How do I retrieve my text messages without a computer involved

[AC Question]

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

 

[anon(632115)]

Sadly, your messages are gone. Even with a PC the chance of recovery is slim

 

[AlphaTango414]

Unless they were backed up in a cloud service, they are gone. No getting them back sadly.

 

[Feldon]

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 (Samsung) -- Samsung Smart Switch
• "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?

 

[Xerrox]

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.

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