Any chat or document that you want to recover or permanently delete can be found in the app’s backup, as long as it is not modified.
The information shared through the WhatsApp platform occupies an important place on the cell phone. If at any time it was deleted, there is a trick to recover conversations and files. For that it is necessary to go to the trash can. I know how.
Although the chat history is not stored on the application’s servers (and therefore, it is not possible to access a “trash” itself), the closest thing you can find is a backup that the app makes on the cell phone.
How to find WhatsApp backup
This cup is stored in Google Drive on devices Android and in iCloud for the iPhone. In both, you must go to the menu and choose the option “Backups”. There you can find the elements that you want to recover, as long as this backup has not been updated before.
How to recover conversations and files from WhatsApp trash
It is possible to recover deleted conversations and all the elements that were in them. Below is the step by step to restore chat history, according to the official WhatsApp site:
- Uninstall and reinstall WhatsApp on your cell phone.
- Verify the phone number and, if you have an iPhone, the Apple ID.
- Press “Restore chat history”.
- For added security, you may be asked to verify the user’s identity in order to restore your chats. To do this, the app will send a code by SMS or call if you have not activated two-step verification or end-to-end encrypted backups.
For this trick to work, it is important to have a backup updatedsince the last thing saved in the cloud will be restored. In turn, to recover the videos, it is necessary to have the option “Include videos” activated so that they can be recovered.
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How to empty chats on WhatsApp
If what is worrying is the use of cell phone memory, the application offers a way to empty chats that users have, both for Android as for iPhone:
Clear an individual or group chat
- In the tab Chatsopen the individual or group chat that you want to empty.
- Tap on the icon with three dots or on “Further” and select the option “Empty chat”.
- Check or uncheck the “Also delete multimedia files received in this chat from the device gallery”.
- Click on “Empty chat”.
Empty all chats at once
- > Settings > Chats > Chat history. In the tab Chatstap the icon.
- Touch Empty all chats.
- Check or uncheck the box Also delete multimedia files received in chats from the device gallery and Delete featured messages.
- Touch Empty chats.
It is worth clarifying that this procedure will not eliminate any user from any group nor will it delete the conversations found in the “tab”.Chats”. Furthermore, these can be recovered in case of repentance, as long as it is the backup most recent before emptying it.
Source: Ambito
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