Can I save text messages on my iPhone 4S?

[Anonymous]

The screen on my iPhone 4s is black. The phone still works as I can use it in the car and use the bluetooth display on the dash. The $s has been playing up for a while so I have decided to treat myself to a new 5s.

Question is... I have texts I need to save on the 4s. No, not sexy ones!! I am divorcing my vile husband and have texts from him that I may need to use in court. Silly of me not to screen dump them, but hey ho....Does anyone know how I can save texts from a 'dead' iPhone?

Many thanks in advance  

[adamtemp64]

@bob you still assumed the op has iCloud backup enabled

To the op please can you answer the following

1 Did you have iCloud backup enabled on the handset before the issues appeared with the screen?

2 If not did you do regular itumes backups on pc / mac? or can it still do them now even with the black screen?

3 if you did either then setting up the new iphone using the iCloud / Itunes data will bring back your SMS history.

[Anonymous]

@adamtemps64.

If I assumed they had icloud back up enabled , I would have said "use your icloud backup"

Let's not fill up the OP's thread.

The point surly is that they get as much help as possible. In that quest some points of help will lead to a dead end. A process of elimination.