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Private notification history for Android

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How Saksi works

Saksi uses one Android permission to save the notifications your phone shows. Everything it saves stays on your phone.

Three steps

  1. 1

    Install Saksi

    Saksi is coming to Google Play for phones with Android 8.0 or later. No account, no sign in.

  2. 2

    Turn on Notification Access

    Open Saksi, tap Open Notification Access and turn Saksi on in Android settings. Setup walks you through it.

  3. 3

    Let your Timeline fill

    From then on, notifications are saved as they arrive. Every app is included by default, and you can exclude any app in Settings, Capture & Apps, App Filter.

Illustration of the Saksi Timeline listing sample notifications from several apps, each with a label such as Edited, Updated, New or Possible deletion.
IllustrationAn organized timelineSaved notifications from your apps in one Timeline, each with a label such as New, Message edited or Updated. Message edited is proven only in WhatsApp and Telegram one to one chats, and a possible deletion is always unconfirmed.

Follow one message

Pick a moment to see what Saksi shows. The content is fictional; the labels are the real ones from the app.

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A WhatsApp message arrives and Android shows it as a notification.

Turning on Notification Access

Notification Access is a special Android permission that lets an app read the notifications your phone shows. You grant it yourself, and you can turn it off at any time.

Android shows a strong warning for this permission because it covers every notification. Saksi uses it only to build the archive on your phone, and the archive is not uploaded to Saksi servers.

Illustration of the Saksi Settings list, including Capture and Apps, Message alerts, Archive and Storage, Privacy and Permissions, Language and Appearance, and Receipts and Sharing.
IllustrationControl Saksi your wayCapture and apps, message alerts, storage, privacy, language and receipts, all in Settings.
  1. 1

    Open Saksi. The first screen is Finish Setup.

  2. 2

    On the card Step 1: Notification Access, tap Open Notification Access.

  3. 3

    Android opens its Notification Access list. Find Saksi and turn it on.

  4. 4

    Android asks you to confirm. Read the message and allow it.

  5. 5

    Go back to Saksi. Setup closes and your Timeline opens.

Then, if you want

  • Alerts: in Saksi, open Settings, Message alerts and tap Send test notification. If Android asks, allow notifications. If it says Android is blocking app notifications, allow them in your phone's Settings, Apps, Saksi, Notifications.
  • Battery: in your phone's Settings, open Apps, Saksi, Battery and choose Unrestricted. Wording differs by phone.

Compatibility and limits

Saksi works within what Android allows. These are the things worth knowing before you rely on it.

  • Android 8.0 or later

    Saksi runs on phones with Android 8.0 up to Android 16. It is not available for iPhone.

  • Phones we have tested

    The current version was tested on an OPPO phone with Android 16. Other brands should work, but battery settings differ.

  • Battery restrictions

    Some phones stop apps in the background to save battery. If Saksi stops saving, set its battery use to Unrestricted, and check Notification Access again after system updates or cleaner apps.

  • Content depends on the app

    Saksi sees only what each app puts in its notification. Open or muted chats often create no notification, and some apps or lock screen settings hide the text.

  • Photos and files are limited

    Saksi saves a photo or file only when Android gives it a readable copy. With WhatsApp and Telegram you will usually see the caption and a file reference instead. Files over 20 MB are not saved.

  • Only from setup onwards

    Saksi starts with the notifications still in your notification shade when you turn on Notification Access, then saves new ones as they arrive. Anything you already dismissed cannot be saved.

What Saksi cannot do

  • Bring back messages it never saw as a notification.
  • Open other apps, their chats or their private files.
  • Confirm what the sender did. A disappeared notification is never proof of a deletion.
  • Move your history to a new phone. It stays on the phone where it was saved.

Step by step guides

Ready when Saksi reaches Google Play

Free to use. No account needed. Your notification archive stays on your phone.

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