Where Does Fossify SMS Store Messages on Android?
Where Fossify SMS Messenger keeps messages and settings on Android for backup and full moves.
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Fossify SMS Messenger reads the system SMS database while keeping its own settings, themes and blocklists in app private storage. Messages belong to the system; options belong to the app on every phone.
System backup carries threads across phones on its own schedule. This is the Fossify fork, unrelated to legacy Simple Mobile Tools builds. Blocked numbers need re-adding without an app backup on the new phone.
Where Fossify SMS stores this, by platform
/data/data/org.fossify.messages/files
Settings in private storage with messages in the system database. Not legacy Simple builds; separate homes. System backup moves threads.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Fossify SMS messages to a new phone?
Back up messages with the system SMS backup or device backup, then verify threads on the new phone. MMS attachments need their own copies from shared storage. Reinstalls without a backup wipe threads.
Fossify SMS or the old Simple one?
This post covers the Fossify suite messenger, not legacy Simple builds it forked from. The suites keep separate homes. Search with Fossify to land right.
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