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smithbc
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posted April 17, 2024 05:46 AM
I am pretty much a tech dummy, so bear with me on this.

I have an android phone and deleted a bunch of my text by mistake. I need to retrieve these. Is there anyway to do this, and if so how far back will I be able to go?

Thanks
 
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posted April 17, 2024 07:01 AMHide Post
On my android they aren't "deleted" they're moved to the "trash" and can be recovered.

Go to your messaging app, tap the three vertical dots and "trash" should appear on the drop-down menu.

From there you should be able to restore the ones you want.



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posted April 17, 2024 01:26 PMHide Post
My Samsung S9 doesn't have the capability to retrieve deleted text messages. When I tap the 3 vertical dots there's no trash option so once a message is deleted its gone for good.
 
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posted April 17, 2024 03:06 PMHide Post
quote:
Originally posted by PHPaul:
On my android they aren't "deleted" they're moved to the "trash" and can be recovered.

Go to your messaging app, tap the three vertical dots and "trash" should appear on the drop-down menu.

From there you should be able to restore the ones you want.

I have a Google Pixel so I don't think I could get more of an Android experience.

What messaging app are you using? This is not an option in Google Messages.


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posted April 17, 2024 03:13 PMHide Post
My Samsung 23 does not have a trash option when I open the three dots either.

If it is absolutely vital, perhaps your phone company can get them to you. Surely it will take some time and probably some expense but they can do it I bet.


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posted April 17, 2024 04:20 PMHide Post
I always make a backup of my texts on my iPhone using DecipherTextMessage. It has a search feature. The backed-up messages proved to be invaluable in a legal action I had to initiate.
 
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posted April 17, 2024 06:47 PMHide Post
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Originally posted by Keystoner:

I have a Google Pixel so I don't think I could get more of an Android experience.

What messaging app are you using? This is not an option in Google Messages.


I don't know...whatever comes standard with Android on a Samsung Galaxy A14. If someone with more phone smarts than me can tell me how to dig deeper, I'd be happy to.



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posted April 17, 2024 07:54 PMHide Post
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Originally posted by PHPaul:
I don't know...whatever comes standard with Android on a Samsung Galaxy A14. If someone with more phone smarts than me can tell me how to dig deeper, I'd be happy to.

Yep, I see that now. You're using the Samsung Messages app. I missing out.


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smithbc
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posted April 18, 2024 04:43 AMHide Post
quote:
Originally posted by PHPaul:
On my android they aren't "deleted" they're moved to the "trash" and can be recovered.

Go to your messaging app, tap the three vertical dots and "trash" should appear on the drop-down menu.

From there you should be able to restore the ones you want.



Thanks. This worked like a charm.
 
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posted April 18, 2024 04:50 AMHide Post
FYSA quick search yielded this app FonePaw that can recover your data. No experience here.


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posted April 18, 2024 08:10 AMHide Post
For Apple folks:
“Recover deleted text messages on your iPhone or iPad”
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102615


Serious about crackers.
 
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