How to Retrieve Deleted Call Logs from Android or iPhone
Every time we make a call with our mobile phone, the call log will be recorded in the mobile phone, including incoming calls, outgoing calls, and missed calls. However, there is a limit to the number of call records stored in each mobile phone, some can hold 500 records, and some can store up to 2000 records, depending on the design of the mobile phone manufacturer. Usually we don't pay attention to these call records, after the storage number of all call records reaches the peak, some records will be automatically deleted, or sometimes we delete some call records in order to protect the privacy of the call. But sometimes we find that the deleted call number is not kept in the address book, but we suddenly find that we need this record. So deleting the record is not terrible, the important thing is to find a way to restore it. So how to recover these deleted call records for iPhone or Android phone, let us dig some methods.
In order to recover the deleted call records, you'd better stop using your phone, such as taking pictures, sending messages, and surfing the Internet, to avoid the deleted data being overwritten by new data. The deleted data is only hidden, not removed from the phone. So there is a chance for us to recover these lost calls.
Part 1. Retrieve Deleted Call Logs by Contacting Mobile Service Provider
Sometimes we want to restore these deleted call records for free without using a computer. No matter you are an iPhone or Android phone user, the following method will suit you.
We need to know that after each call, the mobile service provider will save these call history on the terminal, and these records (missed calls, received calls and dialed calls) will be kept on the server for a long time. So we can restore these call records through the mobile service provider. Some buttons of the following methods may be different in different mobile service providers, but the methods are similar, the following methods are only suitable for dialing history through mobile data, please refer to the following methods.
Step 1. Download the application provided by Mobile Service Provider and register an account with your phone number, or you can sign up on their website.
Step 2. Log in and click my billing > View bill > View call details. Then all call logs will display for you.
Part 2. How to Restore Deleted Call Logs from Android
Method 1. Restore Logs Calls from Google Drive
If you sync call logs to Google drive, the first choice is to use a backup. Using Google email and password to sign in Google account, then Hit Menu on the top left > Backups > Device > Call history, check the full call history on Google drive.
If you have not turned on the synchronization function, you can enable it by following the steps below, so that your call history and other data will be automatically synchronized to Google drive, and you can view these records at any time.
Step 1. Tap Settings on iPhone homepage, then go to System > Backup, switch "Back up to Google Drive" to On.
Step 2. After that, you can tap Call Log > Back up now.
Method 2. Restore Deleted Android Call History with Android Recovery App
If you don’t make a backup, using the Android Data Recovery software to get back deleted Android call logs is your best choice, it is a professional, safe and effective data recovery software that can help you recover various types of data, including call logs, documents, audios, whatsApp, contacts, photos, videos and more.
About Android data recovery software:
- Android Data Recovery: Safely recover deleted data from Android phone and tablet.
- Broken Android Data Extraction: Professionally fix and extract files from broken/froze Android phone.
- Android Data Backup & Restore: Selectively and flexible backup and restore Android Data.
- Preview and selectively restore Android phone before recovery.
- Suitable for accident deletion, factory reset, white screen, black screen and more.
- Support 6000+ Android phone, including Samsung, Sony Xperia, LG, Xiaomi, Huawei, OnePlus.
Now download and install the Android data recovery tool on your computer and start the recovery process.
Step 1. Using a usb cable to connect Android phone to the computer and press "Trust" on phone screen. Launch the Android data recovery software on computer and go to "Android Data Recovery" feature on home screen.
1. For Android 2.3 or earlier: Enter "Settings" < Click "Applications" < Click "Development" < Check "USB debugging"
2. For Android 3.0 to 4.1: Enter "Settings" < Click "Developer options" < Check "USB debugging"
3. For Android 4.2 or newer: Enter "Settings" < Click "About Phone" < Tap "Build number" for several times until getting a note "You are under developer mode" < Back to "Settings" < Click "Developer options" < Check "USB debugging"
Step 3. Select data type you want on the new windows and click "Next". Here we tap "Call Logs", if you need to recover other data, mark other data type.
Step 4. Now the software will install FoneGo app on your Android phone, you need to enable "Install via USB" in "Developer options". Then the software will send a request to access the call Logs on phone screen, tap "Allow", for other request, you can tap "Deny", then click "Scan Authorized Files".
