Text messages have a reputation for being informal and inconsequential, but you might have really critical information in there! If you deleted some texts to clear up space on your iPhone and—whoops!—accidentally got rid of one that’s important, all hope is not lost. Show There are three potential avenues for recovering a deleted text message: You can restore your iPhone to a time before the message was deleted, you might be able to contact your wireless provider, and you may be able to use a third-party app. Here’s a brief explanation of all three options. Recover deleted texts using an iCloud backupThis is probably the simplest and fastest way to restore missing texts. If you have an iCloud backup from before the time when you deleted the text, you should be able to get it back by restoring your phone to that iCloud backup.  Check to see if your last iCloud backup is before you deleted your text message. Open Settings, tap on your Apple ID card at the top, select iCloud > Manage Storage > Backups. You’ll see a list of backups for your devices and can tap on the one for your iPhone to see when it was last backed up. Now comes the annoying part. You’ll have to reset your iPhone to factory settings and set it up again, choosing to restore from your iCloud backup during the process. Note that you’ll lose all your data from the time after the backup, so I hope those texts really are important! To reset your iPhone go to General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings. Once your iPhone restarts and begins the setup process, choose to restore from an iCloud backup and select the backup that is dated prior to when you erased your text message. Recover deleted texts from an iTunes or Finder backupIf you don’t want to rely on automatic iCloud backups, or don’t have enough iCloud storage space for them, you can back up your iPhone to your Mac using Finder (or to your PC with iTunes or Mac with macOS Mojave or earlier). Just as with the iCloud method, this requires having a backup from before you deleted the message and the resetting your phone, restoring from that backup. You’ll lose everything from after the backup. Connect your iPhone to the PC or Mac you’ve backed it up with. On a PC (or a Mac with an older version of macOS), launch iTunes. On a Mac with macOS Catalina or later, open Finder. In iTunes, click on the iPhone icon in the top left-hand corner. On a Mac running macOS Catalina or later, select your device from the left-hand menu bar in Finder. Now choose Restore Backup. All the data you previously backed up will now replace the data on your iPhone. It will take a few minutes. As long as you haven’t backed up since deleting those text messages, they should now appear in the messaging list on your phone. Restore deleted texts by contacting your carrierYour cell provider might keep a record of text messages you send, at least for awhile. If you’ve deleted a text message that is really critical, you might be able to call your carrier to get a copy of it. Note that this will only work for SMS text messages (green bubble conversations), not iMessages (blue bubble conversations). Every iMessage is encrypted on your device and not decrypted until it reaches the recipient, so your carrier wouldn’t be able to help you recover them. In order to get a record of texts from your carrier, you will probably need to jump through a bunch of hoops to prove your identity or even get permission from the other person you were texting. And most carriers only keep records of SMS messages for a limited time—you’re not likely to ever be able to recover a message from a year ago. But as a last resort, getting a copy of your SMS messages from your carrier is a possibility, and it’s worth calling the customer support number to ask about it. Restore deleted texts using a third-party appThere are quite a few third-party software tools that promise to let you restore deleted data on your iPhone, including deleted texts. It’s a bit of a risk—they’re almost never free and there’s no guarantee they’ll even work. But if you’ve exhausted all other options, and it’s really important, it might be worth a shot. Some of the software options with a good reputation online are PhoneRescue, Wondershare Dr. Fone, and Tenorshare UltData. Much of the time, a deleted message on your iPhone is actually still there in the flash storage, waiting to be overwritten by new data. If that’s the case, one of they programs might be able to restore it.
Most of us have tons of text messages on our iPhones from the past year alone. There’s not always a reason to keep them, and often we just don’t think to delete them (unless they’re spam texts—those typically get deleted right away). It’s normal to want to keep a few text exchanges—the messages between loved ones that make us smile, photos sent from friends and family, and even work texts containing important instructions and passwords. If those were to be deleted, we would undoubtedly panic. Unfortunately, accidental deletions happen, which is why knowing how to retrieve deleted text messages on an iPhone is so important. If you’ve got an iPhone, you can probably get those messages back if you take action quickly. Read on to learn some hacks, tricks, and tips for retrieving deleted texts on an iPhone, including those green texts you get from contacts who don’t use an iPhone. Once you know what to do, read up on how to hide messages on an iPhone, how to turn off autocorrect, and how to turn off read receipts on an iPhone.
