Any way to look at logs of text messages?

[Ravich]

Say, if I have text messages dating back more than a year?

 

[trav54]

Can't you just scroll back up and keep on hitting load older messages?

 

[Mlrollin91]

Can't you just scroll back up and keep on hitting load older messages?

Yes but do you know how long that would take??

 

[Ravich]

a few months back and each press of load previous messages takes 7 seconds. Then it gets worse.

 

[trav54]

Mine loads in about 2 seconds max seriously. I have texts back from 2007 with some people.

 

[Mlrollin91]

a few months back and each press of load previous messages takes 7 seconds. Then it gets worse.

Yeah, it becomes crazy, then if you get a text or a phone call you have to start all over.

 

[Ravich]

Mine loads in about 2 seconds max seriously. I have texts back from 2007 with some people.

There are probably not as many of them.

 

[-aggie-]

If you get software that reads the backup file, you can make a database file that you can read all the messages.

 

[rKunda]

http://ecamm.com/mac/phoneview/

 

[Ravich]

Cool... so it can be done. 20$ is a bit ridiculous for that feature though.

 

[-aggie-]

Cool... so it can be done. 20$ is a bit ridiculous for that feature though.

You can use iPhone Backup Extractor and SQLite Database Browser for free.