PhoneLeash: SMS Auto Forwarder

PhoneLeash: Auto-forward SMS, MMS & more to email!

About this app

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 [e-mail] 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

Ratings and reviews

I have been using this app on my Android phone since 2021. It is fantastic. When people send text messages, those messages are seamlessly and immediately forwarded to my email. I can copy and paste information from the texts into my contacts, into documents, into folders, etc. I can also save the texts for future reference on my computer. The customer service is also excellent. I highly recommend!

I've used Phone Leash for a number of years and have found nothing else that works as well. I use it to transfer texts from a work phone to my personal one so there is no need to carry 2 phones. It was easy to set up and easy to use. I would highly recommend it to anybody looking to forward messages. It handles both SMS and MMs messages with ease.

This is a completely honest review. The application worked perfectly. The telephone from which I forwarded text messages was in Milwaukee, WI. I was in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. I did not lose a single word from any of the nearly 150 texts sent to me. I was very satisfied the previous time I used the subscription service and it was perfect this time. I paid a one month subscription and had no issue canceling when I no longer needed the service. Easy and convenient to use.

What’s new

UI improvements
Simpler destination setup
Minot bug- and crash-fixes