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Getting a message notification only to find that the sender has deleted it before you could open the chat can be frustrating. Android phones have a built-in feature that can sometimes help While most messaging apps do not offer a direct way to see a message after it has been removed. Called Notification History, the feature logs notifications received on the phone, including alerts from messaging apps. If it was enabled when the message arrived, users may be able to check the notification and read part of a deleted message even after it’s removed from the chat. Here’s how the feature works and how to turn it on. The feature can also be useful if you accidentally dismiss an important notification. Instead of searching through the app again, you can open Notification History and check recently dismissed alerts. Keep a few things in mind. Notification History only records notifications after you enable the feature. The feature also depends on receiving a notification in the first place. If a chat is muted and no notification was generated, the message will not be recorded in Notification History.
If you turn it on after receiving a message, that earlier message will not suddenly appear in the history.