Instead of archiving a WhatsApp chat, you decide to delete it. What’s the difference? Well, archived chats can be recovered very easily within WhatsApp; recovering deleted messages isn’t as easy. But be assured it is possible. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to get deleted WhatsApp messages back. And then teach you to set up an advanced WhatsApp backup plan so you will never lose any of your WhatsApp messages again. Understanding WhatsApp Chat Backups In order to recover deleted WhatsApp messages, you need to enable “Chat Backup” in Settings. Under “Auto Backup”, WhatsApp offers several backup frequencies: Daily Weekly Monthly Off WhatsApp Backup Settings PageWhatsApp Auto Backup Frequency It’s also important to note that WhatsApp will only retain the latest backup file in iOS and the two most recent backup files in Android. By having daily auto backups, you will be able to easily recover messages soon after they are deleted. On the other hand, weekly auto backups will allow you to go further back in time to recover deleted WhatsApp messages from less than seven days ago at the expense of losing recent chat messages. Pick the auto backup frequency that best suits your needs. For a more advanced backup plan for Android devices, please scroll down to the “Advanced WhatsApp Backup Strategy” section. Restoring Whatsapp Chats In order to recover WhatsApp messages, you will first need to identify how the messages were removed. Restore Archived WhatsApp Messages If they were archived, then you would simply reverse the archival by giving your iPhone a shake and choose “Undo” to recover the archived chat. Shake to unarchiveAccess all archived chatsSwipe left to unarchive If the chat was archived a while ago, you can still recover them. In iOS, scroll up in the chat list until Archived Chats appears.