SMS and RCS (Google Messages) · Android · free · no root
See deleted SMS and RCS (Google Messages) messages.
They used delete locally. You still have it. Nail It keeps a private copy of every SMS and RCS (Google Messages) message that reaches your notifications, and tells you the moment something disappears: they deleted it, you didn't.
Text messages cannot be unsent, but Nail still gives you a searchable, app-independent history across all your messengers.
Not on Google Play yet. Android 8.0+. Nothing leaves your phone.
How to see deleted SMS and RCS (Google Messages) messages with Nail It
Install & allow
Download the APK from this site, open it, and switch on Notification access for Nail. No account, no root.
Keep using SMS and RCS (Google Messages)
Nail runs in the background and saves every SMS and RCS (Google Messages) message that hits your notifications, in a private database on your phone.
Get the alert
When a sender uses delete locally, Nail notices and sends "Dana deleted a message · tap to view". The message stays on your board.
Honest answers
How can I see deleted SMS and RCS (Google Messages) messages?
Install Nail It and allow notification access. From then on every SMS and RCS (Google Messages) message that reaches your notifications is saved on your phone. If the sender later uses delete locally, the message disappears from SMS and RCS (Google Messages) but stays in Nail, marked "they deleted it", and Nail sends you an alert.
Does it work without root?
Yes. Nail It only reads Android notifications. No root, no access to SMS and RCS (Google Messages)'s database, no Accessibility service, no account.
Does it capture every SMS and RCS (Google Messages) message?
No. It is a notification history: messages that never produced a notification (muted chats, a chat open on screen, messages read on another device, a collapsed "999 messages" summary) are not captured. Nail says so honestly.
What about photos, voice notes and videos?
Images attached to notifications are kept. With Media Rescue switched on, Nail also copies photos, videos, voice notes, stickers and documents from SMS and RCS (Google Messages)'s media folder the moment they arrive, so a delete cannot take them back.
Is my data safe?
Everything stays on your phone. Nail has no accounts, no cloud, no analytics on your messages. Its only connection is a daily check of this site for a new version, and you can switch that off.