Historical messages

[PJ72]

Hi,

I would love to know if it is possible to see the date i first messaged someone?

[MI5 · Accepted solution]

@PJ72 

If within the last 2 years Guide: How do I get to the 'Download Bill' page? 

If longer than that, no.

[Enlli]

When you say message do you mean SMS?

You would either need to check your phone logs in the message app, or wade through the breakdown on past bills...not an easy task unless you have a rough date

[Oxonian]

@PJ72 

It depends on so many things :-

1. do you delete your text messages ? 

2. do you have your old handsets ?

3. have you always been on the same network ? 

4. do you still have the same SIM and 'phone number ?

I still have a working O2 PAYG SIM in an old Nokia handset and can see text messages thereon going back more than twenty years. 

Why are you asking ?

Are you thinking of creating an NFT of your first text and seeing if anyone will buy it ?

It possibly doesn't quite have the selling power of the first tweet on Twitter ?