For several years, WhatsApp is the most famous messaging network around the world and thanks to the functions it has developed throughout this time, it is an app preferred by the vast majority of users . Either to communicate day after day with family, friends or colleagues or even to share information of interest at any given time. However, many times there are certain situations in which a person deletes the messages sent , by accident or for another reason and then realizes that requires such data .
In this sense, various people are unaware of the tools that WhatsApp has and their mobile phone to recover messages and even deleted chat . But fortunately, this is possible and independent of the current or seniority of the conversation, since in both cases they can be easily rescued. Either by means of a backup with Google Drive , through the registration of notifications and even, from some applications that are dedicated to this and yield good results .
Indeed, we want to inform you through this post, the procedures to follow to recover both individual messages from a chat , as well as complete conversations in this instant messaging application >, so that you manage to have on your Android or iPhone device, the information you need and that you accidentally deleted. In addition, we will teach you how to observe and read the messages deleted by the other WhatsApp user with whom you have a conversation ; This being of considerable interest, given that commonly, we are “ victims ” of the deleted messages that leave us with thousands of doubts.
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Steps to retrieve deleted messages in WhatsApp Messenger most recent
First of all, you need to handle the procedure to follow to restore the most recent messages deleted in this app . Thus, we must section each step by step, depending on the operating system your mobile device has.
Recover backup on Android
The simplest and most used alternative to get back the messages that you recently deleted on your WhatsApp, is using the backup on your Android mobile . For this, it is necessary to configure it in the application and keep it there, so that if this type of situation arises, you already have the forecast and know that you can recover it without complications.
So, in case you don’t know how to configure this, you should do the following:
- Enter your account of the instant messaging app and press the three points that are located in the upper right, to choose the option “ Settings ”.
- Once you are in “ Settings ”, click on the “ Chats ” selection.
- Then, click on “ Backup ”and the option“ Save ”, so that since then, the backup is done at the same time.
- However, at that time You can also go to “ Google Drive Settings ” in order to link your Gmail account to Google Drive and have the ability to save your conversations WhatsApp there . In addition, they present you with several time intervals to select when you want to make the copy (never, only when you touch “ Save ”, daily, weekly or monthly).
Now, after performing the above procedure, you can start restoring recently deleted messages from very basic steps. These are:
- To start, you have to remove the application from your terminal . This is done in order to start “ from scratch ” the app and then show you the copy you have kept saved.
- So, after that, you should download and install it again through Google Play Store .
- When the download process is complete, enter the application and click on the option that allows you to restore history of messages . That is, where it says “ Restore ” specifically.
- Finally, wait for the mobile to finish recovering the information and at that time, you will have all the new ones again messages you have sent and deleted from there . In case they do not appear, it is because they have been removed for more than seven days (this is the only limitation shown by the method).
On iPhone / iOS
To have the option to recover deleted messages from the app on an iPhone or any iOS device, what you need to do is configure the WhatsApp directly to save the conversations.
The step by step is very easy and then we detail it:
- Enter the application and go to “ Configuration ”.
- Once in this option, go to the section “ Chats ”To find the choice“ Chat support ”.
- When you enter this selection, the app gives you the option of choosing the time intervals to make copies , in order to recover deleted messages. Therefore, you can opt for the following: daily, weekly, monthly or never. Like an option for to indicate if you want to store the videos too . However, if you access this, they probably take up a lot of space and it will take to restore all the data.
- Finally, delete the app and download it again to the mobile device . When you enter it, you will get the deleted messages (these cannot be more than seven days after being deleted, if so, they will not be recovered).
How to recover deleted messages in “Wasap” older?
In case you realize that you need certain information deleted in WhatsApp and the seven days have already passed to use the procedures mentioned above for each operating system , there are other alternatives. These are somewhat more complicated but similarly, they are estimated as very useful tools.
Next, the methods to be carried out:
On Android
Although it is a somewhat cumbersome and risky procedure, given that the most recent messages can be deleted; is the most recommended to get old messages that have already been deleted from “ Wasap “.
Here what you should do on Android terminals:
- To start, you must copy all the information that exists in the WhatsApp / Database folder . If you don’t know where to get it, simply enter the RAM or external memory of your mobile, which depends on how you set it up from the beginning .
- Now, Paste that same folder on your computer (inside a new folder). To proceed to uninstall the application.
- After this, go to the folder you created on your PC and there, delete the file that specifically shows this identification: “ db.crypt7 ”Or“ msgstore.db.crypt8 ”. It is important that you take great care during this step.
- You can now select the backup you want to recover and once you locate it, change the original name that is “ msgstore-Year-Month-Day.1.db.crypt7 ”and place“ db.crypt7 ”.
- Completed these steps, download and install WhatsApp on your device again but not yet open it .
- After installing them, connect the mobile phone to the computer with the USB cable and copy the file “ db.crypt7 ”in WhatsApp / Database , within the Android.
Finally, you can access the platform and once you click on “ Restore ” you can see all the old messages and find the one you need.
For iPhone / iOS from iCloud 
The procedure to recover recently deleted messages on this platform, if you have an iPhone or any iOS device, is similar to the one carried out with Android. In this way, the only thing that changes is that to have a backup of the chat history , you must have an account in iCloud .
Therefore, what you need is for your device to have iOS 5.1 or later to that version and once you access iCloud , you need to activate the “ Documents and data ” section, using the mobile settings menu and entering the option “ iCloud ”.
