Archive or delete messages, calls, or voicemails - Android (2024)

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Archive or delete messages, calls, or voicemails - Android? ›

Overview: Archiving a conversation will allow for inbound and outbound SMS traffic to continue, but will remove the conversation from your "conversation" view until a message is either sent or received within that conversation.

Overview: Archiving a conversation will allow for inbound and outbound SMS traffic to continue, but will remove the conversation from your "conversation" view until a message is either sent or received within that conversation.

Archive text conversations, calls, or voicemails

Open the Voice app . Touch and hold the conversation, call, or voicemail you want to archive. Optional: To hide multiple items, touch and hold the first conversation, call, or voicemail then select more items. In the top right, tap Archive .

To view your archived conversations, open the main menu of the Google Messages app (usually accessible by tapping on the three horizontal lines in the top-left corner) and select "Archived." Here, you can find all the conversations you have archived.

Android Voicemail App

To delete messages in bulk, select the menu bar in the top-right corner (represented by three vertical dots). Choose “Edit” and tap each individual voicemail that you wish to delete. The screen also includes a bulk select application for bulk deletion.

Text archiving services provide you with an accurate digital record of both sides of an exchange that can't be altered or tampered with, even if one party deletes messages or their account. That means that in the event of a future dispute, you have a solid accounting of all exchanges that protects your business.

A deleted message goes into the trash folder, but an archived message is defaulted to the Archive folder or All Mail on Gmail / Google Apps. Depending on your email provider or company's policy, your deleted messages may be permanently purged from your trash folder automatically (often after 30 days).

The voicemails are not saved on the phone, they are saved on the server of the cellphone carrier company. You can call your voicemail inbox to check your voicemail and manage them.

Click on your phone app and press "voicemail." Look for "deleted messages", from where you can get a list of deleted voicemails. Now click on the one you wish to save and then click "undelete" to retrieve it.

What happens when you archive a voicemail? ›

Archived voicemails are saved to the device's internal storage. To access saved messages: Swipe up from a Home screen to display all apps. Tap the applicable file for playback.

Fortunately, there are ways to retrieve them. From restoring backups to using recovery software, plenty of options are available to help you get your messages back: Enable Google Drive backup to automatically save your messages to the cloud.

No. Deleting a text message from your phone does not mean it's gone forever. Your text message starts on someone else's phone. It's usually saved there.

When voicemail messages are deleted, they go to a deleted messages folder and count towards the voice mailbox's quota. This can cause a mailbox to be filled even though there are no new or saved messages.

Archive old threads

Android Messages lets you get rid of them without really getting rid of them. You can archive old threads to get them out of the way, but still restore them if necessary. Just long-press to select multiple conversations and tap the archive button at the top of the screen.

Yes. Archiving a chat doesn't block it or anything like that. It will be unarchived when you receive a new message in that chat. If you don't want to receive messages, you have to block the person.

Archiving a chat doesn't delete the chat or back it up. Archived individual or group chats will stay archived when you receive a new message from that individual or group chat. You won't receive notifications for archived chats unless you're mentioned or replied to.

Archiving a conversation hides it from your inbox until the next time you chat with that person. Deleting a conversation permanently removes the message history from your inbox.