diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a2ad74c..b832ee2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ I've been using the app SMS Backup & Restore for years. After getting a new phone and transferring the messages over I noticed some were missing. -I tried to find out why this is happening - because of a "new" message type called RCS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services +I tried to find out why this was happening. It was because of a "new" message type called RCS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services Essentially those messages are stored in a separate database on the phone, hence not considered regular text messages. -The above mentioned program is not able to export those messages (as of September 2021). +SMS BR is not able to export this kind of messages (as of September 2021). -I didn't want to reinvent the wheel - there are already enough backup/restore apps for SMS and MMS. Instead I just wanted to be able to export the RCS messages, too. Preferably it should be a format the SMS BR can then import. +I didn't want to reinvent the wheel - there are already enough backup/restore apps for SMS and MMS. Instead I just wanted to make an app that was able to export the RCS messages, too. Preferably it should be a format that SMS BR could then import. So if you're interested: 1. Backup your SMS and MMS messages with another program. @@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ So if you're interested: 4. Import those on the new phone as well. Remarks: +- Technically the RCS will be converted to SMS messages. - This program has only been tested with text messages. I don't know if images, etc. can be exported as well. \ No newline at end of file