A “This message was deleted” notification appears whenever users delete text, audio or video from their chat. However, sometimes, for iOS users photos and videos get saved in the photogallery. Now, there is an app that can let users see the deleted message.
A third-party workaround called WhatsRemoved+ can help users retrieve what was deleted. However, this app is not officially supported by WhatsApp should be used with caution. Moreover, it can access users data because that is how it reads WhatsApp messages, by actually monitoring notifications and the content shown in those notifications. That’s another reason to use it cautiously.
How annoying it is when your friends delete their messages before you can see them?
- The curiosity takes over. You just found the solution: WAMR!
- WAMR is the utility you were looking for. With one tool you are able to recover text messages and also any media attachment (pictures, videos, voice notes, audio, animated gifs and stickers)!
- Now you can also download Statuses! All with one app!
HOW IT WORKS
- Messages are encrypted on your device so WAMR can’t access them directly.
- The only solution available is to read them from the notifications that you receive and create a message backup based on your notification history.
- When WAMR will detect that a message as been deleted, it will immediately show you a notification!
MEDIA MESSAGES
- WAMR will also try to save any media attached to the message and if the sender deletes it, you will receive a notification.
- The following media types can be recovered: pictures, videos, animated gifs, audio, voice notes, documents, stickers.
LIMITATIONS
Please be aware that it doesn’t exist an official and supported way to recover deleted messages. This is a workaround and may encounter limitations caused by the selected messaging app or even the Android OS:
- Text messages are recovered by your notifications, therefore, if you have put a chat on silence, or if you are currently watching a message on the messaging app before it’s deleted you will not receive a notification so WAMR can’t save it! This also obviously means that is impossible to recover notifications/messages before you downloaded this app (so download it quickly!).
- If messages aren’t being saved, it may be caused by Android killing WAMR. Please remove WAMR from all battery optimization services!
- WAMR can’t save files if they aren’t completely downloaded! So if you are offline or you have an unstable connection, or in general if the sender deletes the message containing a media before the messaging app downloads it, WAMR can’t do anything to save it.
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- If you aren’t using a WiFi connection, some media may not be automatically downloaded by your messaging app because of your settings. You can change this behavior in Messaging app > Settings > Data and storage usage and increase your chances.