

You can see the sender number, time and date on the text message and image files on your computer. This means that you can’t even use third-party tools like Textra or SMS Viewer or any other tool that allows you to view all the contents of your images online. The carrier only keeps a copy of each image on its servers for a few hours before they are deleted automatically from there.

The carrier doesn’t store any of your images. This means that you can’t even use third-party tools like Textra or SMS Viewer or any other tool that allows you to view all the contents of your text messages online. The carrier only keeps a copy of each message on its servers for a few hours before they are deleted automatically from there. The carrier doesn’t store any of your text messages on its servers.

The carrier is using a completely different approach for handling its customers’ private data compared to other carriers in the US. See also How to Check Usage T-Mobile - Updated Guide
