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  

[Anonymous]

Have you tried resetting the 4s by holding down the power button and the home button and seeing if the screen comes on

[Anonymous]

Try an iCloud back up

http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12519?viewlocale=en_US

Purchased history for music, movies, TV shows, apps, and books

Your iCloud backup includes information about the content you have purchased, but not the purchased content itself. When you restore from an iCloud backup, your purchased content is automatically downloaded from the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store. Automatic downloading is based on iTunes in the Cloud availability by country, and previous purchases may be unavailable if they have been refunded or are no longer available in the store.

Photos and videos in your Camera Roll

Device settings

App data

Home screen and app organization

iMessage, text (SMS), and MMS messages

Ringtones

Visual Voicemail

Then http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766

To try and bring back the iPhone to life You could also try hooking up to iTunes to restore the device after performing the back Up.

Putting it in dfu mode if your iTunes won't recognise the iPhone May help. It will come up as iPhone is in Recovery mode.

http://m.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=1034

[adamtemp64]

@ bob how can the op do an Icloud backup from a black sreen iphone.

To the op when you connect the iPhone to iTunes is it recognised and performs a backup? is so just set up the 5s as the old iPhone in iTunes and the sms conversations will come across as part of the setup of the new phone.

I have some conversations going back to my iPhone 3 on my 4s.

If it is not doing the sync an backup in iTunes then let us know

[Anonymous]

They perform It via iTunes @adamtemps64.

[adamtemp64]

@bob then that is an iTunes backup not an iCloud backup which is done via the handset

[Anonymous]

@adamtemps64

I hook up my iPhone to iTunes and perform a back up both to iTunes and iCloud from iTunes without even touching the iPhone ?

[adamtemp64]

1 you are assuming the op has iCloud backup enabled. it can only be enabled on the iPhone
2 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766 states that automatic is only iTunes's or iCloud not both but manual iTunes is if iCloud is on.


it would have been better asking the op for clarification before replying

[Anonymous]

@adamtemps64

I said "try an icloud backup"

I didn't say "use your icloud to back up"

OP is in a fix and needs as many avenues as possible to retrieve SMS messages.


Have a nice day.

[Anonymous]

Natthenoodle

If all else fails make a genus bar appointment at your most local Apple Store, as they may be able to assist.

http://concierge.apple.com/reservation/gb/en/techsupport/