How to Read a Deleted WhatsApp Message Someone Sent You

WhatsApp, one of the most widely used instant messaging apps, rolled out Delete for Everyone feature recently. But do deleted messages really disappear from the phone? A new  report claims that WhatsApp messages that are deleted are actually still on the device and can be easily accessed.

How to Read a Deleted WhatsApp  Message Someone Sent You

1. The blog explains that anyone can access deleted WhatsApp messages sent to them
via a third-party app named Notification History which can be downloaded via google play.
2. After downloading the app, users will have to search the message in the Android notification log.Those users who are using third-party launchers like Nova launcher it's even easier.

3. The notification log can be accessed without the need of an additional app. Long press the home screen, then tap on Widgets > Activities > Settings > Notification log. You can then access the system's notification log.

4. On stock Android, a Settings widget can give access to the notification log as well. 

Things to Know

1. Only texts can be Retrieved and any other picture, audio or video permanently deleted.
2. If the user runs any cleaner on the phone then the messages cannot be recovered even from the notification log, because the they will be permanently deleted.
3. Upon recovery, only 100 characters will be visible out of the entire messages.
4. The notification log can save the messages for a couple of hours, after that the messages cannot be recovered.