Filed under: Freeware, Beta Beat, iPhone
Micromat Syphone: iPhone SMS archiver
When we mentioned Mark/Space's upcoming Missing Sync for iPhone a while back, we noted that one of its signature features was SMS text message archiving from your iPhone onto your Mac. Well if you don't feel like waiting (or paying), Micromat has released a free utility Syphone that does exactly that. Syphone "lets you view, save, and back up your SMS messages" which comes in handy given the storage limits of the iPhone. The application itself installs only on your Mac and "does not alter the iPhone in any way."
Syphone is presently in beta and is a free download from Micromat.
Thanks to everyone who sent this in!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Pete Zich said 10:29AM on 10-18-2007
Nice.
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blinkcowz182 said 10:41AM on 10-18-2007
Brushed aluminum?! I know it's free but yuck!
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Ben said 10:44AM on 10-18-2007
Interesting that this is free and KeyCue in the previous post is $28. Personally I'd be more prepared to pay for this than a menu shortcuts app.
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Justin said 11:10AM on 10-18-2007
given the iphone's storage limits? :)
i tell ya, those text files really pile up... *grin*
just a little healthy ribbin'
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Frank said 11:11AM on 10-18-2007
awesome chat image. i actually named my iphone "mr. watson" because when i first saw the iphone, i said, "i want you!". it also seemed a fitting name for a piece of technology that was going to change everything.
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Pimenov said 11:52AM on 10-18-2007
not working with russian language ! :)
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MR said 12:03PM on 10-18-2007
Work with other phones?
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pythox said 2:40PM on 10-18-2007
are their any alternatives for the windows?
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Hannah Herman said 3:00PM on 10-18-2007
I absolutely cannot get this to download. Is anyone else having this issue?
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Byran said 3:36PM on 10-18-2007
@Hannah-
I've been having the same issue since the story was posted. Thought it was a Safari issue, so I tried Firefox and Camino as well. Even tried to connect via FTP in Firefox, the Finder, and Transmit. No other site (that I've found) seems to have the download available either. What gives?
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Byran said 3:37PM on 10-18-2007
UPDATE:
The minute I tried after posting, the damn thing worked.
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Thayne said 4:22PM on 10-18-2007
I don't know about anyone else, but this program just shows an ad for tech tool pro then hangs... after about 30 minutes, I force quit, tried again, same thing. Dragged to trash, moving on...
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Ryan Joseph said 5:32PM on 10-18-2007
@Thayne
We will hopefully have a new build of Syphone posted today or tomorrow that should fix the issue you're seeing. I will try to keep you guys posted as to when this happens. (The next version will have the Sparkle updating framework built-in, so subsequent updates will be much easier to get.)
@Hannah, Byran
If you're ever having trouble getting the file from our site (micromat.com), you can also grab it from VersionTracker.com or Macupdate.com. We keep both download sites updated to the latest version.
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ljun said 12:20AM on 10-19-2007
I've been using it since day 1, very good program, and seamless! There's an option to have the background daemon run and it'll auto-archive everything for you without opening the program! The developer has been very helpful on their forums too, this solves my 1000 message max issue with the iPhone :) Thanks micromat!
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RPJ said 8:23PM on 10-22-2007
Just a quick note to let everyone know that we've released a new build, 0.99b11, on our website and update sites like VersionTracker and MacUpdate. Please feel free to use our forums on Micromat.com to let us know about any issues you encounter; thanks!
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Sandra said 11:35AM on 12-07-2007
What do you do if you don't have a mac?? i have a PC and my sms box is full :( i need to save my text messages to my PC before I delete them. How do I do this if I don't own a mac? please help.
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