Transfer call logs and SMS from iPhone

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Hello,
I am trying to transfer my call logs and SMS from my iPhone to my Pixel 8 that I have recently installed /e/OS on. I have installed Libimobiledevice on the laptop I am running Linux on and it detects the iPhone but I am having trouble backing up the call logs and SMS. Would anyone be able to help at all?

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[tcecyk]

once you got the iphone backup extracted (idevicepair -> idevicebackup2 -> ideviceunback), most of the phone content is there in sqlite: sms.db, call_history.db, Calendar.sqlite, NoteStore.sqlite etc - see reincubate.com for a list.

There’s tooling around on github to transform the sql into something that can be consumed again. Here’s a sample (can’t vouch for them though), search for ios forensics if you’re missing anything

• GitHub - t413/SMS-Tools: Import / Export / Merge tool for your Android/iOS/GV text message history.
• GitHub - idolpx/iOSDump: Dump contents of an iOS device iTunes backup
• GitHub - ReagentX/imessage-exporter: Export iMessage data + run iMessage Diagnostics

[AxL_Brn_Ccni]

Thank you for your help.
Do you know how to do it but under Windows? I succeed to transfer all my data from my Iphone to my new Fairphone 6 with /e/OS. Everything except my messages/SMS… And I truly wish to keep them but I can’t find an answer around the community… I saw your username around and you seem to better understand the switch from iOS to /e/OS. Can you help in anyway?

I try to import my data with iSMS2droid and SMS Backup & Restore app, but neither of them seem to work… I don’t know what to do and I would truly appreciate your help!

Thank you in advance.

[tcecyk]

I have no experience in user friendly ways, so that can be misleading if I camp in those threads.

The more friendlier way to do ios migrations is using a secondary “stock Android” and use Android Switch, the official solution, see this - (How) Can I Transfer iMessages and Whatsapp Chats From iPhone? - #2 by tcecyk - then go stock Android to /e/OS Android with more userfriendly Apps available.

You can use libimobiledevice from Windows too (unofficially / packaged) - but it will still require commandline use. But it will be only worth it if you find something that handles the extracted sms.db