MANAGED ARCHIVER is a utility for backing up Android messages, including SMS, MMS, and RCS. In combination with Google Messages as the default messaging application, Archiver will immediately capture, and sync, every message a device sends or receives as it happens.

Archiver enables administrators to:

• Sync SMS, MMS, and RCS messages to the PING cloud infrastructure
• Sync files and attachments associated with each message ID
• Use a simple, secure API interface to fetch message and attachment data for integration with internal systems.

Note: For direct sync to a custom API endpoint, please reach out.

• Message retention: Ensure any and all device messages are captured and accessible for the period of time required by your organisation
• Accountability and transparency: Immediately pull up message logs where circumstances mandate it
• Compliance and auditing: Guarantee messages sent or received on company property are backed up and auditable

Whether you need a simple backup solution, or have strict requirements to adhere to, Archiver offers a safe, reliable, and instant capture solution for device messaging.

Archiver is presently offered at no cost, under a BYOA (Bring Your Own Architecture) model. If you have an API endpoint to securely transmit message archives to, with or without associated attachments, Archiver can be configured for your organisation on request. Reach out for details on the currently-implemented schema and to learn more.

The BAYTON PING service can be made available also as an encrypted message store, however this incurs a fee of £0.10 per device, per month for maintenance.

For fully whitelabeled options, costs remain in-line with other projects.

Archiver is not publicly available at this time. Instead, it is provided as a private application shared directly to the organisation ID of a customer's managed Android Enterprise bind and can be fetched via managed Google Play. The process is simple (and handled entirely server-side, no customer effort is required). A version may be publicly released in Google Play at a later date, and will be fully interoperable with any existing versions deployed.

Please get in touch to discuss requirements and deployment strategy.

Documentation can be accessed here.

Alternatively, you can submit feedback, post to the Discord community, or tag me on LinkedIn.

I can also offer additional priority support for an annual recurring fee, offering faster and more in-depth support, with additional discounts on my consultancy rate. Details can be found here (via MANAGED SETTINGS pricing).