I started running into the issue of running out of space on my iPhone and Mac, even with larger storage options, due to an ever-growing collection of text messages. Instead of paying for more iCloud storage and dealing with performance issues from having 10 years of messages, pictures, and videos on my phone, I decided to export and backup the messages. I then set the “auto-delete after 1 year” option in my iPhone settings to clear up my storage.
The process was a bit complicated, so I wrote a guide on how to do it and published it on my wiki at tehguide.com. If anyone else is facing the same issue, check it out here:
https://tehguide.com/export-iphone-text-messages
