The Best Way to Recover Deleted SMS messages from iPhone

This article mainly teach you how to restore/recover Text messages from iPhone 6, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5, iPhone 4s, iPhone 4.Many iPhone users accident delete SMS on iPhone,or lost iPhone messages for some reason.
Since it is common that iPhone users accidentally deleted their iPhone message in their daily life, it is necessary to make backup of iPhone in iTunes regularly. But some users never backup iPhone data to iTunes,they don’t like to use the iTunes,because ever sync iPhone to computer with iTunes is very slow,many iPhone users use third-part iPhone data manager tool to transfer data between iPhone and computer,like TunesGo for iOS. However,how to directly restore SMS messages on iPhone if you didn't have a backup of your iPhone. At this moment, once you iPone was lost or stolen,you may need to restore lost iPhone messages,how to recover lost iPhone text messages will become an urgent issue for you.

Recover iPhone SMS messages

So in order to retrieve deleted messages from iPhone when you have no previous backup to restore, the only way is to use a third-party iPhone data recovery software.

This iPhone SMS Recovery-iPhone Data Recovery, which is a easy-to-use iOS data recovery to recover data from iPhone/iPad/iPod,you can use this iPhone data recovery program to recover deleted or lost messages, photos, contacts, videos, notes and so forth in three solutions. You can take a look at the detailed tutorial below to recover deleted text messages on iPhone step by step.

Note: For those who have already made a backup of iPhone in iTunes, you may simply refer to the solution mentioned in the end.

Firstly, choose the right free trial version of iPhone Data Recovery for your computer.

       

How to Recover Deleted SMS from iPhone 6/5S/5C/5/4S/4

Step 1. Connect your iPhone to computer
Launch the program and connect your iPhone to computer. Then it will begin to detect your iPhone automatically. The interface for iPhone 5S/5C/5/4S and iPhone 4/3GS will be a little different:

1) For iPhone 5S/5C/5/4S, users only need to click "Start Scan" button shown in the window below to start scanning your iPhone data:

2) For iPhone 4/3GS, you need to download a plug-in by clicking the "Download" button as follows:

After downloading, please follow the instructions here to scan your iPhone:

a. Hold your iPhone and click the "Start" button in the window.
b. Press the "Power" and "Home" buttons simultaneously for 10 seconds.
c. After 10 seconds, release the "Power" button, and keep holding "Home" for another 15 seconds.

Step 2. Preview and recover lost messages from iPhone
After scanning, it will display all found data and files in categories as below. You can then choose the SMS messages you want to recover and then restore them to computer by clicking "Recover" button.

Note: Data found here includes deleted data and those still in your iPhone. If you only need the deleted ones, you can refine the scan result by using the slide button at bottom to display deleted items only.

Solution 2: Recover SMS from iTunes Backup for iPhone

Step 1. Select recovery mode as iTunes backup file
Choose "Recover from iTunes Backup File" mode after launching iPhone Data Recovery.

Step 2. Extract iTunes backup file and scan
All your iTunes backup files will be found and displayed here. Choose the one for your iPhone and click "Start Scan".

Step 3. Preview and recover messages on your iPhone
Once the scanning finished, all the backup files will be listed and displayed in categories. Check the "Messages" option and hit the "Recover" to save all the SMS on your computer.

Free download the iPhone data recovery to restore iPhone messages directly.

       

Learn More: Recover Deleted Messages from iPhone By Using iTunes Backup

Note: You can refer to this solution only if you have a previous backup of iPhone saved with iTunes. Otherwise please turn to the solutions mentioned above by using iPhone Data Recovery program.

Step 1. Disable automatic syncing in iTunes
Please note that if you do not disable automatic syncing, your iPhone and iTunes will begin syncing process as soon as you connect iPhone to your computer. If this happens, it may rewrite the backup files and they can't be restored in result.

Step 2. Connect your iPhone to computer
Give your computer a few minutes to recognize the new device before pressing forward.

Step 3. Restore the iPhone from a backup
The simplest way to do this is going to the File menu on iTunes and selecting Devices. From there, choose the "Restore from Back up" option.