Now that you’ve breathed a sigh of relief that you can get your messages back, you might be wondering how that’s even possible. After all, if something’s gone, isn’t it just … gone? Not necessarily, says Mark Soto, founder of Cybericus, a Milwaukee-based cybersecurity firm that frequently performs digital forensics on phones, recovering deleted text messages and emails. “iPhone messages are stored in a database in what is called SQLite format. These messages aren’t immediately deleted from the database—they’re instead added to a type of list called free lists,” he explains. “The messages in these free lists are then stored in records that can be accessed by iTunes and in your cloud backup. This is how forensic agencies are able to recover deleted messages.” But here’s something Apple insiders know about iPhones that you don’t: Those free lists are eventually written over as you send more text messages. So if you’ve accidentally deleted your messages, Soto says, don’t send additional messages until after you’ve recovered the ones you lost.
There are a handful of ways to retrieve lost messages, but Soto says the simplest is probably contacting your service provider. “Every now and then, you’ll get lucky and find out that they have a backup of your recent messages and calls,” he explains. “This is usually the first step we take before we start to use any digital forensics software.” You can also contact your service provider to view your call history.
If your service provider can’t help you, your next best bet is your iCloud backup. You can set your iPhone to back up on a daily basis. The backup includes the following information: app data; Apple Watch backups, device settings, home screen, and app organization; iMessage, text (SMS), and MMS messages; photos and videos on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch; purchase history from Apple services, like your music, movies, TV shows, apps, and books; ringtones; and visual voicemail password (which requires the SIM card that was in use during the backup). Make sure that you have enough space in your iCloud for all of the information above. Apple gives you 5 GB for free. In the United States, you can get 2 TB for $9.99 per month. Bruce Hogan, the cofounder and CEO of SoftwarePundit, offered the following these step-by-step instructions for backing up your phone and restoring it from a backup. How to back up your iPhone:
How to restore your iPhone from a backup:
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Not everyone backs up through the cloud as often as they should. If your last backup was six months ago, you won’t be able to retrieve any recently lost text messages. But if you’ve backed up your data to iTunes, you can recover it, according to Kenny Trinh, managing editor of NetBookNews. Here’s what he says you need to do:
When all else fails, it’s time to look at third-party software tools, says Brett Downes, founder of the link-building company HaroHelpers. “This may cost you a fair bit of money, so you need to weigh how important the lost messages are,” he notes. “Also, there is no guarantee it will work. But if you’re desperate, this is the next—possibly last—chance.” Downes has personally used PhoneRescue by iMobie and says that many experts also recommend Enigma Recovery. These tools each have their own set of instructions and price tags. So how do they work? It all comes down to free lists. “Even deleted messages remain on your handset until overwritten, so you should be able to recover deleted messages using this software,” Downes says. “[But] make sure you use the software as quickly as possible. The longer you leave it, the more likely it is that you’ll have written over the relevant section of memory.”
There is one more way to get those texts back. “If there is a specific message you need or a thread of messages, get in contact with the person you sent them to/shared text exchanges with,” Downes says. “They can either forward the essential message to you or, if there are a lot, download them and send them over as a batch.” While we’re on the subject, you might want to go through your messages and delete unnecessary ones. And if you get any of these texts, delete them immediately.
Once you’ve retrieved your lost messages, make sure you’re prepared in case this ever happens again. “Set up Messages in iCloud,” Hogan suggests. “This allows you to access and send messages from any Mac device. In the event that you lose your phone, you’ll still have your messages on your computer.” Of course, that only helps you if you’ve lost your phone. If you accidentally delete your messages, you’ll still be in the same boat. “If you delete a message on one device, it will be deleted from all devices,” he concedes. But at least you’ll have a backup on the cloud. By the way, if you’re looking for a secure messaging app, learn what Signal is and how safe it is to use. Now that you know how to retrieve deleted text messages on an iPhone, find out which things you’re doing to your iPhone that Apple experts wouldn’t. Sources:
Originally Published: February 10, 2022 |
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