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sms-20261030120000.xmltochat.pdf
Android text messages to PDF
Android has no export button for texts. Back up your messages with the free SMS Backup & Restore app, open the file here and get a clean, dated PDF of any conversation, group texts and photos included.
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Short answer
How do I save an Android SMS chat as a PDF?
To save an Android SMS chat as a PDF, back up your texts with the free SMS Backup & Restore app, then drop the file on chatview. It builds a clean PDF in your browser with every sender, date and time and page numbers. The preview is free; the full PDF is $4.99 once, or $14.99 with photos, Bates numbers and an integrity page.
01/What you get
A transcript people can rely on.
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Every SMS and MMS with sender, date and time
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Group texts and MMS photos included
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Works on the phone itself; nothing is uploaded
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Read on your device. Nothing is uploaded.
Free preview. Clean PDF $4.99, Evidence Pack $14.99, paid once. See pricing
02/Step one
How do I export a chat from Android SMS?
Most people get stuck at this step, so here is exactly where the export option is.
Export from Android SMS
- 1Install SMS Backup & Restore by SyncTech from Google Play. It is free.
- 2Open it and set up a backup of Messages. Leave MMS and media on if you want photos in the PDF.
- 3Save the backup to your phone or Google Drive. The file is called something like sms-20261030120000.xml.
- 4On the phone, open chatview.ai in Chrome and pick that file. On a computer, copy the file over and drop it here.
The sms-....xml backup made by SMS Backup & Restore, with or without media.
03/Questions
Android texts to PDF: good to know.
How do I get text messages off my Android phone?
Install SMS Backup & Restore from Google Play and back up your messages. You get an .xml file. Open chatview.ai on the phone and pick that file, or copy it to a computer and drop it here.
Are photos and group texts included?
Yes, when MMS and media are included in the backup. Group texts open as one conversation with every sender named, and photos show in the chat and in the Evidence Pack.
Does it work with Samsung Messages or Google Messages?
SMS Backup & Restore reads texts from Android's message store, whichever messaging app you use. Some RCS chats, especially end-to-end encrypted ones, may be missing from the backup.
Is my chat uploaded anywhere?
No. The file is opened and read inside your browser tab. Nothing from the chat is sent to our servers when you view, search or export it. If you buy, the payment goes to Stripe and still no chat content leaves your device.
How much does it cost?
Viewing, searching and the preview are free with no account. A clean PDF is $4.99 and the Evidence Pack is $14.99, paid once per chat. The Case Pass at $19.99 covers every chat for 30 days. There is no subscription.
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Other things you can do with this chat.
- Print Android texts for courtScreenshots of a text thread are easy to question. A complete transcript with every sender, date and time, page and Bates numbers and the key messages listed first is easier for a lawyer or a judge to follow.
- iMessage to PDFApple has no export button for Messages. Back up the iPhone to your computer, drag the backup folder here and get a clean, dated PDF of any conversation, iMessage and SMS together.
- WhatsApp to PDFDrop your WhatsApp export and get a clean, chronological PDF with every sender, date and time. Redact what you need, then download once.