# SMS Backup & Export to PDF

> Export SMS to PDF and print text messages with dates, names and photos.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.jerryzigo.smsbackup](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.jerryzigo.smsbackup)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.jerryzigo.smsbackup`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Codeverse Apps
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 1,020,822
- **Rating:** 3.90 / 5 (3,547 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.21
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-07
- **First published:** 2014-07-18
- **Publisher country:** SK
- **Size:** 5.75 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jerryzigo.smsbackup)
- **Website:** [https://smsbackupexport.com/](https://smsbackupexport.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://smsbackupexport.com/privacy](https://smsbackupexport.com/privacy)

## Description

**SMS Backup & Export to PDF** lets you export SMS and MMS conversations as clean, printable PDFs with sender names, timestamps, dates, emoji, and photos. Choose individual conversations or your complete message history, filter by date, search chats, and share files with lawyers, insurers, or other recipients. Create standard, dark, or legal-ready PDFs with cover pages, message counts, sender captions, full timestamps, and page numbering.

The app also supports HTML, plain text, and CSV exports, plus media files such as photos, videos, and voice messages. Back up, transfer, and restore SMS data when switching phones, or schedule daily, weekly, or monthly backups to your own Google Drive. Files are created on your device, with no account required and no subscription—Premium is a one-time purchase.

## Rankings

- #67,496 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.BILLING`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.READ_SMS`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SMS`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.cmcc.ccs.READ_CCS_MESSAGE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.gsma.services.permission.RCS`
- `com.jerryzigo.smsbackup.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.samsung.rcs.im.READ_PERMISSION`
- `com.sec.ims.android.rcs.READ_PERMISSION`
- `com.sec.imsservice.READ_IMS_PERMISSION`
- `com.sec.imsservice.WRITE_IMS_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users broadly find SMS Backup easy to use and capable of backing up messages to multiple destinations, including email, Google Drive, and local storage, with some reviews noting export options (HTML/PDF). However, a notable portion report stability problems (freezing or failing to open) and slow or missing responses from support, indicating reliability and support responsiveness are key concerns despite overall positive sentiment.

### Pros

- Simple to use / easy to navigate
- Backup to multiple destinations (email, Google Drive, local storage) and export to HTML/PDF
- Works well / generally reliable across many reviews

### Cons

- Stability issues: the app freezes or won’t open (reported by multiple users)
- Support responsiveness issues: help requests go unanswered or take weeks

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.jerryzigo.smsbackup)