Step 4. Allow the content to download onto your iPhone
This could take several minutes to complete. After that, your iPhone will be restored to the older version.

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iPhone Data Recovery to Restore Deleted Text Messages from iPhone

Messages on the iPhone usually mean a lot to us, especially when we get a SMS receiving reminder and plan to leave it to read later. However, usually at this time, the messages on our iPhone inbox are easily gone for various unpredicted reasons, like wrong deletion, Jailbreak, unsuccessful iOS upgrade, or factory settings restore, etc. Under this circumstance, many people become extremely anxious because they get nowhere in their searching for the deleted messages on the iPhone. Is it possible to retrieve deleted text messages from iPhone?

What data you can recovery with the iPhone Data Recovery

iPhone Data Recovery or iPhone Data Recovery Mac, providing three ways to recover deleted data like contacts, SMS, photos, videos, Safari bookmarks, call history, note, Calendar and more from iPhone, you are allowed to extracting to recover from the iTunes or iCloud backup files, or recover them directly from the iPhone, since you are wondering about the way without the using of iTunes backup, you can choose a kind of iPhone Data Recovery software to recover your data in a few steps and it is very easy and fast, you can have a try! 

Free download and install it on your Computer below. This free trial version allows you to extract and preview all the iPhone content in details.

       

3 Efficient Ways to Restore Deleted Messages from iPhone 

iPhone Data Recovery allows you to scan your iPhone 6/5S/5C/5/4S/4/3GS, asl well as iPad and iPod directly to find all the lost files recently, or recover lost data from your inaccessible device.

Note: Don't use your device and sync your device with iTunes after you lost data from it. Any operation on your device can generate new data, which can overwrite your lost data and make it unrecoverable.

Part 1: Recover Lost Data from iPhone Directly

Step 1. Connect your iOS Device to the Computer
Download, install and run iOS Data Recovery. Connect your iPhone/iPad/iPod to the computer via a USB cable. Then you'll get the following interface.

Step 2. Enter DFU Mode to Scan your Device
Before scanning your device for lost data, please follow the steps below to get into DFU mode.
1) Hold your device and click "Start" button in the interface of iPhone/iPad/iPod Recovery.
2) Hold "Power" and "Home" buttons on your device at the same time for exact 10 seconds. The Software will count time for you. Just hold the two buttons immediately after step 1.
3) When 10 seconds passed, release the "Power" button right away, but keep holding the "Home" button. After another 10 seconds, you'll be informed that you've successfully entered the DFU mode and you can release the "Home" button now.

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Then the software begins scanning your device automatically for lost data, and you'll get the interface as follow.
Step 3. Preview and Selectively Recover Files
After the scan, all found data are displayed in categories, like contacts, messages, message attachments, call history, camera roll, photo stream, photo library, calendar, notes, reminders, voice memos and safari bookmark. You can preview full contents of all of them one by one.

Part 2: Recover Previous Data by Extracting it from iTunes Backup

Step 1. Choose the backup and extract it
After installing the software on your computer, launch it then. Click "Recover from iTunes Backup File" on the top of the window. All iTunes backup files will be scanned out and listed in categories for you. Choose the one for your iPhone and click "Start Scan" to extract it.

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Step 2. Preview and recover photos lost from your iPhone 5s/5c/5/4S
When the scan is over, all found data are displayed in categories. For example, you can choose Messages, Camera Roll or Photo Stream to preview the SMS, photos in your iTunes backup. Choose the wanted ones, and click "Recover" to save them on your computer.

Part 3: Recover Previous Data by Extracting it from iCloud Backup

Step 1. Install the program and sign your iCloud account
First of all, run the program and choose "Recover from iCloud Backup File", and sign in your iCloud account as it requires.

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Step 2. Download and export your iCloud backup
After entering the program, you are provided the backup files of your iCloud backup account automatically. Choose any data you want to recover by clicking "Download" button. The whole progress of downloading depends on the amount of your data. When it's complete, click the same button to start extracting, and you'll get a interface as below.

Step 3. Preview and restore iPhone from iCloud
You can take a preview of the data you get after the scanning, such as contacts, photos, messages, notes, videos, etc. You can choose any data that you'd like to restore by ticking it.

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