[3 Ways] How to Back up Text Messages on iPhone for Free

Text messages on your iPhone contain many important conversations, memories, and information. None of us want to lose our precious memories, right? Therefore, learning how to back up text messages on iPhone is a good choice. In the following article, we will provide 3 proven and effective ways to back up iPhone messages, including reliable tools, cloud services, and iTunes. Let's take a look!

Way 1. Free to Backup iPhone Messages to PC without iCloud

When it comes to how to backup messages on iPhone, most users will think of iCloud first. Although iCloud is the official backup solution provided by Apple, not everyone likes it. Unlike iCloud, FoneTool provides an offline backup method, avoiding the complexity of synchronization, while supporting you to preview and flexibly select the messages you need to back up.

In addition, FoneTool can also help you transfer photos, videos, contacts, ringtones and music, etc., as well as manage application data such as WhatsApp messages (go to Bonus Tip to learn more).

Now, you can download FoneTool and follow the guide to learn how to back up text messages on iPhone for free.

Step 1. Open FoneTool > Connect your iPhone to computer with USB cable > Move to Phone Backup > Choose Selective Backup > Tap Get Start.

★Tip:

If you want to backup iPhone with everything, you can choose Full Backup.

Step 2. Tap Messages icon > Preview and select the messages you wish to backup. You can also check the Select All button to backup all text messages at once > Click OK to confirm.

Step 3. Decide a storage path to save text messages on the computer > Hit Start Backup to transfer messages from iPhone to computer.

Step 4. When you need to restore messages to iPhone, connect the iPhone to computer, navigate to the My Backups > Tap the Restore option. Then you can choose the Messages icon to restore text messages to the iPhone easily.

Way 2. Back up Text Messages on iPhone with iCloud

iCloud is a cloud storage service provided by Apple that allows you to easily back up messages without using third-party software. Although using iCloud backup is convenient, there are some precautions:

iCloud doesn't support selectively backup text messages on iPhone.

A stable internet connection is required to upload your messages to iCloud, so if your connection is slow, the backup may take a long time.

A stable internet connection is required to upload your messages to iCloud, so if your connection is slow, the backup may take a long time.

Here are how to backup iPhone text messages to computer with iCloud.

Step 1. Make sure your iPhone is connected to a stable Wi-Fi network.

Step 2. Go to Settings > [Your Name] > iCloud > iCloud Backup, and toggle on iCloud Backup.

Step 3. Then tap Back Up Now to manually initiate the backup.

Way 3. Save Messages from iPhone to Computer by iTunes

iTunes is also an important tool for backing up iPhone data. However, iTunes can only back up all the data of the device at once, lacking flexibility and selective backup functions. Because the data is large, using iTunes to back up is a long process. Please be patient or choose a better method, such as Way 1.

Follow the below guide to learn how to save text messages from iPhone to computer.

Step 1. Connect your iPhone to your computer > Download the latest iTunes and launch it.

Step 2. When iTunes detected your iPhone > Click the Device tab > Tap Summary > Go to This Computer > Tap Back Up Now.

Step 3. After that, iTunes will take some time to synchronize all the data on your iPhone, including all text messages.

Step 4. When you need to restore your messages, go to Summary > Tap Restore Backup under Backups.

Bonus Tip: How to Backup WhatsApp Messages on iPhone

From the above, you can learn how to backup text messages on iPhone. Besides backup iPhone message, FoneTool also support you to backup WhatsApp from iPhone to computer with 1-click.

You can check the below guide to backup WhatsApp from iPhone easily.

Step 1. Connect your iPhone to the computer > Open FoneTool.

Step 2. Click WhatsApp Manager option > Tap Get Started under Backup WhatsApp.

Step 3. You can enable backup encryption to protect your privacy > Tap Start Backup to begin the task.

After FoneTool finished backup process quickly, you can go to My Backups > Click on the View icon or Restore icon according to your needs.

Conclusion

That’s all about how to back up text messages on iPhone. Whether you want to use FoneTool to seamlessly and selectively back up to PC, use iCloud for wireless backup, or go the traditional route with iTunes, there is an option for everyone. You can choose the best method to back up iPhone text messages based on your needs such as data volume, storage options, and convenience.