The leading instant messaging service, Whatsappoffers the possibility to delete sent messages if their author detects an error or regrets what was written, said or attached (images or documents).
According to WhatsApp, the deleted messages For one or more chat members they are irrecoverable.
However, they are there Applications that promise to exhume that uncomfortable past and reveal what the author of the message has decided to erase for himself and, also, for the recipient.
WhatsApp: so you can find out what a message that has been deleted said
Own Whatsapp explains that there are two ways to delete messages: for all participants in the chat or just for the person who sent it. Also, if you regret a word or an image, can be modified the message up to 15 minutes after sending.
Deleting a message for everyone is useful if it was sent by mistake in a chat or if it contains something wrong. In the screen of who had received the message and who had sent it, the caption “this message has been deleted”.
Whatsapp. You can try uninstalling and reinstalling it. Photo: Clarin.To delete sent messages you must open the application, go to the chat in question and click on the downward arrow icon. Then choose Delete Message and Delete for everyone.
Another possibility is to delete messages sent or received on your cell phone or PC. This action does not affect the recipient’s chats, who will continue to see the messages on their device. The steps to follow are similar, except you have to click Delete Message and Clear for me.
Once this action has been carried out, according to WhatsApp, there are five seconds left to back out. For this you have to click Cancel before the message is permanently deleted.
In the case of group administrators, they can delete messages posted by other members to avoid inappropriate messages for that community. The following text will appear: “An administrator, [nombre del admin.]deleted this message.”
The instant messaging company, owned by Facebookwarns that the multimedia files (such as images) sent to devices running iOS (iPhone) may remain in Photos, even after they are deleted. And he adds that messages deleted by administrators are irrecoverable.
Backups may not include messages you’ve deleted. Photo: ClarinWhatsApp works automatic backups of conversations, although these may not include messages that have been deleted.
Some apps you can download from Google Playi.e. they are used for mobile phones with Android system, such as e.g What was removedthey promise to detect “what others send and delete and shows you its contents”. As of December 2023, this app had ten million downloads, but you need to be careful about the permissions granted during installation.
Magazine Squire explains another trick which, apparently, is fewer compromises in terms of safety. The proposal consists of uninstalling WhatsApp and reinstalling it.
After launching it and verifying your mobile number, click Restore to reappear chats and media files stored in Google Drive. After recovery, click Following for WhatsApp to recover media files.
Source: Clarin
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