HTC One E8 - Back up and Restore Your Text Messages

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l Delete a message.Opentheconversationthreadwithacontact,touchthemessage,and
thentouchDelete message.Todeletemultiplemessageswithinaconversation,touch >
Delete messages>Delete by selection,andthenselectthemessagestodelete.
l Delete a conversation.Touchandholdacontact(orphonenumber),andthentouch
Delete.Todeletemultipleconversations,ontheMessagesscreen,touch >Delete
threads,andthenselecttheconversationstodelete.
Tip:IntheMessagessettings,touchGeneral > Delete old messagestoautodeleteold
messages.
Back Up and Restore Your Text Messages
Backupimportanttextmessagestoyourphone’sstorageortoyouremailaccount.
Back Up Text Messages
1.
Touch > .
2.
OntheMessagesscreen,touch >Back up/Restore SMS>Back up.
3. TouchOK>Back up SMS.
4. Choosewhetheryouwanttoprotectthebackupfilewithapassword.
5. Enteranameforyourbackupfile,andthentouchOK.
Back Up Text Messages Using Mail
Important:YouneedtosetupyouremailaccountinMail.
1.
Touch > .
2.
OntheMessagesscreen,touch >Back up/Restore SMS>Back up.
3. TouchOK>Back up SMS via mail.
4. Choosewhetheryouwanttoprotectthebackupfilewithapassword.
5. Selecttheemailapptouse.Theemailappcomposescreenopenswiththebackupfileattached.
6. Enteryouremailaddress.
7.
Composeyouremailmessage,andtouch .
Note:Torestoreyourtextmessagesonyourphone,opentheemailmessagewiththebackupfile
attachmentfromtheMailapplication.TouchtheattachmenttoopentheRestoreSMSscreenand
thentouchthebackupfiletorestoreyourtextmessages.