[Full Guide] How to Recover WhatsApp Images Deleted by Sender

WhatsApp is a popular messaging app that allows users to send each other all kinds of files, from photos to videos. The app also has a “delete for everyone” feature that lets users remove messages they've sent by mistake or that they later regret.

If you also recently received a photo from one of your contacts, but the sender has deleted it, you might be frustrated. But don't worry - even if the sender deleted the photo or video from their side, there are still ways to recover them. In this article, we're going to show you how to recover WhatsApp images deleted by the sender on Android phones. So, let's get started!

• Part 1. How to See WhatsApp Deleted Images by Sender on Android

• Part 2. Can You Recover WhatsApp Pictures Deleted by Sender

• Part 3. How to Recover WhatsApp Images Deleted by Sender on Android

• 1. Recover WhatsApp Images Deleted by Sender Without Backup

• 2. Recover WhatsApp Images Deleted by Sender with Chat Backup

• 3. Recover WhatsApp Images Deleted by Sender with Local Backup

Part 1. How to See WhatsApp Deleted Images by Sender on Android

All the Android 11-powered devices come with a built-in notification history option. With this feature, you could view WhatsApp deleted images by the sender without having to install any additional apps.

You can easily find and use it by following the steps mentioned below.

To turn on this feature, go to Settings > Apps > Notifications > Notification History and switch it on.

From the Settings menu, tap on Notification Log to add it as a widget on your home screen. From now on, whenever someone deletes a message, simply tap on that widget to see what they erased.

Part 2. Can You Recover WhatsApp Pictures Deleted by Sender

There is no single answer to this question as it depends on a number of factors.

For example, if you have a Google backup of your WhatsApp chats, then you can easily restore it and get back all the deleted photos.

Similarly, if a photo was accidentally deleted by the sender, you can ask that person to resend it. If they haven't deleted it from their side, then they can easily resend it to you. However, it may be quite embarrassing to ask for it back.

Moreover, the cache files of images in a chat on WhatsApp are often retained on the phone's internal memory. Therefore, it is still possible to recover these images even if they have been deleted by their sender.

Part 3. How to Recover WhatsApp Images Deleted by Sender on Android

Below are some of the effective methods that can help you see and recover WhatsApp deleted images by the sender, along with some other data.

1. Recover WhatsApp Images Deleted by Sender Without Backup

If you have not backed up your WhatsApp chats and also failed to find the deleted images from your sender or from the notification log, then you can rely on a reliable data recovery tool called WooTechy iSeeker for WhatsApp Data Recovery.

It is one of the most powerful and effective data recovery programs available, and it can help you recover not only photos, but also videos, contacts, messages, call logs, and more without having to root your device.

The best thing about the tool is that it doesn't require you to have a backup of your data and can directly scan your Android device for deleted data. Besides, the tool allows users to preview their data and recover only those images they want, leaving the rest.

Follow the steps below to recover WhatsApp images deleted by sender with iSeeker:

Step 1. Download and install iSeeker WhatsApp Recovery on your computer. Select Recover WhatsApp Data from Device Storage.

Step 2. Connect your phone to the computer. Allow USB debugging on your Android or tap Trust this computer on your iOS device. Choose a place to store restored data and click on Start.

Step 3. iSeeker will then scan your device for the WhatsApp data. After scanning is completed, click Next to continue.

Step 4. Enter your phone number and veritify your account accroding to the prompt on the screen. Then iSeeker will display all the chats on the screen, preview and choose the chats you want to restore and then click Recover to Device or Recover to PC.

2. Recover WhatsApp Images Deleted by Sender with Chat Backup

If you often back up your WhatsApp data to Google Drive, then you'll be glad to know that you can easily recover deleted images by sender from your Google Drive backup.

This backup contains not only a copy of all your WhatsApp images and chat history but also other data like contacts, messages, call logs, etc that are stored on your Google account.

However, when you restore your WhatsApp data from a backup, any chats that were not included in your backup will be erased. So, make sure to make a backup of your current chats before continuing.

Below are the steps that you need to follow to check backup and restore backup:

To find out when your last WhatsApp backup took place, open WhatsApp on your Android and go to Settings > Chats > Chat Backup.

Now, you need to uninstall WhatsApp from your phone and then install the app again from the Google Play Store.

Now open WhatsApp and verify your phone number. After that it will ask you to restore your backup. Tap on Restore to get all your WhatsApp pictures deleted by sender back.

3. Recover WhatsApp Images Deleted by Sender with Local Backup

In addition to Google backup, WhatsApp also offers a more convenient facility for Android users: it automatically creates a backup of WhatsApp chats and media every day at 2 AM and stores it locally on your phone.

Thus, if you've accidentally deleted some images from WhatsApp or if your sender has deleted them, you can easily recover them from this local backup (up to seven days old).

Here a few simply steps to restore WhatsApp images deleted by the sender from local backup:

If you do not already have a file manager on your Android phone, install one and then go to WhatsApp > Databases.

Here, you need to rename two files as shown below: msgstore.db.crypt12 > msgstore_BACKUP.db.crypt12; msgstore-YYYY-MM-DD.1.db.crypt12 > msgstore.db.crypt12

When you've renamed these two files, simply uninstall and reinstall WhatsApp from the Play Store. Launch the app, and confirm your phone number when prompted. Then tap Restore to restore your chats from a backup stored on your device.