DELETED WhatsApp Message: There’s no official way through which you can retrieve the deleted messages on WhatsApp. But this hack will surely help you to read those deleted messages which your friends didn’t want you to read!
We end up deleting WhatsApp messages for plenty of reasons – they could be because of typos or because you sent a message to the wrong person. And unless managed to read them right before they were deleted by the sender, or you managed to glance at the notification before you opened the app to find it deleted, there’s really no way you can retrieve these. WhatsApp has no official feature that can help you retrieve deleted texts, but there is a hack. Please note, this hack works on Android only, it will not work for iOS users.
HIGHLIGHTS
- WhatsApp messages sent to individual or group chats can be deleted with the ‘Delete for Everyone feature
- The feature allows the sender to remove messages from the platform in a stipulated time
- Recipients can still see deleted WhatsApp messages with this workaround
WhatsApp allows you to revoke messages “mistakenly” sent to a recipient, with the ‘Delete for Everyone’ feature. All you have to do is long-press the message –> tap on the ‘trash’ icon that appears atop the page –> and select ‘Delete for Everyone’. If you’re doing this within a stipulated time, WhatsApp will replace the message with the banner ‘This message was deleted for the recipient. That said, the feature is not foolproof. There are workarounds with which recipients can see and read the deleted WhatsApp messages. Unfortunately, you can’t read deleted WhatsApp messages on iPhone just yet. If you’ve got an Android mobile phone, this is how to see deleted WhatsApp messages with/ without installing any third-party app.
WhatsApp allows you to delete messages for up to 13 hours, 8 minutes, and 16 seconds after sending. After that, the option will be disabled and you’ll only be able to delete the messages for yourself – the recipient will still be able to read, copy, and forward the message.
How to see Deleted WhatsApp Messages
WhatsApp doesn’t have a built-in feature that allows you to read a deleted messages. You’ll have to download a third-party app that keeps track of the phone’s notifications. It’s worth mentioning that the message should generate a notification for the app to record it. This may not happen when the chat is open or you were active at the time when the message was received.
- Go to Google Play Store and download an app that can keep a tab on notification history. Notisave is one of the nicest options. The app has the most number of downloads and respectable reviews.
- After the app is installed, grant all necessary permissions. The Notisave app will need access to read notifications, photos, media, and files, and toggle the auto-start option.
- Once that’s done, the app will start keeping a log of every notification you’ve received, including WhatsApp messages.
- After this even if the sender deletes the WhatsApp messages, you’ll be able to read them via the Notisave app. This doesn’t change the nature of the message on WhatsApp though.
- Additionally, Notisave gives you the option to respond to messages without leaving the app.
The app also comes in handy to read the notifications you’ve accidentally swiped away.
Even though you can recover the deleted WhatsApp messages, there are a few drawbacks to the app. You’ll have to bear ads if you’re using the free version of the Notisave app – the paid version starts at Rs 65 a month. Apart from this, the app can only recover messages in simple text. Deleted media files, including GIFs, images, and videos, cannot be recovered or retrieved.
How to see deleted WhatsApp messages without any app
If you have got an Android 11 device, you can read deleted WhatsApp messages without installing any app. The OS comes with a built-in notification history option that can keep a log of all WhatsApp messages, even though they have been deleted by the recipient. It’s also completely free to use. Here’s how to enable notification history on Android 11 mobile phone to see deleted WhatsApp messages:
- Open the Settings app and tap “Apps & Notifications.”
- Tap “Notifications.”
- Tap “Notification history” and toggle the button next to ‘Use notification history’
- After this, all your future notifications, including WhatsApp messages, will appear on the page
You will have to follow the same steps to read deleted WhatsApp messages every time. The messages will be stacked against all other notifications (anything from the last 24 hours). You can interact with the notification by tapping it, just as if it were in the phone’s pull-down notification shade. Much like Notisave, the Android 11 notification history option doesn’t recover media files. For that follow the aforementioned ‘how to see deleted WhatsApp media files step’.
Recover Deleted WhatsApp Message ( Conversations ) Directly from iPhone
Step 1 Connect your iPhone to the computer and then run Syncios Data Recovery.
Step 2 Scan your iPhone.
Click the Start button to scan your iOS device, then the program will begin analyzing and scanning all the data on your iPhone, this process will just take some time. Please tick off WhatsApp and WhatsApp Attachments to load deleted WhatsApp.
Step 3 Preview and recover the lost data.
Once the scan progress is finished, you can preview all found data. Go to WhatsApp or WhatsApp Attachments checkbox on the panel, then all conversations and attachments will show up. Just choose those conversations for some contacts you’d like to get back to.
Step 4 Recover found data to the computer.
Go to Recover to iPhone, just click it. The selected WhatsApp chats and attachments will be recovered to your iPhone.
Recover Deleted WhatsApp Message ( Chats ) on iPhone from iTunes Backup File
Step 1 Scan iTunes backup file.
Select Recover from iTunes Backup File and choose the one for your phone, and then click the Start button.
Step 2 Preview and recover data from iTunes backup file.
When the scan is completed, tick off WhatsApp or WhatsApp Attachments then start loading deleted data. Afterward, you can find those found data are displayed in different types. Click WhatsApp or WhatsApp Attachments, then all WhatsApp conversations and media attachments will appear. Just choose those files you prefer to recover and then recover. In this way you can recover DELETED WhatsApp Message.
Backup and Restore WhatsApp Messages via Syncios WhatsApp Transfer
Backup WhatsApp messages to iCloud are easy, but restoring the backup to iPhone not, since only if you re-install the app on your iPhone will it give you the option to restore. Is there any better solution to backup and restore WhatsApp messages? Of course, Syncios WhatsApp Transfer helps you easily backup your WhatsApp messages from your iPhone to your computer and enables you to restore them back to your iPhone whenever you needed. Truly a trick, we sincerely recommend this tool for you.
Step 1 Download and install Syncios WhatsApp Transfer on your computer from the download button below, and then launch it.
Syncios WhatsApp Transfer
- Transfer WhatsApp between iOS devices and Android.
- Backup and Restore WhatsApp on iPhone/Android
- Export WhatsApp backup to HTML and CSV files.
- Preview the backup content and restore only the data you want.
Step 2 Connect your iPhone to a computer with a USB cable, tap Trust, and enter unlock password on your iPhone screen to let the computer access your data. Syncios would detect your iPhone automatically. Select Backup WhatsApp module from the home page.
Step 3 Click on the Start button and allow some necessary permissions to make sure the process goes smoothly. When finished, back to the homepage and enter Restore WhatsApp from the local backup part. Tap on it to view a list that contains all local backup files of WhatsApp data you’ve ever made with this WhatsApp Transfer tool.
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Step 4 On the detailed page, you can view the chats with different contacts by changing the tabs. Choose what you want to restore and click to Recover to Computer or Recover to the device. If you would like to restore to computer, supported output formats are HTML and CSV, both of them are friendly to read.
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