Being the most popular instant messaging app in the world, WhatsApp plays a vital role in your life for staying in touch with friends, family, and local businesses. When you go back and forth with several apps and conversations on mobile or desktop, you may accidentally delete WhatsApp messages. The Facebook-owned company offers a neat trick to undelete a message on your iPhone,Android, and desktop.
WhatsApp offers two options when you delete a message in a conversation. You can delete it for everyone or remove a message from your chat only. The former option is available for two days after you’ve sent a message. You can’t recall messages that you deleted for everyone.
Device support for WhatsApp undo feature
The ability to undelete a WhatsApp message is available on Android, iPhone, and WhatsApp web. The company released desktop apps on Mac and Windows, but you can’t undo deleted messages on these apps.
Before you start, update your mobile apps to the latest version.
Undelete a WhatsApp message on Android
We’ll start with WhatsApp for Android. Follow the steps below to undelete a WhatsApp message on Android.
When you delete several messages simultaneously using the same option, the undo option reverts all the deleted texts in the conversation. The same trick works for other media types like photos, videos, and documents.
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Undo a deleted WhatsApp message on iPhone
The trick to undelete a WhatsApp message is almost identical to the Android one. The iOS version uses a different user interface. Let’s go through the steps below.
Undelete a WhatsApp message on the desktop
The option to undo deleted WhatsApp messages is unavailable on the desktop apps. If you use WhatsApp on the web or one of the web-based Windows or Mac apps, go through the steps below to undelete messages.
Undelete WhatsApp messages: Observations
While the option to undo deleted WhatsApp messages and media is a handy add-on, the function still leaves much to desire.
Use third-party apps to undelete WhatsApp messages
The web is packed with third-party apps to manage your WhatsApp chats. These apps offer an option to undelete a WhatsApp message. You must connect your phone to a desktop or Mac and follow instructions to undo a deleted message.
Be careful when you use these unofficial WhatsApp manager apps. They may not work as advertised. Take their high claims with a pinch of salt. We recommend going with software that offers a money-back guarantee.
Tip: Backup your WhatsApp chats regularly
Back up your WhatsApp conversations at regular intervals. That way, you don’t lose access to your messages when you switch devices. You can back up WhatsApp messages to Google Drive on Android and iCloud on iPhone. Go toSettings>Chats>Chat Backup, check the backup size, set an auto backup interval, and include or exclude videos. Then, selectBack Up.
Get back your important messages in no time
WhatsApp only offers a short time window to use the undo feature. After that, you can’t recall deleted messages in a conversation. If you want to permanently save your WhatsApp messages,export them on your phoneor PC. You can export and print your messages for specific purposes.
