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How to retrieve sms accidentally deleted
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You can't. Once you delete a text message, it's effectively GONE. The only way to access deleted SMS messages that I know of is to get the phone's SMS history from the cell provider. But that will likely require a court order. Sorry!
Christiane Froeschl
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Does an ota.log help and how would I access this, it has a watermark type '?' infront of it.
Christiane Froeschl
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Hi, did u happen to see my next question which is a reply to myself, (I'm new)
No, I didn't. And welcome to Android Forums! 
OTA is "Over The Air" and refers to system and security updates that are distributed to devices over the networks. It has nothing to do with SMS.
OTA is "Over The Air" and refers to system and security updates that are distributed to devices over the networks. It has nothing to do with SMS.
Christiane Froeschl
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Thank you, how about this question, I keep losing my front page, what's with that? How do I get it back
Christiane Froeschl
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Or, every now and then I come across a contact log that list all time contacts with a person even though I deleted the call logs, when I call them again it all comes up
Okay, if you're referring to the home screen, what do you mean you keep losing it? Are you talking about the home screen, or the lock screen?
Call log is very different from the SMS log. If you deleted the entire call log but a complete call history comes up for a certain contact, that's a question for your cell provider (or someone else here... I'm at a loss on that one).
Call log is very different from the SMS log. If you deleted the entire call log but a complete call history comes up for a certain contact, that's a question for your cell provider (or someone else here... I'm at a loss on that one).
Christiane Froeschl
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I have 3 pages, one which us normally my home screen that had no icons etc on it, then I flick left or right, the middle page, (when I press home) disappears
Christiane Froeschl
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I've always had HTC's, I'm lost with oppo lol, thank u for your help by the way
You can designate which home screen is your default home screen, the one that comes up with the home button. You can specify any of your home screens to be default. Since I use a custom launcher, I'm not sure what the process is. You can Google "Select Default Home Screen" and see what you can find.
AZgl1500
Extreme Android User
What the Chief is saying.
Your 'home screen', or the one you think is the home screen did not disappear, it just moved out of sight. as of now, when you push the Home Button it is selecting a different screen than you want.
on a Samsung, you just Long Press any screen and a picture of a House appears at the top of the screen.
You then press on the screen you want and drag it up onto that House.
once that is done, that screen becomes the new "Home Screen"...
IIRC, my daughter's HTC One M9 works the same way.
Your 'home screen', or the one you think is the home screen did not disappear, it just moved out of sight. as of now, when you push the Home Button it is selecting a different screen than you want.
on a Samsung, you just Long Press any screen and a picture of a House appears at the top of the screen.
You then press on the screen you want and drag it up onto that House.
once that is done, that screen becomes the new "Home Screen"...
IIRC, my daughter's HTC One M9 works the same way.
Exactly. Your home screens are arranged in a left-to-right line, but you can only see one at a time. That's why you can scroll left or right to get to all your various home screens.
Christiane Froeschl
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Thanks friends, have a great day
Nakyla Morman
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Please help me I want my music downloads back
You should be able to re-download them from wherever you originally purchased them, like Google Music etc.