now, if I want to recover them, it stops at 290/786
~500 SMS are missing. It doesn't do anything. just stops.
need your help
fixed it.
there were some special chars (e.g. &xxx which go sms cannot handle.
deleting them solved the problem for me.
Hi, I'm having a sort of similar problem with Go SMS and restoring messages, I hope I'm posting in the right place.
Basically, I had a previous version of Go sms and I backed up all the sms and mms data that I needed to before updating the software on my phone (SE X10 Mini Pro) but when I looked in the Android Market I could only find Go SMS Pro so I installed that, but I can't retrieve the messages I backed up onto my SD card.
Is there any way I can do this, or recover the data some other way?
Ever since the ICS upgrade, one contact's message thread refuses to open and is stuck on "O Loading" with that little circle revolving.
I downloaded go sms pro before and I was able to access his thread through that and the message count wasn't over the maximum limit per contact. I've since gone back to the stock app as he's out of the country and it's faster than go sms pro but he recently txted me and caused the problem to occur with other contacts (though a reset of the phone solves their issue)
Does anyone have a solution and failing that, advice? I should say right now that deleting his message thread is the last resort.
and HTC sensation
Android 4.0.3
Software 3.32.401.5
You could try to backup your messages (you can find some apps for that in the market), then delete all your contacts, and afterwards restore them again~
Though no idea if it will work :/
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You could try to backup your messages (you can find some apps for that in the market), then delete all your contacts, and afterwards restore them again~
Though no idea if it will work :/
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Aye I could try it with a contact whose messages I don't mind losing and seeing if that works, thanks for the tip!
You can also use Google Voice, and have it copy all the messages to your Gmail account.
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So I started backing up and restoring and I was able to open all contacts' threads. The backup never fully restores all messages though and I have to keep hitting "restore" so that it'll restore them all up to the present day. Don't know why it's doing it this way.
Just now I've checked and that one contact won't open again. What I might do is try and restore all to the present, delete loads of messages I don't want, and backup this new message history.
I know this is most likely far too late but I was having the same problems and found this thread while trying to sort it and hope it will help anyone else in future who has the same problems. I tried backing up and restoring (Using both the default and sms back-up and restore) deleting the thread and restoring, eventually I solved it by installing handscent, deleting the messages sent/received back to when the problem started in that thread and a few before, then went in settings, apps, then all, messages cleared the cache, restarted and it is sorted!!
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I know this is most likely far too late but I was having the same problems and found this thread while trying to sort it and hope it will help anyone else in future who has the same problems. I tried backing up and restoring (Using both the default and sms back-up and restore) deleting the thread and restoring, eventually I solved it by installing handscent, deleting the messages sent/received back to when the problem started in that thread and a few before, then went in settings, apps, then all, messages cleared the cache, restarted and it is sorted!!
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Yeah it never resolved itself but I love the customisation of go sms pro so much that I don't mind anymore. Pity go sms pro crashes every so often and I think it slows the phone down.
I was going to start a new thread but see that this is the same problem I have.
I have a mt4gs (Doubleshot) and the problem described in this thread has happened twice. Both times i was receiving a text message and did something else with the phone at the same moment, and it seems to have jammed up the receipt of that text. The first time, i sent a text to the person at the same moment i received one. The second time, i locked the screen at the moment one arrived. Now that thread never loads, and loading other threads or contacts takes much longer than it should. In fact, i don't think contacts would ever load if i were willing to wait forever.
The first time I backed up the texts, reset the device, and restored, and everything worked fine, but that's a really time-consuming process and it seems like a ridiculous workaround for some broken buffer or queue in Android messaging.
It seems that there must be a direct fix for this. If it's easy enough to break messaging that it has happened to me twice, it must be a fairly common problem. But a search has turned up nothing but people saying there are too many messages or to use an alternative app for messaging. That's (1) incorrect and (2) again an ugly workaround for a problem with core functionality.
i have a samsung galaxy s captivate rooted and running cyanogen mod & miui. i've had whats app installed on it since july. i change my simcard to another phone (htc) for work coz i dont want my samsung to get damaged. it also has whats app installed so when i put it in i have to reverify.
likewise when i get home from work and put the sime back in my cappy i have to reverify whatsapp again on it.
i do this mon-fri and have for the past 2 months.
today i went to work with the simcard in htc and was propted to reverify whatsapp. fine. come home and put sim back in cappy. it propmted me to verify went through the process got sent a code text then it said "Initializing" for ages and i keep getting message "failure. sorry unable to complete initialisation"
i've tried rebooting the phone, i've also tried unistalling and reinstalling the app itself.
any ideas whats caused this and how to fix it?
I AM FULLY CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET (WIFI)
it seems there is a problem at their end
sync contacts dosent work thats a problem
if u have backup restore it which i did able to send msg but not able to refresh contacts
lets us hope they fix it soon
so there is an ongoing problem with the actuall app just now?
it said something about previous msgs detected do i want to restore then i clicked yes but again it wont get past the initialization.
Yes ongoing probs
now it seems solved my contacts is up but status msg is shown as error
Restore the whole app if you had backed up with titanium backup or similar apps
WhatsApp status functionality is currently not available. We are working on resolving it soon-ish...
(https://twitter.com/wa_status/status/273697196988309505)
They are working soon will be alright
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Gentlemen/ladies,
I've been using my M2 aqua for business for years now, sadly I never ran a backup nor did I use google for anything. Dropped the phone, I can hear it working but the screen is black (no cracks, just black)
The only thing i've been able to do is pull a backup with Xperia Companion, those backups however look like data I can't use. Xperia Companion allowed me to retrieve photos which weren't really all that important, it doesn't allow me to retrieve contact information or text messages.
Getting the contacts back would be nice, saves me days of calling around retrieving my contacts, getting the text messages back however is crucial, there's stuff in there i'll be needing in court. Not talking about lost messages to ex girlfriends here.
The phone isn't rooted, doesn't have USB debugging on, all I got is sony backup files I can't use and the pin code I can't enter.
Anyone know how I can get my messages & contacts off this thing?
I just received the phone yesterday and am trying to send messages through the sytem app, but unfortunately, I'm neither able ot send, nor receive any messages. I tried 3rd party apps like google messenger but got no result. Any body else faced such an issue?
What can I do to change it?
Thanks!
Sounds weird, I've already read of this bug time ago on older EMUI versions, lately discovered that it was depending by mobile data speed selected (messages not working on 4G, works instead on every other velocity). Already thought of just backup data and wipe it? If not, which EMUI are u running? Type some more about your phone status
I think you should try the old solution, a factory reset
Ky$h said:
I just received the phone yesterday and am trying to send messages through the sytem app, but unfortunately, I'm neither able ot send, nor receive any messages. I tried 3rd party apps like google messenger but got no result. Any body else faced such an issue?
What can I do to change it?
Thanks!
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reboot once and try or just do a reset
Ky$h said:
I just received the phone yesterday and am trying to send messages through the sytem app, but unfortunately, I'm neither able ot send, nor receive any messages. I tried 3rd party apps like google messenger but got no result. Any body else faced such an issue?
What can I do to change it?
Thanks!
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did you check the sms centre number for your messaging settings, just confirm it with your operator