ByPaul Monckton,

Senior Contributor.

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 current laborious recovery process, which often requires a factory reset. It aims to bring Google Messages on par with competitors like iMessage, offering a much-needed safety net for conversations.

October 30 Update Below: Added a few more ways you can try to recover deleted conversations in Google Messages. This article was originally published earlier on October 29

Google is testing an update to Google Messages that will finally add a long-requested feature already present in Apple’s iMessage: the ability to restore deleted texts.