Why do some of my text messages disappear?

Why do some of my text messages disappear?

Why do my text messages disappear on Android? It can be an accidental deletion or loss, recent app updates that affect your text messages, date and time setting in your phone is not updated, Android system or app version that needs an update, and many others.

Can someone else delete text messages from my phone?

If the message is an Apple iMessage or another “over the top” app like WhatsApp or Viber then the answer is yes. Someone with access to one of your other devices that is logged into your phone then they can add or delete messages from there and they will sync and appear or disappear on/from your phone.

Why did some of my messages disappear on iPhone?

Sometimes iPhone text messages disappear from the inbox after an iOS software update or after a restart, but there are also cases that text messages just disappear from iPhone suddenly. If you have made backups for your iPhone before, you can always recover lost iPhone messages by restoring from iPhone backup files.

How do I find missing text messages?

How to recover deleted texts on Android

  1. Open Google Drive.
  2. Go to the Menu.
  3. Choose Settings.
  4. Choose Google Backup.
  5. If your device has been backed up, you should see the name of your device listed.
  6. Select the name of your device. You should see SMS Text Messages with a timestamp indicating when the last backup took place.

Do text messages get deleted automatically?

Have you ever gone to look for an old picture or text message on your Android phone, only to see that it’s gone? This automatic deletion of old messages occurs as a space-saving feature in the Android Marshmallow operating system, and is meant to be a simple way to manage your storage.

Can you delete text messages on both sides?

To delete a text message with Android’s default messaging service, open the Messages app. Then tap and hold the message you want to delete. Then hit the delete button. Alternatively, you can delete multiple messages at the same time by selecting them and removing them all at once.

Can I delete a text message I already sent without the other person seeing it?

Can you Unsend a Text Message? There is no way to unsend a text message or iMessage unless you cancel the message before it was sent. Tiger text is an app that allows you to unsend text messages at any time but both the sender and receiver must have the app installed.

Can someone delete messages from my iPhone?

The only way someone could have deleted your messages is if they had access to your phone. For the future, you might want to use an app like PhoneView (Mac) or TouchCopy (Mac or Windows) to archive your messages to your computer.

Can you get back deleted texts?

You cannot undo the deletion to restore deleted texts on your Android smartphone. Your best bet, other than requesting the sender to resend the message, is to put your device in Airplane mode and find an SMS recovery app to help you the deleted messages on your Android before they’re overwritten.