SMS backup/restore is still effed up on 10586.164

[GrayW0lf]

Got a bunch of SMS synced yesternight, but with missing periods, including within a simple conversation exchanged yesterday.

Ugh. I'm not sure that your situation is an "improvement" given the missing messages. I still don't see a single message synced on any of my W10M phones.

 

[msirapian]

Messages have missed since December. It's that hit&miss aspect which is the most annoying as I've said in my first message: we don't know if they miss because they were not saved, or just because they are not restored properly.

 

[GrayW0lf]

Messages have missed since December. It's that hit&miss aspect which is the most annoying as I've said in my first message: we don't know if they miss because they were not saved, or just because they are not restored properly.

Did you happen to try those 2 apps that were discussed (realizing that one of them requires the latest Insider Fast build for desktops/laptops/tablets)? I'm in agreement with your concern and discontent with the status of Microsoft's handling of this issue, for what it's worth.

 

[msirapian]

Which ones? I have a PC on TH2 (production), a VM on RS1 (latest fast ring build), a 950 on TH2 (production) and a 535 on Fast ring (rs1). The 950 has the sim.

I've tried "contact+messages" app (a Microsoft one), but it crashes and fails to restore correctly dual sim messages (everything is restored in slot 1).

I'm suspicious about the other app mentioned above, as I've read on French forums that people got spamed right after having used it (non official app) :/

 

[GrayW0lf]

Which ones? I have a PC on TH2 (production), a VM on RS1 (latest fast ring build), a 950 on TH2 (production) and a 535 on Fast ring (rs1). The 950 has the sim.

I've tried "contact+messages" app (a Microsoft one), but it crashes and fails to restore correctly dual sim messages (everything is restored in slot 1).

I'm suspicious about the other app mentioned above, as I've read on French forums that people got spamed right after having used it (non official app) :/

"Windows Phone Message Backup" - I haven't had any problem since I used this one time only to download my SMS and then export them to a Text file for archival purposes. It's important to note that, for me, this app only showed those SMS messages that my Windows Phone 8.1 phones could restore successfully.

"Messaging Everywhere" (or just "Messaging") on the newest Desktop/Laptop/Tablet Insider build shows a larger number of my SMS messages that my WP8.1 phones do not restore and my W10M phones cannot currently restore. Unfortunately, this is effectively a "read only" thing, but it does confirm that my more recent SMS/MMS were uploaded/backed up into my Microsoft Account's cloud storage. It also reveals a possibility that any texts in the last couple of weeks may have been lost when I hard reset my 950 XL. It sucks but isn't critical to me (as it most definitely is for some of my fellow W10M users, like yourself, perhaps). I just dislike the fact that Microsoft appears to be unaware of the problem and/or is running in a "silence" mode where they won't respond to folks who ping them about it.

There are posts in the Feedback App on the topic, might be worth going in there and hitting the "Up vote" link a few times. I know that this doesn't solve anything, but it did help me a bit.

 

[msirapian]

Well, as a matter of fact, I had created a feedback when posting this thread, and I have now close to 100 upvotes ^_^

 

[GrayW0lf]

Well, as a matter of fact, I had created a feedback when posting this thread, and I have now close to 100 upvotes ^_^

Would you mind sharing the title so that I can add to it (if I haven't already, that is )?

 

[msirapian]

Would you mind sharing the title so that I can add to it (if I haven't already, that is )?

"SMS sync is incomplete" (95 votes)

 

[GrayW0lf]

"SMS sync is incomplete" (95 votes)

Hah! I did indeed upvote before I knew that it was yours. Hopefully this will get some attention soon..

 

[msirapian]

I hope so, 136 votes as for now, and link is: windows-feedback:?contextid=274&feedbackid=d6da5742-78cc-44b6-b492-700ff8ef9044&form=2&src=1

 

[GrayW0lf]

I hope so, 136 votes as for now, and link is: windows-feedback:?contextid=274&feedbackid=d6da5742-78cc-44b6-b492-700ff8ef9044&form=2&src=1

Ah, thanks for posting the link for others to more easily access that. Great idea!