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Google Messages is testing a long-awaited trash folder feature, enabling users to easily recover accidentally deleted texts. This significant update, found in the latest beta, will eliminate the ...

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When I made the switch from my iPhone 15 Pro Max to a Galaxy S25 Ultra earlier this year, one of the first things I missed was the ability to delete text messages that I'd sent. The ability to unsend ...