There are text messages you don’t want to lose. You can back them up using your phone’s native apps or go with a third-party option.

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You can save pictures from your text messages on an iPhone easily, transferring individual photos or batches of images to your Photos app.

Here’s how to transfer text messages from your iOS device to your computer: Connect your iPhone to your computer and open iExplorer. Click on the Data tab and then the Messages button.