Text messages are stored on your phone, not on your Sim. Therefore, if someone puts your Sim card into their phone, they will not see any text messages that you have received on your phone, unless you have manually moved your SMS’s to your Sim. Text messages are also not stored on the Sim card itself. If your phone is lost or stolen, then the text messages on your phone will be lost too.
The gist of it
Text messages, or short messages, are short pieces of text that are sent between cell phones. Text messages are usually sent between people who are close to each other, like friends or family. People can also send text messages to people they don’t know very well. Text messages are usually stored on a phone or a sim card.
Do Text Messages Stay on Phone or Sim
Text messages are stored on your phone, not on your Sim. Therefore, if someone puts your Sim card into their phone, they will not see any text messages that you have received on your phone, unless you have manually moved your SMS’s to your Sim. This means that if someone breaks into your phone and steals your Sim card, they will be able to access all of your text messages. It is important to keep your text messages safe, especially if you don’t want someone to be able to access them.
Will I Lose My Text Messages if I Remove My Sim Card
If you remove your SIM card from your iPhone, you will lose any text messages that were sent or received on that phone. If you want to keep any text messages that you have sent or received on your iPhone, you will need to backup those messages to your computer or another electronic device before you remove your SIM card.
Do Text Messages Stay on Old Phone
If you buy a new phone, you can easily transfer most of your data. However, if you have important texts from family, friends, doctor offices, or other sources, they might not automatically be transferred. So, if you want to keep these texts, you’ll need to save them on your old phone before you switch to your new phone.
How Far Back Can Text Messages Be Retrieved
Text messages can be retrieved as old as 3 months on some Android devices, 6 months on other devices, and up to a year on older models.
What Information Do You Lose When Changing Sim
When you replace your SIM card in your phone, you lose access to any data on the old card. Photos, apps, and other documents that aren’t stored on the SIM aren’t affected by a card switch. However, if you had documents saved on the SIM, those documents are lost when you replace the card.
Putting it simply
If you have messages on your phone that you want to keep safe, you can move them to your Sim card. If your phone is lost or stolen, the messages on your phone will be lost too.
