TL;DR
- Google has confirmed it’s adding a Trash folder to Google Messages.
- The folder will hold trashed messages for up to 30 days before deleting them automatically.
- We’ve seen this feature in beta, but today marks Google’s first public announcement about the new folder.
Earlier this month, Google Messages got an interesting new feature in beta: an email-style Trash folder where deleted messages are triaged for a set time before disappearing permanently. Today, Google’s announced that that change is set to roll out generally.
An announcement post on the Google Messages Community forum outlines how the new folder works. In a nutshell, once you’ve got the feature, texts aren’t deleted straight away, instead moving to the Trash folder. They’ll stay there for 30 days (in most cases), during which they can be recovered in case you sent them there by mistake. You also have the option to permanently delete messages in your Trash folder on demand.
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