My son did a factory reset on my phone I got everything back but my text messages how do I retrieve them without using a computer. Could he have retrieved them himself
I'm sorry but there's no solution to get these messages back. For some reason, a proper backup of an Android phone requires at least 6 different steps:
"Full" phone backup (if not Samsung) -- Helium and My Backup
Backup all text messages with SMS Backup and Restore
Backup call logs with Call Log Backup and Restore
Backup contacts with Export Contacts as VCF (Google account sync is a joke)
Copy all Music, Photos, and Wallpapers to your PC through USB3 cable
Take screenshots or notes of location and placement of icons on all home screens
Only then will you have what iPhone and Windows phone users get with their standard 1-click Backup. Maybe Google will get serious about backup in Android Nutella?
Would it be possible to get the people at the other end of these text messages to send you the chat history? I know on WhatsApp it's possible to email the chat to someone, not sure about other messengers.