signal-message-exporter VS QKSMS

https://github.com/alexlance/signal-message-exporter

here's a repo with this goal in mind. i haven't contributed in a while, but it's still actively developed and they write good code https://github.com/alexlance/signal-message-exporter thank u/alexlance & co in the usual kinds of ways.

But, the note also only concerns my project's built-in XML export function, not the one used in the instructions you link. I do plan on getting the XML export function working again in the near future, but for now, if you have a problem you should really open an issue at https://github.com/alexlance/signal-message-exporter/issues.

At the very least there are tools that allow you decrypt your chat backups and export them in JSON. So, even if importing the backup doesn't work you still have access to your message history, which is better that nothing.

Go to https://github.com/alexlance/signal-message-exporter click the green code button at the top and download zip, extract it to desktop.

Third-party SMS and MMS messaging apps already exist on Android, such as QKSMS,[1] Simple SMS Messenger,[2] and a large number of proprietary apps. There isn't a shred of evidence that these non-default SMS/MMS apps increase spam to any measurable extent compared to SMS/MMS apps that are preinstalled on phones.

[1] QKSMS: https://github.com/moezbhatti/qksms

[2] Simple SMS Messenger: https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-SMS-Messenger

Alternatives: Connect You, Koler, QKSMS

Try QKSMS it is more visually pleasing.

I have just added a feature request "add support for audio file attachments" at https://github.com/moezbhatti/qksms/issues/1921