Is there a way to read deleted WhatsApp messages? Yes, now there is

Deleting sent messages for the receiver is one of the best WhatsApp features, but only if you are the sender. If you’re the receiver, seeing a message deleted before you could read it can be a bit frustrating. While message could be deleted for many reasons – typos, errors, wrong receiver, etc. – you might still be curious to know what the message really was. After all, curiosity is wired into the human psyche.

The only way to read the deleted message is to have a look at the notification bar before opening the message. Once you’re on the chat and the message is deleted, there’s no way to retrieve the deleted message on the Facebook-owned instant messenger.

Well, that has now changed.


One can now read the deleted WhatsApp messages via WAMR, a mobile app that allows you to recover deleted messages and download statuses. WAMR helps you retrieve messages ‘deleted for all’ by the sender. Not only that, it also allows you to retrieve attachments like images, videos, voice notes, audio files, stickers, GIFs, and other documents. And the best part is that the application is available for download from the Google Play Store.

Once you download the application, you can select apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger, Instagram, etc., for capturing the notifications in WAMR. However, the WAMR app requires several permissions for capturing notifications from other apps and notifying you whenever a deleted message gets detected. Also, you need to grant WAMR permission for auto downloads to store deleted files on your device.

In short, WAMR works in tandem with the notifications you receive for the chosen applications. It uses cached data to retrieve deleted messages, which remain with the receiver even after the sender has deleted the message. However, since WAMR is dependent on notifications, it is unable to download files or retrieve deleted messages from muted individual or group conversations. Moreover, the app cannot retrieve messages deleted before installing WAMR.