XPost: comp.mobile.android   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-01-27 12:20, Herbert Kleebauer wrote:   
   > On 1/27/2026 9:43 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >> On 2026-01-26 22:50, Herbert Kleebauer wrote:   
   >   
   >>> The chat is exported as a zip file. It contains the chat as .txt   
   >>> file (utf-8 including smileys.) and all pictures, videos, pdfs etc.   
   >>> in the original format.   
   >>   
   >> That is useless crap. Now I remember, I tried that one years ago.   
   >>   
   >> The message part are the plain text messages, without the emoticons, and   
   >> without the files inserted in the text in their context. Like a PDF file   
   >> would be.   
   >   
   > It is for backup purpose. You most likely will never look at it. But   
   > if, a few year later, you really need it, it all is there: the text   
   > chat and all the pictures, videos and other files.   
   >   
   > And as I already said:   
   >   
   > || There is also software to convert the exported data to html, but   
   > || I didn't try it:   
   > ||   
   > || https://github.com/mtln/chat-export   
      
   Ah, I see. I imagined it would be a tool to run in Android and would   
   extract the chat somehow. No, it works using the already exported zip   
   archive in a computer. I have to try this. Looks promising.   
      
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   Cheers, Carlos.   
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