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Remember those iMessages Chat that marked your life? Imagine transforming them into a book, a treasure of memories to browse again and again.
Transform your Instagram conversations into a personalized book in just a few clicks! Preserve your most precious memories, create a unique gift for your loved ones, and customize your interior decoration with style. Join those who have already turned their digital moments into tangible memories with MonLivreSMS!
Here’s a step to take before backing up your device. If you use iCloud to back up your photos 📸 and want them in your book, go to the SMS conversation thread, click on the contact or group name at the top, then on the small “info” icon. It shows you the number of photos, and click on “download.” This is one of the first steps to successfully transfer your memories to another device.
To export and print SMS messages from an iPhone conversation, using a computer, whether a PC or a Mac, is crucial due to Apple’s security policies that limit direct access to SMS on the phone.
Start by connecting your iPhone 📲 to your computer 💻 using the appropriate cable. For PC or older Mac users, having iTunes is essential to facilitate the backup of your iPhone. However, for those using newer Macs, iTunes is not necessary as the functionalities are built directly into the operating system.
Proceed to back up your iPhone directly to your computer. This step ensures all your precious messages are preserved. When creating this backup, make sure to disable the “encrypt local backup” option. This detail is important because an encrypted backup cannot be read by our software.
By following these guidelines, you ensure a successful backup of your messages.
Once you have backed up your iPhone, you need to download our “MONLIVRESMS” software. This software is available for both PC and Mac. To download it, simply click the “create my book” button on our website.
For PC users, congratulations! Everything is simplified for you, there are no extra steps – life is good, isn’t it?
However, if you use a Mac, an additional step is necessary to ensure the application functions properly. You need to grant “MONLIVRESMS” access to your Mac’s hard drive:
● Go to “System Preferences” from the Apple menu at the top left of your screen.
● Select “Security & Privacy,” symbolized by a padlock.
● Go to the “Privacy” tab and find the “Full Disk Access” option in the list on the left.
● Click the padlock at the bottom left and enter your password to unlock the settings.
● Click the “+” button to add an application to the list of allowed software.
● In the window that opens, find and select “MONLIVRESMS,” then click “Open.”
● Make sure the box next to “MONLIVRESMS” is checked, indicating the software has disk access permission.
Once these steps are completed, “MONLIVRESMS” is ready to use. You can now extract SMS from your iOS device and proceed with creating your personalized book.
When you start our “MonLivreSMS” software, conversations are displayed in descending order based on the number of messages. The contact with whom you have exchanged the most messages will be at the top of the list.
Choose the conversation you want to export. Only the content of this conversation, including texts and photos/images, will be transferred to your account. When transferring your iPhone messages to our site, we highly recommend 🚨 staying on the software loading page 🚨 to ensure complete transmission of photo/image files.
For optimal transfer, use a stable internet connection. If your connection is unstable, consider using 4G tethering from your phone.
You can view your saved conversations at any time in the “My Conversations” section. Here you will find details such as the number of messages, photos, and images, as well as other conversations you may have transferred from platforms like Android, Messenger, WhatsApp, or Instagram. If needed, you can delete these conversations at your convenience.
Once the conversation is successfully transferred, you will be redirected to our customization area. Here, you can choose the title of your book, the cover color, and a photo. To make your book even more personal, feel free to add a dedication that will be placed in the preface of your messages. Also, modify the name, color, and position of the dialogue bubbles for each participant. You also have the freedom to define the period you want to immortalize by choosing start and end dates.
A paper book can hold up to 400 pages, nearly 6,000 messages. If your conversation contains many messages, multiple volumes will be suggested. In terms of pricing, a paper book costs €39.99, including delivery. The price becomes progressive if you order multiple books. If the number of messages is substantial, many users opt for the digital version at €39.99. The ebook (pdf) format offers the advantage of including an entire conversation, regardless of its length, for a single price.
You are one step away from holding your book that chronicles a Messenger conversation. You just need to provide the desired delivery address. Rest assured, no matter where you are, we ship worldwide without exception. Once payment is made, the rest is in our hands.
