Who can delete messages in a group
- The sender, for everyone, for about two days after sending.
- Group admins, for everyone, on other members' messages. The chat shows that an admin deleted it.
- Anyone, for themselves only, with "Delete for me". That changes nothing for you.
Telling members apart
Big groups often have several people with the same name, or people saved under different names in your contacts. MsgSaver shows each deleted message with the member's name, the last 4 digits of their number as shown in the group, and their profile photo if it's visible to you. You can filter to see only what one member deleted in one group.
Ways to read a deleted group message
Android notification history
Works for groups too, if notifications for that group weren't muted. Many people mute busy groups, which is exactly where this fails. Steps.
Quoted replies
If someone replied to the message before it was deleted, the quote may still show the text. Scroll up and look at replies around the time.
MsgSaver on your PC
MsgSaver reads the group itself, not notifications, so it works in muted groups. It keeps text, photos, videos and voice notes, and the original of edited messages. Only for messages that arrive after you set it up.
You can choose which groups it saves. Skip the noisy ones, or save only the few you care about.