Starting from the CM12, CyanogenMOD 12 which is Android 5.0 Lollipop, it becomes noticeable that yous tin backup SMS using the native (Stock) CM SMS application as well as restore it at a after time.
And because the SMS is backed upwardly inwards .xml format, yous tin easily restore it on either the same shout out upwardly or roughly other using whatsoever other SMS administration app that supports (can decompress) .xml file types.
How to Backup SMS Using CM (CyanogenMOD) SMS Application
Step #1: your Android device must hold upwardly running on CM12 (CyanogenMOD 12) or higher.
Step #2: Open CM12 SMS application as well as tap Option as well as leave of absence to Settings .
Step #3: Click Impoort as well as Export as well as then, pick out either Backup or Restore depending on which yous intend to do.
NOTE:
If you're restoring the SMS Backed upwardly amongst CM Native SMS application using roughly other application, yous should commencement unzip the Backed upwardly files as well as then, rename the 1 ending amongst SMS as well as add together .xml equally it suffixes hence that it volition hold off like: 20160804_SMS.xml
How to Locate the Backed Up SMS Folder
Step #1: Open your file managing director or download as well as install a file managing director such equally ES File Explorer.
Step #2: from the file manager, located BackupSms as well as opened upwardly it. This is where all the SMS backed upwardly using the CM Native SMS application are saved.