How to retrieve deleted messages from Google messages

[tapdiggity]

My friend accidently deleted a message thread that hadgone back at least a year via Google messages. She did not have samsung backup or Google back up turned on. She looked for the undo button but could not find it. Is there any way of retrieving the text thread? 

[GaryB82]

Unfortunately, you can't get back texts you've deleted from Google Messages. Per the pop-up you get when you delete a message they are permanently deleted.

[tapdiggity]

Got it.

[Momala]

I have found a way to retrieve SMS messages that were deleted. When you use the back up and restore method to switch phone content from old phone to new phone, it allows you to select content to move over. Use the same method here. Select "back up and restore" and DE-select everything except sms and select restore and your messages will be restored if you deleted them. It will restore EVERYTHING you deleted, but you will get back what you needed in the process. I have had to use this when i accidentally deleted and entire thread before. Works like a charm every time! There's no need for third party apps when Samsung has an unexpected failsafe built in. I do not know if other device manufacturers have this gem built into their phones, but its always worth trying. 

[realaud]

They already said that backup was not turned on, so there is no retrieval. Even if backup had been turned on, it's only good for retrieval if the error was discovered before a new backup overwrote the old one

[TaperingThought]

Dr.phone... playstore

[realaud]

Google messages has no trash, so if one deletes messages, they cannot be retrieved unless a backup has been made. This is why both Samsung and Google protect us from ourselves by having backup on automatically. I don't understand why people turn it off. If something is important, you should be backing it up by some means. If one does not want to use either Samsung or Google backup for whatever reason, there are myriad programs in the Play store that will automatically or manually backup for you. SMS backup and restore and an excellent program for this. With no backup resource active, what is your friend going to do if they have a total device failure and lose everything?