11-09-2017 03:25 PM
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  1. Android Central Question's Avatar
    Android Central Question
    I deleted texts with the intent never to see them again. If I never backed them up and deleted them is it still possible to retrieve with some other means?
    10-04-2017 12:16 PM
  2. Thacy's Avatar
    Thacy
    Yes, it is possible. Is your S8 rooted? Text message recovery, as well as other phone memory data recovery, needs root access. Get your phone rooted, and then try an Android data recovery software. Note that new text messages may overwrite the deleted messages, so do the recovery as soon as possible.
    10-05-2017 01:21 AM
  3. ManiacJoe's Avatar
    ManiacJoe
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    It can be possible. As a general rule, it is very unlikely.

    The SMS messages are stored in a SQL database. When a message is deleted, its space is marked as available for overwriting. How soon the space is overwritten will depend on how many text messages you get.
    10-05-2017 03:52 AM
  4. Rhythman75's Avatar
    Rhythman75
    I have downloaded many apps on my computer and they all want my phone to be rooted. I am scared to do so as I've read in a lot of places where it is too easy to screw your phone up. Do you think it's safe?
    11-07-2017 10:30 PM
  5. Thacy's Avatar
    Thacy
    Originally Posted by Rhythman75
    I have downloaded many apps on my computer and they all want my phone to be rooted. I am scared to do so as I've read in a lot of places where it is too easy to screw your phone up. Do you think it's safe?
    Yes, you need to root your phone in order to recover data from phone memory. However, it is not as risky as you thought. There are many tips to keep your phone safe after root. Further more, if you don't like rooting, you could unroot it after the recovery with an OTA update or other methods.
    11-08-2017 10:25 PM
  7. Rhythman75's Avatar
    Rhythman75
    Thanks! Where where can I get a clean copy of kingoroot? I keep getting copies with viruses.
    11-08-2017 11:54 PM
  8. Chris5483's Avatar
    Chris5483
    Have you called your carrier to see if they have text version of your text messages?
    11-09-2017 06:44 AM
  9. Rhythman75's Avatar
    Rhythman75
    No I haven't. Never heard of that.
    11-09-2017 03:18 PM
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    Rukbat
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    Originally Posted by Rhythman75
    Thanks! Where where can I get a clean copy of kingoroot? I keep getting copies with viruses.
    That's because Kingroot has become a vehicle to install adware on your phone.

    Try the forum for your carrier's version of the S8 at XDA Forums.
    11-09-2017 03:25 PM
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