How to recover messages on iPhone

You fall into the case of accidentally deleting all messages on iPhone and want to restore these messages. Please follow the article below for some ways to recover messages quickly and effectively.

1. Recover messages through iCloud

Restoring messages through iCloud means you have to reset your iPhone back to its default factory settings and then use iCloud to sync the data again.

- Step 1: Check the time of data backup

Before attempting to restore messages, you need to check when the last iPhone data backup was made. If the time of backup happens before you delete the message, the message will be restored.

You open Settings> Choose Apple ID account> Choose  Device Information .

You'll see when to back up  under iCloud Backup .

See when to backup

- Step 2: Recover messages

You open Settings> Select  General  > Select  Reset .

Reset iPhone

Select  Erase all content and settings  > Select  Upload complete then delete .

Erase all content and settings

Once your iPhone has been reset to factory settings, start restoring the backed up data including messages.

2. Recover messages through iTunes

If you don't use iCloud to store but have synced data with iTunes, you can restore messages via iTunes.

- Step 1: Connect iPhone to iTunes

You use a cable to connect your iPhone to a computer that has iTunes installed. Once connected, select  the iPhone icon  to go to the recovery interface.

- Step 2: Recover messages

You choose  Backups  > Select  Restore Backup .

Restore Backup

At this point, a list of times your device has backed up on iTunes will appear. You go to the date before deleting the message> Press the Restore button   to restore the message.

3. Recover messages with PhoneRescue software

If you don't use iCloud and iTunes to back up your data, you can still restore messages using the PhoneRescue software.

- Step 1: Download and install PhoneRescue software

Download on Windows and MacOS :  HERE .

Once downloaded, go to the Downloads folder> Double-click on the file to proceed with the installation. Click the Install button  .

You press the Start button  .

You select English language> Click  Getting Started .

You press  I 'm Ready to Start .

Ready to use software

- Step 2: Recover messages

Connect your iPhone to your computer> Click  Recover from iOS Device  > Press  the arrow button .

Recover data from iPhone

You check the  box Messages  to restore messages> Click  OK . Alternatively, you can restore all data by  checking the Select All box .

Select Messages

In addition to the PhoneRescue software, there are a number of other applications that can also help you recover deleted messages such as:

• Enigma Recovery

- Download Windows:  HERE

• WonderShare Dr.Fone

- Download Windows:  HERE

- Download Mac:  HERE

• iMyFone D-Back Data Recovery

- Download Windows:  HERE

- Download Mac:  HERE

• Tenorshare iPhone Data Recovery

- Download Windows:  HERE

- Download Mac:  HERE

4. Contact carrier

Usually, carriers  keep a backup copy of the messages sent and received  by the user subscription. You can contact the operator's switchboard to clarify your wishes and follow the instructions from the carrier.

Above are some ways to help you recover messages on iPhone after it has been deleted.

Hope you are succesful.

Jessica Tanner

Update 03 November 2020