Do you want to read deleted messages without asking the sender to resend the text? Here's one Android setting that could help you read them if you act fast.

Quick Settings may have become one of those forgotten good old Android features, but over the past couple of updates, especially Android 16 and Android 17, the panel has sort of had a resurgence.

Android 16 QPR3 officially started rolling out to Pixel phones on March 3. If you have a Pixel, there’s a good chance you’ve already downloaded the update. If not, you should go and do that right now.