The text messages on your iPhone cover a lot of important communications contents with your friends, family, loved ones and co-workers. Sometimes, for backup or legal purposes, we need to save iPhone text messages to computer, including to a PC or a Mac. In this post, we will show you two different ways to save iPhone text messages to computer, the first is using a mature and simple iPhone transfer program - EaseUS MobiMover Free, and the other is applying iTunes. The guide below works for saving any iPhone text message to PC or Mac, such as SMS, iMessage, WhatsApp, Viber and Line conversations.
- How To Download Texts From Iphone To Computer For Free
- How To Download Texts From Iphone With Itunes
- Iphone Text Message
Method 1 How to Save iPhone text messages to computer with MobiMover Free
EaseUS MobiMover Free is an all-around iPhone data transfer and management program, which allows you to move data between an iOS device and computer or between two iOS devices at no cost. To be specific, you can use MobiMover to back up the whole files on iPhone or iPad to the computer with one-click, transfer files from PC to iPhone/iPad without iTunes, sync content from one iOS device to another directly, manage iOS data with full-way solutions - adding, deleting and editing.
MobiMover can transfer and manage the following data files for you:
Photos: Camera Roll, Photo Library, Photo Stream, Photo Videos
Videos: Movies, TV shows, Music Videos
Audios: Music, Ringtones, Voice Memos, Audiobooks
Others: Contacts, Notes, Messages, Voice Mails, Books, and Safari Bookmarks
- Very Important:
- MobiMover provides you an accessible and readable way to export iPhone text messages to the computer, that means you can open, view and manage the imported messages as you like, which is not allowed if you use iTunes.
Now, simply download and install EaseUS MobiMover on your computer and start to export all the iPhone messages or certain ones to the computer with a single click.
Step 1: Connect your iPhone to your computer (Mac or PC) and click Trust on your iPhone to trust this computer. Launch EaseUS MobiMover and click [your device name] > Messages.
Step 2: Select the messages, including text messages (SMS), multimedia messages (MMS), and iMessages, you want to save from your iPhone to the computer and click the Transfer to Computer button.
Step 3: Now you need to select a folder to save the items to be transferred. After that, MobiMover will start downloading text messages from your iPhone to the computer automatically. When it has finished, you can go to the selected folder to check the messages. (The items will be saved an HTML file on your computer, thus you need to open it with a browser to view its details.)
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Method 2 How to Transfer text Message from iPhone to PC/Mac with iTunes
iTunes is the old-fashioned way to back up an iOS data to the computer. Although it offers you a way to protect your device content,
- You are not permitted to check the export files as thet like so.
Therefore, for a controllable and simple way to copy iPhone text messages, you'd better choose MobiMover in Method 1. If you still insist on iTunes, follow the steps below to do it successfully.
1. Download and install the latest iTunes on your PC or Mac and run it when the setup finishes.
2. Connect your iPhone to the computer with the original USB cable, which is to avoid the iPhone cannot connect to iTunes error. If this problem happens, check how to fix it.
3. Click your iPhone button, choose Summary > This Computer > Back Up Now > Apply. Then, the iPhone backup will begin. Wait patiently as the process may last for a long time if you have too many files on your iPhone.
Conclusion
As you may see, we have demonstrated how to transfer text messages from iPhone to the computer with two possible approaches in details. Even though iTunes is a feasible way to back up iPhone content, it has lots of limitation. More than that, if you are a newbie to iPhone, iTunes is a little complicated to you. Based on these inconveniences, you are highly recommended to use EaseUS MobiMover to help you transfer and manage iPhone data in an easier way than ever for FREE. If you need more info on MobiMover, link to check MobiMover online user guide.
Send a message
- Open Messages.
- Tap to start a new message. Or go to an existing conversation.
- Tap the text field, then type your message.
- Tap to send.
Reply to a message from the Lock screen
- From the Lock screen, firmly press the notification that you want to reply to.
- Type your message.
- Tap to send.
If you have an iPhone X or later, or an iPad Pro 11-inch or iPad Pro 12.9-inch, and can't reply to a message from the Lock screen, go to Settings > Face ID & Passcode, and turn on Reply With Message. If you have an iPhone 8 or earlier, or iPad, go to Settings > Touch ID & Passcode > Allow Access When Locked, and turn on Reply with Message.
Learn how to manage Messages notifications from the Lock screen.
Forward a message
Open a message conversation and follow these steps:
Touch and hold the message bubble that you want to forward, then tap More.
Delete a message or conversation
When you delete a message or conversation, you can't get it back. So make sure that you save important information from your messages.
To delete a message:
- In a message conversation, touch and hold the message bubble that you want to delete, then tap More.
- Tap , then tap Delete Message. If you want to delete all messages in the thread, tap Delete All in the upper-left corner. Then tap Delete Conversation.
To delete a single conversation, swipe left over the conversation that you want to delete, tap Delete, then tap Delete again to confirm. To delete more than one conversation, open Messages and tap Edit in the upper-left corner. Then tap the circle next to the conversations and tap Delete in the bottom-right corner.
To keep your messages for a certain amount of time, go to Settings > Messages > Keep Messages. Then select how long you want to keep your messages.
Keep your messages in iCloud
iCloud now keeps your entire message history updated and available on all your devices — even when you set up a brand-new device.
Messages in iCloud are updated automatically, so you have the same messages everywhere you use iMessage. When you delete a message, photo, or conversation on one device, it’s removed from all of your devices. And since all of your attachments are stored in iCloud, you can save space on your device.
You can use Messages in iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Use Predictive text
With Predictive text, you can write and complete entire sentences with just a few taps. As you type, you'll see choices for words and phrases you'd probably type next, based on your past conversations and writing style. You can also adjust additional keyboard settings.
To turn off Predictive Text, touch and hold or , tap Keyboard Settings, then turn off Predictive.
Turn on Hide alerts
To stop receiving message notifications:
- Open Messages.
- Swipe left over the conversation that you want to mute.
- Tap Hide Alerts.
When Hide Alerts is on, will appear next to the conversation. This stops notifications only for that conversation, not your device. You’ll still receive all other messages and see notifications for them on your Lock screen.
Learn how to manage Messages notifications from the Lock screen.
Find attachments from a conversation
- Open the message.
- Tap the name of the contact at the top of the message, then tap .
- You'll see Images and Attachments. Touch and hold an image or attachment to show options like Copy, Delete, and More.
To save an image or attachment outside of Messages, tap an image or attachment, tap , then select an option like Save Image or Save to Files. When you tap Save Image, it saves it to your Photos app.
Send and share your location
To send or share your location in a message:
- Tap the name of the contact at the top of the conversation.
- Tap .
- Tap Send My Current Location. Your recipient will see your location on the map. Or tap Share My Location. Then choose the length of time that you want to share your location for.
How To Download Texts From Iphone To Computer For Free
Do more with messages
- Learn the difference between iMessage and SMS/MMS.
- Personalize your messages with Digital Touch, iMessage apps, and message effects.
- Send photos, videos, or audio messages and group messages.
- Use Messages with your Mac.
- Learn what to do if you can't send or receive messages.