SMS Import / Export

SMS Import / Export

Imports and exports SMS and MMS messages and other data.

tmo1 Phone & SMS System

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Description

SMS Import / Export imports and exports SMS and MMS messages, call logs, contacts, and blocked numbers from and to (ND)JSON / ZIP files. (Contacts import and export are currently functional but considered experimental.) It does not require root.

The primary author of SMS Import / Export is Thomas More. Others have contributed code and translations. The software is copyright 2021-2026, and is released under the GNU General Public License version 3 or later.

SMS Import / Export is a sibling project to <a href="https://github.com/tmo1/sms-db">sms-db</a>, a Linux tool to build an SQLite database out of collections of SMS and MMS messages in various formats. sms-db will hopefully eventually be able to import ZIP files created by SMS Import / Export, and to export its database to ZIP files that can be imported by SMS Import / Export.

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
2.10.2-standard current
f652b2bba15b0160…
2026-06-21 2.3 MB API 23
2.10.0-standard
a250e756a8b1f3a7…
2026-06-20 2.3 MB API 23
2.9.0-standard
c1f88357c9db2f29…
2026-03-24 2.1 MB API 23

Permissions

What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.

  • Read SMSRead text messages.
  • Read contactsAccess the address book.
  • Change contactsCreate and change address book entries.
  • READ_CALL_LOG
  • WRITE_CALL_LOG
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
  • REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
  • NotificationsShow notifications.
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  • Prevent sleepingKeep the device from going to sleep.
  • Run at startupStart automatically after the device is switched on.
  • Foreground serviceKeep running in the background, visible in the status bar.
  • sms_ie.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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