Does anyone know of a way to archive all messages in Android/Google Messages maybe older than a certain timeframe?

I have 100s of old conversations spanning back several years. I finally decided it would be nice to archive (not delete) ones that aren’t relevant at the moment. The only way I figured to do this is swipe each conversation one by one.

Is there a faster way to just do it all in one swoop?

Edit: I wrote a quick script to do it via manipulating the Google Messages webui: https://sh.itjust.works/comment/4646349 Worked for me!

  • PeachMan@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    https://www.androidpolice.com/back-up-android-text-sms-messages/

    Read the whole article, it’s actually pretty good. It outlines 3 methods:

    • Google’s Android backups: this is the “standard” backup method
    • SMS Backup Plus: convert your texts to Gmail messages for a long-term, searchable archive (this one seems more like what you want)
    • SMS Backup & Restore: Store your messages in a backup file that can be restored later as needed