How do i view saved text messages as a regular text and not as HTML?

[AC Question]

I am backing up my sms text messages on my Galaxy s7 and it is backing up as html, and i cannot view it as a regular text.

 

[lucianus_luciferus]

it all depends on what app you are using to backup and the backup process itself

 

[ManiacJoe]

Most likely, whatever backup app you are using is storing the data as XML, not HTML.
Not that is info helps you any.

That said, no backup app is going to store the messages in a "text" file; that is too inefficient.