How to use Android's built-in SMS Backup Many phones (including Pixel phones) have a built-in automatic SMS backup, courtesy of Google, in the messaging app.

Droid Transfer is a popular Android media transfer program for Windows, which allows you to backup your messages, photos, contacts, music and other files from your Android phone to your PC.

BrowserTexting is a free app that lets Android users send and receive SMS texts right from a computer browser.

Android Messages for Web lets you pair your computer to your phone, so you can send and receive SMS from either device. Here's how to set up and use Android Messages on PC.

This will enable you to free up that in-demand Android device’s internal memory while keeping all your media, images, contacts, texts and apps safely stored on your computer. Need them back again?