We recommend that it is essential to have enough space in the iCloud account, so that you can restore and save the chat history of the app , taking into account that the speed of the process depends on this and also of the Internet connection you have .
In addition to the above, you must configure your platform account so that all information is stored . Otherwise, it won’t help to have iCloud on your iPhone to accomplish this. The steps for this are:
- Access your WhatsApp account and go to the selection “ Settings ” to press it.
- Located in At that point, choose the option “ Chats ” and press “ Backup of chats ”.
In this sense, it is only to start restoring deleted conversations , after indicating and checking that the iCloud backup option is enabled . Thus, do the following:
- Delete the WhatsApp application on your iPhone or any iOS device.
- Access the app store and choose to download and install again the messaging application .
- Subsequently, verify your phone number (of course it must be the same as you indicated when you made the backup).
Now, when you open the app, press the option “ Restore from backup ” and after they load, it will show the conversations that you had lost by mistake.
How to recover conversations and complete chats that have been deleted in WhatsApp?
As well as the method we indicated in the previous section, there is an option that shows the same application from which you can save and restore the complete chats that have been deleted once .
Fortunately, it allows you to do it regardless of the age of these conversations or when they were deleted and also is independent of the operating system , which means that it is an ideal recommendation for Android and iOS users. You get this, through the following procedure :
- Enter the WhatsApp application on your device.
- Access the section of “ Settings ” or “ Settings ” to then click on “ Chats ”.
- Once you are in “ Chats ”, press the option “ Backup of chats > ”, So that all conversations are saved. As we have indicated, you can select when to make the copy and set if you want to save the videos that are sent to you or sent through the platform.
On the other hand, Android users have another alternative , thanks to the fact that most of these, usually rely on external SD memories . Taking into account that the process is extremely simple, we indicate the steps now:
- Enter the mobile phone settings and then find the option “ Storage ”.
- Now, enter the SD card of the Smartphone and look for the WhatsApp app.
- Once you find it in the list, access Database or Database , where you will see a folder with the name: “ db.cryptfile “. Since all messages sent and received are stored in this file and therefore, it is possible to find the complete conversations that you deleted by mistake or for any reason .
- Finally, open that file using a text editing application and so, you will see each of the deleted chats.
It should be noted that this method supports the recovery of deleted messages and conversations on that platform, with only seven days coverage .
As for iOS users , they can perform this procedure with the tools provided by iCloud through the backups that can be established there (also It has the ability to store complete conversations). The process to do this is the same that we advise you to restore deleted old messages in the application “ Wasap ”.
How to view and read the messages deleted from «Wasat» on the other person?
Before the WhatsApp tool that allows you to delete messages after they have been sent to another user, many inconveniences have arisen. But fortunately, there are some methods to see what these messages contained and in such a way, end the question that you would have left after it.
Here are the alternatives you can use:
In the notification log
This is a recommendation for all Android users that although it is true, it can be considered as one of the operating systems that likes to hide options from its users and one of them, is the notification log .
Which, it is a native function of the same Android that is not possible to access automatically or through a menu. Moreover, is not even available in all versions of Android , since at least it is compatible with version 6 of this.
Taking into account that it can be entered using extra applications, but there is a way to do it with the same Smartphone tools . To achieve this, complete the following steps:
- Enter your home screen and press on it for a few seconds in an empty place, until the desktop editor comes out . To stop there, select “ Widgets ”.
- After this, search for the category of settings and hold down on the icon, until it allows you place it in any empty area of the screen .
- When this is done, a new window will open that provides you with several options to select specifically the one you want. To find the “ Notification Log “, download that menu and then click on it .
- Since then, you will return to the desktop, to start there enter the icon that you once dropped and start reading the notification log .
In this way, you will be able to see the system messages and the messages of the instant messaging application. Achieving this way, read what the other user sent you and immediately delete .
For which, you simply have to look for that person’s message in the notification log, open it and click on the section “ android.text ” in order to observe what that they had written.
Through applications
There are also applications capable of “ recover ” messages deleted by another user on the platform. Some of them are:
WhatsRemoved +
It has a very simple interface to use , but it is a questionable app in terms of privacy because can be considered a violation of the other user’s security , violating in a way what he decided to hide previously.
However, it is a perfect alternative to read and save notifications of the application on a Smartphone , as well as record every message received . In this way, with it you can see all the files that they decided to delete, be it text, photos, audios and even videos. The limitation is that does not save the name of the sender and does not work if the conversations are silent or the mobile has no Internet connection.
Nova Launcher
This is an application that you can use to enter the notification registry through a shortcut . Which issues backups and tools to restore what you want, especially in reference to desktop and initiator settings .
As for its operation, you must enter the option “ Widgets ” on the home screen of any Android device and make a long press on “ Activities ”, then locate it on the home screen .
Later, they will show you a list where you should look for “ Settings ” and click on the icon and then tap on “ Notification Log ” and with that, create the shortcut to the notification log . In this way, you can see and read the messages deleted by other users in the app.
WAMR
Another tool you can use is WAMR «Recover deleted messages, download status» , which allows you to recover WhatsApp messages deleted by your contacts. Its operation is quite simple and fulfills its function perfectly, although the only mole is that you can not select which deleted messages are going to be recovered , but recover them all indifferently.
It is a good alternative that you can access completely free from the official Android store, although it may bother you a bit the advertising of the app, which can be somewhat invasive. With it you can not only retrieve messages, but also multimedia files from your chats . At the moment it is not available for iOS devices.