“Is there a way to undelete text messages on iPhone? All the text messages are deleted by my little daughter, and some of them are precious to me. I was wondering if there is any way to undelete iPhone text messages. “—Jessica

 

Well, it is just quite common to lost texts on iPhone now. Fortunately, undeleting texts on iPhone is quite easy now. What we need is only an iPhone Data Recovery, with the help of this tool, we can easily restore the texts from iPhone. Below is the detailed guide.

 

Currently, iPhone Data Recovery, or iPhone text message recovery, can directly recover lost messages from iPhone and can also restore messages from iTunes backup. The guide below will show you this two methods. Follow me.

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Part 1: Undelete iPhone Messages without Backup

iPhone Data Recovery is able to scan iPhone directly for lost data, so, do not worry if you have not backup the text messages to iTunes.

Step 1. Choose recovery mode

Firstly, you need to download and install this iPhone text message recovery, and then run it. Connect your iPhone to the software via a USB cable. Soon, your device will be detected and connected. Then select the first recovery mode “Recover from iOS device”. If you are using iPhone 4S, or the later versions, you will see the interface below.

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If you are using iPhone 4 or 3GS, you will need to enter scanning mode following the three steps in the interface. Just do exactly what are required.

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Step 2. Scan the lost text messages

Next, hit the Start Scan to scan the lost text messages. This process may take a while for all the data including the data you have not deleted will be scanned.

 

Step 3. Preview and undelete iPhone messages

After the scanning is over, you will see all scanned data listed on the left panel. Go to the Message folder to preview the messages there, and mark the ones you need to recover, click the Recover button to save the messages on your computer.

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Part 2: Undelete iPhone Messages from iTunes backup

If you backup the text messages before them are deleted, you can restore them from iTunes backup with the help of this iPhone data recovery. Here is how.

Step 1. Launch the iPhone Data Recovery

Download and install the iPhone text message recovery to your PC, and run it. Choose the second recovery mode ”Recover from iTunes Backup File”. Then the following interface will appear.

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Step 2. Scan the backup

Next, select the backup you need to recover lost text messages, and hit Start Scan button to scan the backup files for the deleted messages.

 

Step 3. Preview the messages and recover the one you need

Finally, when the scan finishes, go to the Message folder on the left panel, preview the messages to find the ones you need, and mark them. Click Recover button to save the messages to your computer at last. Soon, you will be able to access deleted iPhone text messages.

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How to Undelete Messages on iPhone
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