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PhoneLeash: SMS Auto Forwarder

LivePhoneLeash: Auto-forward SMS, MMS & more to email!2 apps · 508.7K installsCommunicationFreecom.gearandroid.phoneleashfree

Auto-forward SMS, MMS & WhatsApp messages to email. Reply from your inbox.

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Total installs
508,451
exact · Play shows 500,000+
Installs / day
0
7-day avg · last day 0
Rating
3.8★
2.9K ratings · 632 reviews
Released
7 Dec 2011
14.9y ago
Last update
22 Sept 2026
v6.98 · 21d ago
Countries
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not checked yet

Install history

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496.7K622.5K748.3K874.2K1M11 Oct12 Oct13 Oct
496.7K622.5K748.3K874.2K1M11 Oct12 Oct13 Oct

Installs per day · last 90 days

00.30.50.8112 Oct13 Oct13 Oct

Change timeline

Full history

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Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

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App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • No data shared with third parties
  • Collects data Personal info, App activity, and Device or other IDs
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can ask for your data to be deleted

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

18 in 6 groups
9 Sensitive5 Notable4 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accounts
  • See every contact saved on your phone, including names, numbers and emails
  • Read all text and picture messages stored on your phone or SIM card
  • Receive incoming picture messages and could read or delete them before you see them
  • Receive and read incoming text messages, including one-time login codes
  • Receive and handle WAP push messages, such as alerts for incoming picture messages
IdentitySensitive1

Access to accounts on the device and your personal profile card

  • See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accountsfind accounts on the device · GET_ACCOUNTS
ContactsSensitive2

Access to the contacts saved on your phone

  • See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accountsfind accounts on the device · GET_ACCOUNTS
  • See every contact saved on your phone, including names, numbers and emailsread your contacts · READ_CONTACTS
SMSSensitive5

Access to read, send, and edit your text messages

  • Read all text and picture messages stored on your phone or SIM cardread your text messages (SMS or MMS) · READ_SMS
  • Receive incoming picture messages and could read or delete them before you see themreceive text messages (MMS) · RECEIVE_MMS
  • Receive and read incoming text messages, including one-time login codesreceive text messages (SMS) · RECEIVE_SMS
  • Receive and handle WAP push messages, such as alerts for incoming picture messagesreceive text messages (WAP) · RECEIVE_WAP_PUSH
  • Send text messages from your phone, which may cost you moneysend SMS messages · SEND_SMS
PhoneSensitive2

Access to phone calls, call history, and voicemail

  • See your call history, including who you called, who called you, and whenread call log · READ_CALL_LOG
  • See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity · READ_PHONE_STATE
Device ID & call informationNotable1

Access to your phone's identifiers, mobile network details, and call status

  • See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity · READ_PHONE_STATE
OtherNotable7

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Change how your phone connects to networks, like switching connections on or offchange network connectivity · CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
  • Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
  • Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE
  • Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
PhoneLeash automatically forwards your text messages to email — and lets you reply right from your inbox. Both sides of every conversation, displayed as clean threads built for Gmail. YOUR COMPLETE TEXT INBOX IN EMAIL PhoneLeash forwards incoming AND outgoing texts, so your email becomes a complete mirror of every SMS conversation. Group messages show all participants. Pictures arrive as attachments. It just works. REPLY NATURALLY FROM EMAIL This is what sets PhoneLeash apart. Reply to any forwarded text the same way you reply to any email — PhoneLeash sends it as an SMS from your phone. Attach a photo and it goes as MMS. Replies to group messages go back to the whole group. Your email signature is automatically stripped out. If you use Gmail, every conversation becomes a clean, threaded exchange. SEND NEW TEXTS FROM YOUR COMPUTER Start entirely new text conversations from email. Just email [email protected] with @JohnBrown or @2223334444 followed by your message. Attach a picture for MMS. WHAT CAN YOU FORWARD? • SMS text messages (incoming and outgoing) • MMS picture messages and image attachments • Group texts with full participant list • RCS messages (via Google Messages) • WhatsApp messages — direct and group chats • OTP verification codes — never miss a one-time password CALL & VOICEMAIL NOTIFICATIONS Get an email for every incoming, outgoing, or missed call — plus voicemails. See who called, how long it lasted. Reply to any call notification to send that person a text. SMART FILTERING • Keyword filtering — only forward texts containing specific words • Contact filtering — choose exactly which contacts to forward • OTP-only mode — forward just verification codes DUAL-SIM SUPPORT Works with both SIM cards. When you reply, PhoneLeash sends from the correct SIM — the one that received the original message. REMOTE CONTROL • Start or stop forwarding with a simple text command • Check battery and charging status remotely • Get notified when your phone boots up, shuts down, or battery is low EASY SETUP IN 2 MINUTES 1. Install PhoneLeash 2. Accept permissions 3. Enter your email address 4. Done — texts start forwarding instantly No complicated configuration. No server to set up. Works with Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, or any email provider. NO LIMITS 1. No daily message limits — forward as many texts as you need 2. No device limits 3. Robust, reliable, redundant servers - outages are very rare FORWARD TO EMAIL OR ANOTHER PHONE • Email (recommended) — full reply support, picture forwarding, Gmail threading • Second phone via SMS — no internet or app needed on the receiving phone TRUSTED SINCE 2011 PhoneLeash has been on Google Play for 15 years. ~500,000+ installs. Tested, stable, and reliable. No ads — ever. PERFECT FOR • Business: forward customer texts to your team's shared inbox • Two phones: carry one, get texts from both • Travel: leave your local phone behind, get texts abroad • No-phone zones: workplace doesn't allow phones? Read texts at your desk • OTP codes: forward verification texts to another device • Records: keep a continuous backup of all texts and calls in email Download PhoneLeash and start reading and replying to your texts from email today. The SMS forwarder that lets you text back. Tired of SMS forwarders with broken email, daily limits, or surprise fees? Switch to PhoneLeash today. (*) PhoneLeash is not affiliated with WhatsApp Inc in any way

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