A dear family member died. Is there any way for me to recover old texts?
November 27, 2022 12:26 PM Subscribe
US-ian, verizon (him) ATT (me). He also sent texts from a satellite phone occasionally. I’m his next of kin. I would pay a lot of money for this service. Is there anyone or any service that could help me with this? Texts not related to lawsuits or money, just a connection to my loved one.
Response by poster: I’m talking about texts that precede my current phone - my phone is Android
posted by arnicae at 2:11 PM on November 27, 2022
posted by arnicae at 2:11 PM on November 27, 2022
What is the make of his phone? What are the chances he's configured it to wipe itself after 10 bad passcode entries?
posted by Candleman at 2:55 PM on November 27, 2022
posted by Candleman at 2:55 PM on November 27, 2022
Response by poster: His phone is gone (destroyed in the accident that claimed his life)
posted by arnicae at 3:55 PM on November 27, 2022
posted by arnicae at 3:55 PM on November 27, 2022
If it was a smartphone, and you can login to his Google or Apple account, perhaps you'd find them there?
posted by alexei at 4:30 PM on November 27, 2022
posted by alexei at 4:30 PM on November 27, 2022
According to a Community Post, they only retain stuff by about 10 days, and the request will ikely have to come from an attorney.
posted by kschang at 6:38 PM on November 27, 2022
posted by kschang at 6:38 PM on November 27, 2022
Again, what was the make of the phone? If he had an iPhone and had iCloud set up, the SMS messages would possibly be backed up to it. Similarly there is some but different backup that happens with Pixels, though it's a bigger pain to access them.
Was the satellite phone also lost in the accident?
posted by Candleman at 8:06 PM on November 27, 2022
Was the satellite phone also lost in the accident?
posted by Candleman at 8:06 PM on November 27, 2022
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posted by intermod at 1:46 PM on November 27, 2022