Our books, from a French printing house 🇫🇷 highly regarded for its exemplary Social and Environmental Responsibility, are ready to be shipped within 1 to 2 days. Since our books travel from the country of love, delivery times vary by destination. For example, allow 2 days for France 🇫🇷 and about 4 days for the USA 🇺🇸.
If your order is intended as a gift, rest assured the package will arrive in neutral packaging. The mystery will remain until the package is opened.
One last point, 🚀 within an hour you will receive your ebook (a pdf file) by email, which corresponds to the digital version of your book.
If you have chosen the “paper print” option, this pdf file will allow you to check that everything meets your expectations before printing your beautiful book. We invite you to check if the photos are present, if the layout suits you, and if the dates match your choices.
If you have any doubts, write to us at hello@monlivresms.com, and we’ll find a solution for you 💪.
We also recommend saving this pdf ebook file on your Windows or Mac computer, smartphone, or even on your Google Drive so you can read it whenever you want.
Now that all the steps are completed, congratulations, you have rescued 😇 your iPhone messages from the depths of the clouds, and your story comes back to life forever.
When my partner goes on a mission disconnected from the world, I reread our messages in the book, I know he does the same and it helps us get through it..
Since the birth of our first child, we exchange many photos and lots of messages about his firsts. We wanted to keep everything for later.
Charles sends me beautiful and long messages several times a day. I find it so romantic that I wanted to have them in physical form.
For a long time, I had the idea of printing the messages I sent to my wife since I had kept the history from the very first day... I initially thought of doing it myself in PDF, then I discovered MonLivreSMS... Perfect!! Incredibly high-quality service!!
The book is perfect and looks exactly like the images published! For what it is, it's really affordable. A quality product, an affordable price, super quick and friendly customer support, what more could you ask for? Highly recommend it!
The loved ones to whom I gifted the SMS books were very surprised and deeply touched by this original and personal gift.
I stumbled upon it by chance and I don't regret it. An attentive team. Very responsive and open to questions. Plus, the result is perfect for an original and very personal gift!
Great product... over 9000 messages exchanged with photos in 3 volumes 😉 A wonderful gift to give (or receive). The service is excellent. Now I can delete these messages from my phone and save valuable storage space.
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To start, have you connected your iPhone to your computer with a USB cable? This is a crucial step for performing a backup.
Sometimes, on certain Macs, an error message may appear stating that the software cannot be installed for security reasons. Don’t worry, there’s a solution. Right-click or ctrl+click on the software icon and choose “Open”. Then, go to “Privacy & Security” settings, then to “Full Disk Access”. Click the little “+” and add the software to the list. With these settings, your software should work correctly, and you’ll be ready to transfer your conversation to our site. Are you ready to start?
This kind of message can occur if your backup was done on iCloud or if you made a backup on your computer but it is encrypted. Can you check these settings and let me know? It is essential to have an unencrypted backup on the computer so that the software can read it correctly to extract and transfer your messages to the site before creating your book.
Usually, right after transferring your conversation, you choose the book title, then you can set the desired period. If the dates don’t match, are you sure you transferred your entire Instagram conversation? You need to choose “all time”. Are your messages present on your Instagram account?
Ah, are there little secrets hidden here? 😄 We chose not to offer this feature to preserve the authenticity of your exchanges and maintain their charm. However, if you absolutely want to delete certain messages, here’s a tip: delete them directly from your phone before creating your book. But shh, keep this trick to yourself, okay?
Did you correctly upload the entire .zip file and not just the .json file? If your browser automatically opened your file, simply compress the folder named “messages” back into a .zip format. If you’re unsure, we recommend starting the procedure from the beginning.
This symbol means that some photos were not transferred correctly. To fix this issue, you can try transferring your conversation again. If that doesn’t work, feel free to contact us.
Unfortunately, when there are many messages (a testament to great love), they sometimes can’t all fit into one book. We strive to include as many messages as possible in each book, but when it’s too much, it’s too much. Multiple books may be necessary.
Great news! It’s entirely possible. Just transfer the different iMessage, Android SMS, Messenger, WhatsApp, or Instagram conversations to your account. Then, in the ‘My Conversations’ tab, you will have the option to merge these conversations into one.