How to Restore SMS from Google Drive on Android Successfully

Have you backed up your phone with Google Drive? If Yes, then you can restore SMS from Google Drive on Android successfully. Here’re 3 easy ways to get back your deleted SMS from the cloud backup file. Just continue reading and get the detailed steps.

Restore SMS from Google Drive by Factory Resetting

Well, it is not supported to restore Android from the Google Drive backup directly. You need to factory reset Android to recover SMS text messages. Be aware that your phone will be restored to its previous status. So you may lose newly-saved files and apps after restoring with Google Drive. Think twice before doing so.

Trin 1: Åbn Indstillinger app. Scroll down to tap Backup & Reset.

Trin 2: Tryk på Erase all data (factory reset). Enter the lock screen password to confirm it.

Step 3: Your Android phone will restart automatically. It takes some time to re-install the operating system.

Step 4: In the Backup & Reset screen, tap Google. Later, sign into your Google account that you used for Google Drive.

Step 5: Tap Sync. Choose the file type you want to recover. Here you can tap SMS text messages.

Step 6: Tap Restore all synced data. Now you can restore SMS from Google Drive to Android successfully.

Retrieve SMS from Google Drive with Data Recovery Software

If you don’t want to lose any data on your Android phone, you can try android data recovery software, such as Tenorshare UltData for Android. By using it, you can preview and select which SMS text message to recover safely. There is no need to root or factory reset Android. Also, your deleted SMS won’t be overwritten. Just prepare a computer and lighting USB cable. Later, you can recover deleted text messages from Google Drive selectively.

Step 1: Free download, install, and launch Android data recovery software on your computer. Later, connect Android to this computer via a USB cable.

Trin 2: Klik Recover Google Drive Data. Enter your Google Drive account and password. Then click Sign in for at komme videre.

Trin 3: Sæt kryds før Messages. Click Start to scan all text messages from your Google Drive backup file.

Step 4: Preview and select the SMS text messages you want to restore. At last, click Gendanne to retrieve SMS from Google Drive to your computer without losing data.

Check to see how to recover deleted call history on Android if you are interested.

Recover SMS by Contacting Google Drive Support

Don’t forget to ask the Google Drive team for help. If you fail to restore SMS messages with the above 2 solutions, and you really want to restore deleted SMS, you can contact its support team and have a try. There is no 100% success rate. But you won’t lose anything.

Open the Google Drive page and sign into your user account. Find and click Contact Us. You can search with the built-in search engine first. Or you can contact Google Drive support via chat, email, or call. The support team can help you recover SMS messages from Google Drive.

FAQs for Restoring Android Text Messages

Are text messages automatically backed up?

Yes. For Android 8 and later versions, you can get the automatic backup feature. Google Drive will back up contacts, SMS text messages, call history, app data, and more. Just sign into your Google account on this Android device.

How to back up text messages to Google Drive?

Åbn Indstillinger app. Tap Accounts efterfulgt af Google (or System). Turn on Back up to Google Drive. Tap Back up now. Then you can see SMS text messages along with other backup information.

Where are text messages stored on Android?

Texts are stored in the database folder of internal memory on Android by default. For Android 4.3, you can find by /data/data/com.android.providers/telephony/database/mmssms.db. As for Android 4.4 and later, you can head to /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/database/mmssms.db. If you use Android 7.0 and above, you can go to /data/user_de/0/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db.

All in all, when you encounter data loss, stop saving new files to your Android phone. Your deleted files still exist in the original place in an invisible state. But new saving files will replace your deleted files. To increase the SMS recovery success rate, you should restore the latest Google Drive backup ASAP. Or you can use third-party data recovery software to have a try.

Can you get back your deleted or lost SMS messages from Google Drive? If No, just feel free to contact me anytime you need.