Use Android Settings to back up your texts to Google Drive Android can back up all of the data on your phone, including contacts, device settings, call history, and text messages, to Google Drive.

SMS and MMS backup limits It's trickier than it should be While the default backup method can save your SMS text messages, there are still some restrictions depending on the app that you use.

How to encrypt text messages with WhatsApp To ensure that messages between Apple and Android users are encrypted, you can use the text messaging app WhatsApp.

When Google Messages finally gets its in-development backup tool, the app should include a heads-up about remaining storage space.