WhatsApp is undisputedly the most widely used instant messaging app today with a humongous customer base of over 1 billion active users.
One of the key developments on the platform has been the rollout of Delete for Everyone feature recently. Some also call it the Recall feature.
But what is more interesting here is to question whether the deleted messages really disappear from the phone? Regarding this, a distinct report has now challenged that WhatsApp messages that are deleted really remain on the device and can be readily obtained.
The major Android blog Android Jefe has claimed this stand and reports that the deleted messages are justly present in the notification log of the device.
It clearly mentions:
What we found is that the messages are stored in the notification register of the Android system. So, it’s just a matter of entering that record to see the messages that the other person deleted.
Which literally translates into the fact that the recipient can easily locate the deleted messages notwithstanding whether it has been deleted from sender’s end.
The notification log can be reached outwardly the requirement for a supplementary app just by long pressing the home screen, and then tapping on Widgets.
Here’s the process flow:
In case you are running on stock Android, a Settings widget can give access to the notification log as well.
However, the notification log only stores the recalled messages on the device unto it’s rebooted. Once restarted, the log is refreshed and cleared.
Furthermore, the process has a stipulation that only the first 100 characters of the deleted message will be visible. This feature is accessible only to Android users running Android 7.0 Nougat and above.
Accessing any sort of revoked media files via this method is also a no-go.
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