4 Ways to Recover Deleted Text Messages on Android [2025]
By Nathan E. Malpass, Last updated: June 2, 2017
"Can I recover deleted text messages android?"
"How do I retrieve permanently erased text messages?"
"Why do my text messages suddenly disappear from my phone?"
This article will tell you how to recover deleted text messages on Android. It is a step-by-step guide about restoring deleted texts from Android with or without a computer.
When you delete a message from your Samsung phone, it is stored in the Recycle bin for 30 days before being permanently deleted.
To restore those deleted messages, follow the steps:
Open the Messages app on your phone.
Tap the triple-dot menu icon at the upper-right corner and press the "Recycle bin".
Long-press the deleted messages you want to recover and press the "Restore" button at the bottom.
Most Android phones have a Trash folder. Simply go to the Messages app on your Android phone and check if there is a Trash folder or Recycle Bin for your recently deleted text messages.
Part 2: Can I Retrieve Permanently Deleted Text Messages on Android Successfully?
The answer to this question is YES. With the innovative technology that we have nowadays, it is possible to recover deleted text messages on Android successfully with the use of a computer and a program for recovering data.
When you delete data, it will be temporarily saved in the virtual space of your mobile phone, though marked as "unused", and does not completely disappear within one deletion. This is why we can retrieve your deleted data.
Part 3: How to Recover Deleted Text Messages on Android [without Backup]
The first thing to do for retrieving the messages back is STOP using your phone and get a professional recovery tool. Any new operation to your phone will generate new data to overwrite the deleted one.
Here we recommend FoneDog- Android Data Recovery for its high success rate. With the help of this file recovery software, you can find and recover deleted or lost data, including text messages, from your Android phone and tablet. It recovers permanently deleted text messages with an almost 100% recovery rate. It is easy to use and does not require any technical skills. You can download the free trial to preview your deleted text messages first!
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Here are the easy steps:
Step 1. Run FoneDog Program and Connect Android Phone to PC
Download and install FoneDog - Android Data Recovery on your computer. Then, connect your android device to your computer via USB cable.
Step 2: Enable USB Debugging
A message will pop up on the Android device requesting you to enable USB debugging. If you had already enabled USB debugging, skip this step.
Part 4. How to Recover Deleted Messages on Android without App
Most Android device support backup and restore. When you lose your important messages, you can restore your text messages from the backup without other apps installed.
Go to Settings > Backup & Restore.
Select the latest backup and restore it. Your deleted text messages are there.
Wait for the process to get your deleted text messages back.
Note: But pay attention, it will cover all your data. Your data created after the backup will be lost.
Part 5: How to Restore Deleted Text Messages on Android without PC
Once the messages have been deleted for 30 days, the Recycle Bin on the Samsung phone will delete them permanently. In this case, you can recover them using Samsung Cloud if you already set up the automatic backup.
Navigate to Settings > Accounts and Backup.
Find Samsung Cloud, and then choose "Restore data".
Select one backup and choose the "Messages" option to retrieve deleted texts.
Wait for your messages to be restored to your Samsung device. If you don't know where to backup your data to avoid losing it in the future, just follow step 1 and step 2 above and select "Back up data" option instead of "Restore data" in step 2. Then, select "Auto back up while roaming" and then "Back up now".
Part 6: Video Guide: How to View Your Deleted Texts & Get Data Back
Here is a simple Video Guide to recover (permanently) deleted messages on Android, watch the detailed steps to learn how to get your data back.
Part 7. FAQs of Recovering Lost Text Messages
Q1: How Long Do Deleted Text Messages Remain Before Being Overwritten?
There is no definite answer. But we can assure that the sooner you stop using your phone, the greater chance to have them back.
Q2: Can I Recover Deleted Text Messages on Android Without Root?
To find permanently deleted text messages stored on Android, it is best to root the phone because they are stored in hidden folders on the phone’s memory that regular file explorers cannot successfully access.
If you cannot find the data you want with the regular scan, then only by rooting your Android phone can Android Data Recovery gain access to the deleted messages. Therefore, in this case, you should try to root your phone if you want them back.
Part 8: Final Words
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Backup Android SMS regularly is an important thing. You can back up the important text messages in case they are deleted by mistake or Android update lost text messages.
Hi, FoneDog Android Data Recovery provides two scan modes: Quick Scan and Deep Scan(Root is required). You can choose one of them; to root your phone could increase the success rate of data recovery.
Cinthia2020-01-06 07:37:57
the software always tells that my phone is not connected
FoneDog2020-01-07 16:09:49
Hi, please try with the tricks in the link to solve the connection issue: https://www.fonedog.com/how-to/cannot-detect-device.html.
Cinthia2020-01-08 12:42:22
thx, i contacted the support team and it is ok now.
Nathan E. Malpass
iPhone/Android Devices’ Maintenance Expert
Staying home, listening to music, writing tech articles
Many people asked me to repair their mobile phones so I have a lot of experience in mobile phone repair, and I know a lot about Android or Apple phones.
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