Best Way to Transfer SMS from iPhone 5/4S/4/3GS to iPhone 5S

Sep 11,2013 Posted by Allen Lee to iPhone SMS Transfer

"Just get a new iPhone 5S but how to transfer SMS Messages from my old iPhone 4S to my iPhone 5S? I can't simply restore Messages from my old iPhone Backup with iTunes. Please help." - Andy.

Backuptrans iPhone SMS Transfer must be the best tool can help you transfer SMS from iPhone 5/4S/4/3GS to iPhone 5S directly on computer. No jailbreak required. You just need to connect your iPhone 5S and the old iPhone 5/4S/4/3GS to the software via USB and then click the "Transfer SMS" button. All SMS Text Messages will be merged perfectly in iPhone 5S Messaging app. You can choose to transfer all SMS Messages or messages with a single contact only. If you have backed up your iPhone with iTunes, Backuptrans iPhone SMS Transfer even lets you extract the messages from iTunes backup and transfer to your new iPhone 5S. Easy to use.

Guide: How to Transfer SMS from iPhone 5/4S/4/3GS to iPhone 5S?


Note: Before you run the software, please make sure you have installed iTunes 11.0 or above on your computer and turned off "iCloud Backup" on your iPhone. Also, you need to enter correct passcode on iPhone if your iPhone is protected with a passcode.

Step1: Run software on computer and connect iPhones
Run Backuptrans iPhone SMS Transfer and connect both your iPhone 5S and the old iPhone to computer with USB cable. Then the software will find devices connected and show them on the Devices list.

Step2-A: Transfer all SMS from iPhone 5/4S/4/3GS to iPhone 5S
1) Click the iPhone you want to transfer SMS from.
2) Turn to top toolbar and press "Transfer iPhone SMS to other iPhone" button or go File -> Transfer iPhone SMS to other iPhone.

    Tip: Or you can right click the iPhone in Device list and then choose "Transfer iPhone SMS to other iPhone".

Step2-B: Transfer only the SMS with a single contact to iPhone 5S
1) Click your wanted contact name under iPhone.
2) Turn to top toolbar and press "Transfer iPhone SMS to other iPhone" button or go File -> Transfer iPhone SMS to other iPhone.

    Tip: Or you can right click the contact name and then choose "Transfer SMS with this contact to other iPhone".

Step3: Select a target iPhone
Select the iPhone 5S to transfer SMS to, and then click "Confirm" to continue.

Note: Before you transfer SMS, please make sure you have disabled Find My iPhone on your iPhone 5S. See the following tutorial on how to disable find my iPhone.

Transferred successfully. All SMS Messages have been merged perfectly on iPhone 5S.

Step4: Waiting for iPhone 5S to restart and refresh messages itself
You will see your sms messages saved on your iPhone 5S after restarting it.

Done! How easy and fast! With Backuptrans iPhone SMS Transfer, you can even printing messages on computer and exporting messages to a document file. Now free download the program to try.

Note: This software is a windows version. If you are using Mac, please use Backuptrans iPhone SMS Transfer for Mac.

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