I never use my Gmail acct unless I have to for some phone or app-related reason, so I can never remember the durn password, unlike my yahoo account I've had since 1999.
So I'd like to be able to put all my SMS & MMS texts in a folder on my PC to free up space on my phone. I just want to download a program on my PC, plug in my phone by USB, like I do for my photos & vids, and download all my texts for safekeeping onto my PC. I looked at lots of different "free" apps on Google Play.
Many aren't free, you start with the trial and can only download 12 messages, for example.
Many reviews complained that only half the convo would be downloaded, or that it couldn't handle really long threads.
Others wanted to download the data onto the phone, but my problem is limited space already, so I need to get it OFF my phone.
One looked pretty good for $5.99, but I can't tell if that's a monthly or one-time fee. I sent an inquiry and because these are often run by individuals or small garage outfits, the proprietors can't reply in a timely fashion.
That brings up another point of concern about the Google Play apps: reliability & customer service.
So I was hoping Motorola/Lenovo did have a software suite available for my old Moto X.
I can't afford to upgrade my phone once a month. That's crazy expensive when they are running upwards of $2K for a new phone! Wow, mine cost $500 in 2012, and that was painful enough back then. Plus it's a little intimidating trying to decide on what kind of a new phone I should get.
I've never really successfully accessed the Google Cloud feature. One of my concerns about it is how private my texts and data truly is when it's floating around in internet clouds. All it takes is a savvy hacker and all your stuff is easily accessible?
So yeah, I'd like to just be able to plug in my phone to the PC. I'm not buying that upcoming generations don't know how to use PCs. They may not be able to buy one yet, but they sure know how to navigate them.