iPhone 2G SMS messages not restored onto new iPhone 4 (7.1)

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iPhone 2G SMS messages not restored onto new iPhone 4 (7.1)

Just gave my wife my old iPhone 4, giving it a fresh install of 7.1.1 and then restoring a backup of her Original iPhone (2G, 3.1) onto the new iPhone 4.

Pictures, notes etc have restored, but there are no messages in her SMS/Messages app. This is a problem. A big problem. My big problem (apparently).

I have been able to see/extract her SMS.db file and read sms messages from her backup using some thirdpartycrapware, so I know it was backed up.

There seems to be no documentation for this scenario - everything I have read says simply "Itunes backs up and restores all messages".

Disclosure: I have not yet fitted the new phone with her sim card (since it needs to be cut down, or a micro version purchased). I would assume this would have no affect on whether the messages were restored from the backup, but crazier things have happened.

Can anyone help?

Posted on May 6, 2014 5:00 AM

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Answer 1

pdroth

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May 6, 2014 5:08 AM in response to Sam Kivi

Try restoring it again - that's only advice I can give you other than having your wife export all of those messages to her PC and keep her phone clutter free of old messages.

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Sam Kivi Author

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May 6, 2014 5:19 PM in response to pdroth

Thanks, I didn't say - I've already tried to restore again, but with no luck.

I guess if there are no obvious solutions, it would be helpful to hear from anyone who had successfully done this (restored 2G sms backups to iPhone 4). I can't help but wonder if it actually doesn't work, given that the messages app has changed alot from 3.1 to 7.1.

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