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jberkel / sms-backup-plus

Backup Android SMS, MMS and call log to Gmail / Gcal / IMAP
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zegoggles.smssync
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Custom folder to put SMS/Call log into #1020

Closed sphh closed 4 years ago

sphh commented 4 years ago

I looked through the FAQ and the issues (open and closed) and might have missed it. So I am happy if I am pointed into the right direction.

I tried to set a parent IMAP folder for the SMS and Call log, but could not find the place where to do it. Is this possible at all? If not, please consider this as a feature request. Thanks.

BTW thanks for your wonderful app!!!

Please specify the following:

kurahaupo commented 4 years ago

You can specify any IMAP path, not just a single level. Gmail seemingly supports both . and / as separators, but I would stick with the former as it's strongly recommended by RFC-3501.

So you can specify folders as My Phone.SMS and My Phone.Call log.

kurahaupo commented 4 years ago

For example, I use

I periodically move all the messages from that folder into one that is named for the phone number of the SIM that's currently in that device, as I move them around each time I go roaming. (Strangely enough, I haven't done that for several months.)

I'm hoping to make a change to allow SMS Backup+ to include this automatically.

sphh commented 4 years ago

Thanks @kurahaupo! That's what I was hoping for, but I was not sure if it would work and I did not want to risk to loose my text messages. Maybe it's worth to be included into the FAQ?

Your periodically performed tasks would call for placeholders in SMS Backup+'s IMAP path …

sphh commented 4 years ago

Well, I feel really stupid: Where in SMS Backup+ exactly do I set the IMAP folder?

kurahaupo commented 4 years ago
sphh commented 4 years ago

YES! It worked. Thanks!

But it is not the obvious place... What you named "Gmail label / IMAP folder" is called "Gmail label assigned to SMS" and "Call log label" "Gmail label assigned to call log". There is absolutely no hint, that this is the IMAP folder where to put the text messages and call logs. I would suggest to rename the settings accordingly, that's why I leave this issue open for now.

kurahaupo commented 4 years ago

@sphh I've raised proposal #1021 that sjpi;should resolve this for future users.