Re: How To Save An SMS To The SIM

On 7/27/2024 8:46 AM, Arno Welzel wrote:

Since SMS was invented after SIM you can not store text messages on
a SIM, only phone numbers

 
clearly you don't remember early 2G phones, with credit-card sized SIMs?
They *did* store SMS messages (as well as contacts) on the SIM

 
Yes, I stand corrected - indeed SIM cards were also used for SMS
messages. But I doubt that any current smartphone supports this more
than 30 year old technology for that purpose.

I think the OP's question has been answered so I feel safe in mentioning
that many apps (including some of the SMS apps) save to the phone storage.

For example SMS Import / Export imports and exports SMS and MMS messages,
call logs, and contacts to and from phone storage, as I recall.
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.github.tmo1.sms_ie/

SMS Backup+ works too, but I think it links to GMail.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zegoggles.smssync

Super Backup & Restore save SMS, Contacts, Call Logs and even Calendars.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idea.backup.smscontacts

SMS Backup & Restore also backs up to the phone storage areas.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore

I realize none of these are the SIM card but they are an alternative.