How to recover deleted text messages if you use the Google Messages app If you use Google’s Messages app, you can recover your text messages – but only if they are saved in a backup of your phone.

Have you ever deleted a very important text message, or used an Android data recovery tool? We did both, and here's what we found out.

Tap Restore. Method 3: Recover deleted texts with a third-party app If you don’t have a backup of your text messages, you can still try using a third-party Android data recovery app.

If you want to save your text messages on an Android phone, it's actually extremely easy, and we couldn't recommend it more.

How to recover deleted Android text messages with Cloud backups If you use Google Drive to back up your phone, you might be able to retrieve the latest copies of your messages before deletion.