How to Access and Recover Deleted Text Messages on Android/iPhone
"I received an important text messages on Samsung Galaxy S20 a month ago, but forgot to back up the texts to Samsung Cloud, however, I deleted all the SMS today, is there any way to retrieve this lost SMS messages without backup?"
"I updated the iOS system to the latest version on iPhone 13 yesterday, and later I found that most of the text messages are gone. I don't make a backup before, is there any chance to restore these lost messages?"
For text messages that are frequently used, a lot of information is valuable to Android and iPhone users, including many chat records with family and friends. Due to various reasons (deleted by mistake, system upgrade, jailbreak issue), we will lose some important chat records, which is a great loss for us. Many people don't make backups for text messages, and recovering all lost text messages may be a big problem. what should you do?
Many people may not know that after the text messages are deleted, they will not be removed from the phone memory, but hidden in the phone. They are just marked as "deleted", but you can't see them. So we have a chance to recover these deleted text messages, just find these text messages marked as "deleted", you can see and restore them.
Now we know where the deleted text messages are stored, but it is still impossible for most people to find these deleted text messages. In order to solve this problem, we need to use professional data recovery software, which can help you get these deleted text messages. The following guide will introduce some methods to recover deleted text messages, please continue reading.
Part 1. How to Restore Deleted Text Messages from Android
Android Data Recovery program is designed to recover all kinds of deleted data, except text messages, you can also recover photos, videos, contacts, documents, call logs, whatsApp, audios.
Key Features About Android Data Recovery Tool.
1. Android Data Recovery: Directly recover Android MMS, SMS with name, phone number, attached images, email, message, date.
2. Preview deleted messages before recovery, save them as CSV, HTML format for use.
3. Broken Android Data Extraction: Professionally fix and extract files from broken/froze Android phone.
4. Android Data Backup & Restore: Selectively and flexible backup and restore Android Data.
5. Suitable for accident deletion, factory reset, white screen, black screen and more.
6. Support 6000+ Android devices, including Samsung Galaxy, Sony Xperia, HTC, Motorola, LG, Google Nexus, OnePlus, Xiaomi and more.
7. Only read and recover the data, no personal info leaking.
Download and install the Android data recovery software on computer and read the follow steps to get sms back.
Step 1. Launch the Android data recovery program on computer, tap on the feature of "Android Data Recovery" on homepage.
Step 2. Using a usb cable to link your Android phone to computer, enable usb debugging on your Android phone, then the software will detect your Android phone immediately.
Step 3. Mark data type you want on new windows, here we just tick "Messages" and "Message Attachments", then click "Next".
Step 4. The software will install FoneGo on your Android phone,complete the installation according to the guide, and then the software will request access to the deleted SMS, click "Allow", and then tap "I Have Authorized".
Step 5. The software will start analysis the phone and scan it, wait for some time, the software will finish the scan process, you can see data type "Messages" and "Message Attachments" on left sidebar, tap one data type and view deleted and existing messages in detail on the right, switch "Only display the deleted item(s)" to "On" and show erased sms, mark all sms you want and click "Recover" button to get them back.
Part 2. How to Restore Deleted Text Messages/iMessages from iPhone
As a professional data recovery software, iPhone Data Recovery program can help you recover all kinds of different data, deleted and existing data is included.
Key Features about iPhone Data Recovery:
- Best iOS data recovering and backing up tool to recover and backup iOS data to PC or Mac.
- Three recovery mode to recover iOS data directly or extract iTunes/iCloud Backup.
- Recover files over 22+ types such as photos, videos, contacts, messages, attachments, call history, notes, documents, whatsApp, Line, Kik, Skype, Webchat etc.
- Fix iOS system and get it back to normal.
- Suitable for accident deletion, factory reset, white screen, black screen and more.
Now download the iPhone data recovery tool to computer and install it, start the recovery process.
Step 1. Run the iPhone data recovery software on computer and select "iPhone Data Recovery" feature on home screen, you will see three recovery mode on new windows. To recover sms from iPhone directly, tap on the mode of "Recover from iOS Device". Using a usb cable to link iPhone to the computer, press "Trust" to left iPhone trust this PC, the software will detect iPhone, click "Start Scan" button to scan iPhone storage.
To extract iTunes backup, select the mode of "Recover from iTunes Backup", the software will list all iTunes backup files, you can see backup date, size, name, pick up one backup contain deleted sms, click "Start Scan" button to extract it.
To extract iCloud backup, select the mode of "Recover from iCloud Backup", using Apple ID and password to login iCloud account, then you can tap data type "Messages" and click "Start" button . or you can tap "iCloud Backup", the software will list all iCloud backup files, choose one backup and click "Download" to get it to PC, then click same button to extract it.
Step 2. The software will start scan iPhone internal memory, after scanning, all data type will list on left sidebar, such as app photos, app videos, app audios, whatsapp, messages, kik, line, viber or others, tap "Messages" and "Message Attachments", preview messages in detail on the right, you can tap "Only display the deleted item(s)" to show deleted messages, tick all messages you want and click "Recover" button to get messages back.
