Where is my text message history?

Are all text messages saved somewhere?

When you receive and send text messages, they're sent through -- and saved by -- your service provider's data network. Data is then maintained on the phone. Deleting these messages clears them from the visible display, but a small piece of data is still stored temporarily in the device's system memory.

Why have my messages disappeared?

The caches on your Messages app might be the real reason for the disappeared text messages. In this case, you can clean the caches on your Android phone. Open the Settings app, and click the "Apps" option. Choose the Messages app, and click the "Clear cache" icon.

How do I retrieve previous texts?

Restore Texts from a Wireless Backup

If you are currently using a wireless backup service, check when the last backup was made. If the most recent backup was made before you accidentally deleted the texts, you can restore that backup to your phone and the text messages will be restored to your phone as well.

Where did my text messages disappear?

Text messages can disappear from your Android device when you delete them accidentally, restart the device the wrong way, use outdated firmware, activate the delete option for old messages, or upgrade errors and software bugs.

The History of the Text Message SMS

How far back can text messages be retrieved?

All of the providers retained records of the date and time of the text message and the parties to the message for time periods ranging from sixty days to seven years. However, the majority of cellular service providers do not save the content of text messages at all.

Why did my text messages disappear on iPhone?

Sometimes iPhone text messages disappear from the inbox after an iOS software update or after a restart, but there are also cases that text messages just disappear from iPhone suddenly. If you have made backups for your iPhone before, you can always recover lost iPhone messages by restoring from iPhone backup files.

Why can't I see old messages on my iPhone?

Go to Settings > General > iPhone Storage to check if there is enough storage to load all your messages on the new iPhone. Check if your WiFi connection is stable since iMessage will be sent by WiFi, or you can go to Settings to Reset Network Settings. Go to Settings > Messages > Toggle off iMessage then turn back on.

How do I find old messages on my iPhone?

How long do text messages stay on your phone?

They sit on the company's server for anywhere from three days to three months, depending on the company's policy. Verizon holds texts for up to five days and Virgin Mobile keeps them for 90 days. AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint do not keep the contents of text messages.

Are text messages automatically deleted?

This automatic deletion of old messages occurs as a space-saving feature in the Android Marshmallow operating system, and is meant to be a simple way to manage your storage.

Are text messages stored on the cloud?

How Can I Backup My Messages? The easiest way to make backups of text messages is to use Android's integration of Google Drive, which will let you automatically save any texts to the cloud. However, you can also use third-party services like IDrive to save your data to the cloud.

Where are my saved messages?

As we mentioned above, the messages are stored on the devices internal memory under app/data which requires root access.

Where are iPhone texts stored?

Tap the "Messages" icon from the home screen of your iPhone to access your stored text messages. The application will display all text messages sent and received in chronological order. Tap a text message to display the entire text message thread.

How far back do text messages go on iPhone?

How Far Back Can Text Messages be Retrieved on iPhone? As we mentioned above, you can easily scroll to the first message on iMessage only if conversation history is kept on your iPhone. It means that you can retrieve text messages on iPhone even 4 years ago or longer.

How can I retrieve old text messages from my Android?

Go to Settings > Accounts and backup > Backup and restore. Under your Google account, tap Google Account to check if there is a Google Drive backup created before the messages were deleted. If there is an available backup, you may restore the backup and get the deleted messages back.

Where are messages stored on an Android phone?

Text messages are stored on Android internal memory, not the installed SIM card. Thus, others cannot see your messages although they have your SIM card. By the way, you can move your messages to your SIM card.

Are text messages stored on phone or SIM card?

Text messages are stored on your phone, not on your Sim. Therefore, if someone puts your Sim card into their phone, they will not see any text messages that you have received on your phone, unless you have manually moved your SMS's to your Sim.

How do I access text messages in iCloud?

Are text messages stored on your phone?

All text messages are saved on Android phones by default. Therefore, if you only have a SIM card, you cannot see the text messages saved on the phone. If you want to save them on the SIM card, you have to manually move them to the SIM card one by one yourself.

How do I view text messages in Google Drive backup?

To view the backup message on your phone, you just head into Google Drive on the Menu and select Backups from the listed items. Here you can see the backup file including your SMS messages. As you can see, you can only view the backup file, not the single message or the chat history.

How can I recover deleted messages from mobile?

Can you access text messages from Google account?

Messages by Google enables you to view your Android text messages through any device which uses an internet browser, and even send text messages using that device! For this method, you'll need the "Messages" by Google app on your Android device.

Does Google Drive save text messages?

For data security: Backing up text messages to Google Drive can keep them far away from your device. Thus, even if you lose your phone, your text messages are kept safely in your Google Drive and you can restore them to a new phone at any time.

How do I view saved messages on my SIM card?

To find it, simply head into the app's Advanced Settings menu and scroll all the way to the bottom. There's now a submenu called “Manage SIM card messages,” which — at least for now — just lets you view the messages on your SIM card and delete them.