Step 5. The software will start extract exiting and deleted call logs on Android internal memory, then the scan is over, you can see all call history on the right side of scan result, switch "Only display the deleted item(s)" to show erased calls, then mark all call logs you need and click "Recover" button to get them back.
Notes: The software provide a feature for you back up Android data to computer for free, you can tap "Android Data Backup & Restore" > "Device Data Backup", choose call logs to back up to PC.
Part 3. How to Restore Deleted Call Logs from iPhone
Method 1. Recover Lost Call from iPhone without Backup
If you don’t create a backup for iPhone call logs, you can use a iPhone Data Recovery tool to get lost call history back without backup files, it can help you to recover photos, videos, call logs, voicemail, voice memos, whatsApp, Viber, Kik, Line, Wechat, QQ, documents, App audios and other data.
About iPhone Data Recovery:
- Three recovery mode to recover iOS data over 22+ types directly or extract iTunes/iCloud Backup.
- Recover or transfer whatsApp messages between two iOS device.
- Fix iOS system and get it back to normal.
- Best iOS data recovering and backing up tool to recover and backup iOS data to PC or Mac.
- Suitable for accident deletion, factory reset, white screen, black screen and more.
- Support all iPhone iPad iPod running in all iOS version.
Download and install the iPhone data recovery software on computer and try it immediately.
Step 1. Run the iPhone data recovery software on computer and select "iPhone Data Recovery" feature, the software will go to default recovery mode "Recover from iOS Device". Connect your iPhone to the software with a usb cable, a pop-up will display on iPhone screen, tap "Trust" to left iPhone trust this computer, if you turn on two-step verification, you need to enter the password. After that, the software will detect iPhone and show iPhone info on the screen, tap "Start Scan" button to scan iPhone storage immediately.
Step 2. Wait for some time, the software will finish scan process, you can see many data type list in category on the left side, such as photos, app videos, calendars, notes and more, tap "Call History" and preview the details on the right side of scan result, switch "Only display the deleted item(s)" to "On" and you can see all deleted calls, tick the checkbox you want under each calls and click "Recover" button to restore call history.
Method 2. Extract iTunes Backup for Deleted iPhone Calls
Using iTunes to restore iPhone call logs, all data store on iPhone will be covered by backup files, so we can use iPhone data recovery tool to extract iTunes backup and choose calls you need to restore.
Step 1. Select "iPhone Data Recovery" features and tap "Recover from iTunes Backup" mode in the screen after you run the iPhone recovery software on computer, all iTunes backup which store on compute will list in order on the software, you can see latest backup date, size and other info, choose the newest backup and click "Start Scan" button to extract it.
Step 2. After the software finish the extracting, click "Call History" category on the left panel an view all call logs in detail in scan result, mark all call logs you want to restore and click "Recover" button to get them back selectively.
Method 3. Extract iCloud Backup for Deleted iPhone Calls
iCloud provides 5GB free space for us. When we turn on the sync calls button, the call logs will be automatically synchronized to iCloud. When we lose calls, restoring call history from iCloud is our first choice. In order to protect privacy, we cannot see calls directly on iCloud. If you restore whole iCloud backup to iPhone, the backup will overwrite iPhone data, we will lost all exiting data, so we can use iPhone data recovery software to extract iCloud backup and selectively restore calls you need.
Step 1. Run the iPhone data recovery tool on computer and tap "iPhone Data Recovery" > "Recover from iCloud Backup" option on the screen, enter Apple ID and password to login iCloud account, click "iCloud Backup" option and the software will list all iCloud backup in the windows, choose one backup contain deleted calls and click "Download" button to get it to computer, then click same button to extract it.
Step 2. After extraction, you can see all data type on left sidebar, such as app audios, app photos, app videos, voicemail, reminders and more, tap "Call History" and preview all call logs on the right, mark all calls you want and click "Recover" button to get them back.
Notes: The iPhone data recovery software also provides you a feature to back up iPhone data for free, if you need, you can switch to "iOS Data Backup & Restore" > "iOS Data Backup".
