How deleted messages can be retrieved on WhatsApp

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One of the most popular messaging apps used in the whole world almost by everyone is this green app (WhatsApp). This green app (WhatsApp) has almost 1.5 billion active users monthly. This article explains how deleted messages can be retrieved on WhatsApp.

How deleted messages can be retrieved on WhatsApp

WhatsApp has many features on its application and several features are been added to the new version. Some of the features include checking details of when your message is been delivered and when your recipient read your messages, also there is the feature of clearing a group or individual chats all at once without selecting it one after the other, also how to switch from the light to dark mode and there is this feature of retrieving an already deleted messages, either intentionally or accidentally.

We will like to dwell more on how to recover or retrieve already deleted messages on WhatsApp for iOS and Android users.

There are several reasons why people lose their WhatsApp chat, either intentionally or unintentionally, this can happen when users change their phone or mistakenly deleted their chat, as this can result in losing important documents, necessary files, contacts, videos, and some other media. So, therefore, there are ways of retrieving all these messages and chats if they are lost.

Local storage and Cloud have been the recent backups for retrieving deleted messages on Android and iOS will be explained below. Notably, messages received after the last backup will be lost.

How to retrieve deleted WhatsApp messages

Retrieving WhatsApp deleted messages can be achieved through local storage and the cloud.

Retrieval of WhatsApp messages via local storage:

This retrieval method is only available for Android users and is not supported on iOS. Below is how deleted messages can be retrieved on WhatsApp through local storage.

  •  Launch the file browser on your device.
  • Then go to WhatsApp > Database. This database contains every WhatsApp backup file that has been stored locally.
  • Tap on the “msgstore.db.crypt12” file and long tap it and click on the edit name to rename it to “msgstore_backup.db.crypt12”.
  • You can then select the recent backup file and just rename it to “msgstore.db.crypt12”.
  • Launch your Google drive on your Android phone and tap on the menu (three short vertical lines) located at the top right corner.
  • Now tap on “Backups” and delete your WhatsApp backup.
  • Then uninstall WhatsApp and re-install it back. During the process of installation, WhatsApp will be asked to restore from local backup, thus, your cloud doesn’t exist again.
  • And finally, tap on the “msgstore.db.crypt12” file and tap on the “Restore” button.

After all these steps, your messages have been restored from the recent backup.

NOTE: The reason behind renaming the file is to avoid it from being overwritten.

Retrieval of WhatsApp messages via cloud backup:

WhatsApp messages are also retrievable through Google drive and iCloud. This iCloud is also available for iOS devices alone. Below is how deleted messages can be retrieved on WhatsApp through the cloud.

  • Uninstall the green app (WhatsApp) from your phone, either Android or iPhone.
  • Then re-install your WhatsApp back and log in using your same phone number.
  • You can then restore your messages from Google Drive or iCloud. Then tap on “Restore” for the process to begin.
  • Finally, your messages will then be restored.

Note: In case the messages are deleted after the cloud backup, you won’t be able to restore the messages back.

How to block contacts on the WhatsApp

There are a lot of WhatsApp users that feel they are been bothered or don’t want to see messages from friends, brothers, sisters, and family due to one reason or the other.

Definitely what is next to be done by such a user is to block the individual contact from interaction, viewing of statuses, and so on.

Thus, blocking of contacts can be done on the WhatsApp settings. Below is the process of doing so.

  1. Launch your WhatsApp.
  2. Then tap on the menu icon (3 vertical dots) at the top right side of the app and tap on “Settings”.
  3. Then scroll down to the “Account” option and tap on the “Privacy” option.
  4. From the “privacy” settings menu, you can then click on “Blocked contact”.
  5. Just at the top right side is an icon together with a plus sign close to it, tapping on this will help you add a number of your choice from your contact list to the block list.

NOTE: Once someone is blocked, there is no other alternative for him to be unblocked than to remain like that, unless the person that blocked him/her later unblocked him/her back.

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