Linger: See Deleted Messages

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About this app

Linger helps you save and organize the notifications received on your device, so you can return to them even after they disappear from the notification panel.

The app stores a local copy of notifications from the apps you choose to monitor. This allows you to reread messages, find notifications you missed, and view the content of messages that were deleted after a notification had already been received.

All notification content is stored locally on your device and is not uploaded to the cloud by Linger.

What can you do with Linger?

• Save a history of notifications received on your device
• View messages that were deleted after their notification was saved
• Read messages inside Linger without opening the original messaging app
• Save text notifications and media previews when available
• Search previous messages and notifications
• Filter content by app, conversation, or date
• Choose exactly which apps Linger should monitor
• Browse notifications through Chats, Timeline, and Media views
• Pause monitoring at any time
• Choose how long information is kept on your device

Read Messages Without Read Receipts

When message content appears in a notification, you can read the saved copy inside Linger without opening the conversation in the original messaging app. This may allow you to review messages without marking them as read in the source app.

Find Deleted Messages

Linger saves notification content when it is received. If the sender later deletes the message, the saved copy may remain available inside Linger.

Everything Organized in One Place

Instead of searching through dozens of notifications, Linger keeps them organized in a simple and convenient interface:

• Chats — notifications grouped by sender or conversation
• Timeline — all notifications displayed in the order they were received
• Media — saved images and media files when supported

Privacy and Control

Notification content is stored locally on your device. You decide which apps to monitor, how long to keep the information, and when to delete it.

To work properly, Linger requires Android notification access. This permission is used to read the notifications you choose to save and display inside the app.

Important Information

• Linger can only save notifications received after the app has been installed and configured.
• The app cannot recover messages that never generated a notification on your device.
• If notifications were muted, their content was hidden, or the app was restricted by the operating system, the message may not be saved.
• Saving images and media depends on the original app, device settings, and the information included in the notification.
• Linger is not a spying app and cannot read messages from other devices.
• Linger is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any messaging apps it may monitor.

Do not let important notifications disappear. With Linger, you can save, search, and read them again — directly on your device.

What’s new

Initial release of Linger.

• Save and organize notification history
• View messages that were deleted after being received
• Read messages privately without opening the original chat
• Filter notifications by supported apps
• Browse saved messages and media
• All saved data stays locally on your device