How to use Android's built-in SMS Backup Many phones (including Pixel phones) have a built-in automatic SMS backup, courtesy of Google, in the messaging app.

How to recover deleted text messages if you use the Google Messages app If you use Google’s Messages app, you can recover your text messages – but only if they are saved in a backup of your ...

If you need to save your text messages, you can create a backup and save them to your Gmail account. Here's how.

If you want to save your text messages on an Android phone, it's actually extremely easy, and we couldn't recommend it more.