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Read Deleted WhatsApp Messages: A Simple Trick You Need to Know!
- •Discover how to read WhatsApp messages deleted before you could see them using a built-in Android feature.
- •Notification History records all notifications, potentially showing parts of deleted messages if the notification arrived.
- •Enable Notification History in your phone's settings under Notifications; steps vary slightly for different Android models.
- •This feature only works if the message notification was received and is limited to the past 24 hours.
- •Notification History also helps review accidentally dismissed notifications and identify spammy apps.
Key Questions Answered
You can read deleted WhatsApp messages by using the Notification History feature on Android, which records notifications received on your phone. If a sender deletes a message after its notification has arrived, a portion of that message may still appear in the Notification History log.
On Google Pixel and Motorola phones, open Settings, go to Notifications, tap Notification History, and turn on the toggle. On Samsung Galaxy phones, go to Settings, tap Notifications, select Advanced settings, and then turn on Notification History.
Notification History only shows notifications from the past 24 hours, after which older notifications are deleted. Additionally, the message notification must have actually arrived on your phone, so silenced or muted conversations will not be recorded. Very long messages may also only show a partial text preview.
