Recovering deleted text messages on Android is difficult, and the best strategy is to have Google Drive back up your phone.

If you set up WhatsApp to create a backup, you have the option to recover deleted messages on the app.

If you buy a new phone, Google makes it easy to transfer most of your data, letting you pick up where you left off. However, text messages won't automatically be transferred to your new phone. So any ...

Google recently updated Android's Backup settings page with a visual refresh. This change has been in development since March ...