The iPhone’s one of the most popular Apple products. More and more users every day prefer iPhones rather than other phones. It means that the Apple team has made everything to attract users. The device is well-known for its great features. There’s even a preinstalled app “Messages” which can be used as any other messenger.

However, sometimes, users may need to find the text message with some important information. Have you ever wondered what to do if the text message is deleted, but you need to read it? You don’t need to worry before the time, everything can be recovered. Fortunately, Apple’s provided its users with several opportunities to save important information and get it restored when they need it.

How to view deleted messages on your iPhone

As was mentioned before, iPhone provides users with many different features. iMessage has been introduced by Apple to make it easier for Apple users to communicate with each other. You’ll only need the Internet connection to use the app as a real messenger and send texts without any charges. Moreover, in case you’ve received a message from an unknown number, you can even restrict them to send you messages.

Many users communicate with their friends and relatives with this built-in app, as it’s convenient and you won’t need some extra space to download other messengers. There are the same functions as any other app has, you can send photos, videos, location, etc.

However, sometimes, users may accidentally delete some messages and recall them after a period of time. Unfortunately, not many users know that everything that has been deleted can be recovered and just forget about the messages. There are several ways to retrieve the deleted texts and you can choose the most convenient for you.

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How to retrieve deleted messages via the iCloud recovery

Apple has provided its users with a feature of backup that saves all the data that has been proceeded during the usage of the device. If you regularly do a backup of your iCloud, you would definitely be able to recover the messages that have been deleted and the other data too. However, to be able to back up, you should have enough storage in iCloud. So, if you want to recover deleted messages via the iCloud recovery, you should follow the steps which would be mentioned in the section below:

• First of all, you should head to the Settings app.
• After that, you should head to the “Apple ID Profile” at the top of the screen.

• Then, you should click on the “iCloud“.

• Next, you should head to the “iCloud Backup” option.

• After that, you should see whether you’ve deleted the messages before that last backup has been done.
• Then, you should head back to the Settings.
• Next, you should click on the “General” tab.

• After that, you should scroll down and click on the “Reset” option.

• Then, you should click on the “Erase All Content and Settings” option.

• There would be a pop-up window displayed, there you should choose the “Erase now” option.
• Since then, your phone would be treated as a new one and you should follow the on-screen prompts until the “Apps & Data” page would be displayed.
• After that, you should click on the “Restore from iCloud Backup” option.
• Then, you should fill in the passwords.
• Head to Choose backup, then choose from a list of available backups in iCloud. 

Since then, the data that has been saved during the backup would appear on your device. So, you’ll be able to find the lost information and enjoy using your iPhone further. Actually, backup is a great feature that may help you in different cases, not only with the messages but with apps, photos, music, files, etc.

How to disable the Find My on your iPhone

For the next method, you’ll need your Mac to recover the messages. However, you’ll need to have your Find My disabled to continue the steps. “Find My” is a great preinstalled app on your iPhone that gives you a great opportunity to find all your added devices in case you’ve lost them somewhere. So, if you want to disable it, you should follow the steps which would be mentioned in the section below:

• First of all, you should head to the Settings app.
• After that, you should head to the “Apple ID Profile” at the top of the screen.

• Then, you should click on the “Find My” option.

• Next, you should tap on the “Find My iPhone” option.
• After that, you should switch Find My iPhone off. You’ll be required to fill in your Apple ID password.

Since then, you’ll be able to complete the process of recovering the deleted data. So, after the data would be renewed, you can switch the feature on again, and you’ll be able to find any of your devices in case they’ve been lost.

How to recover messages via Finder on Mac (macOS Catalina or later)

It’s very important to know which OS version your Mac has, as the method of recovering depends on it. In case you’re an owner of a Mac with macOS Catalina or later, you can restore the data using the Finder app which is built-in on your Mac. So, if you want to recover messages via Finder on your Mac, you should follow the steps which would be mentioned in the section below:

• First of all, you should connect your iPhone to your Mac.
• After that, you should see your iPhone displayed under the “Locations“, and you should tap on it.

• Then, you should tap on “Manage Backups” and a list of backups on your computer would be displayed. If there’re no available backups, unfortunately, you won’t be able to restore your iPhone from your computer.

• Next, you should check the list to make sure the most recent backup was made before you deleted those text messages.
• After that, you should tap on OK.

• To complete the process, you should click on the “Restore iPhone” option.

Since then, the restoring process would be started. It depends on the size of the backup that you try to restore and whether the process would last long or not. After the process would be completed, you can access all the data that was stored in this backup.

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How to recover messages via iTunes on Mac (macOS Mojave or earlier)

iTunes is a preinstalled app on Mac that has many features and is used for many things. One of the options that are provided by the app is restoring the iPhone. This’s a great feature as it helps to renew the old deleted data which can be important to access. So, you don’t need to worry and just try the method below. So, if you want to recover messages using iTunes on your Mac, you should follow the prompts which would be displayed in the section below:

• First of all, you should connect your iPhone to your Mac.
  After that, iTunes would be opened. You should click on the “Phone” icon on the left side of the screen and make sure that your iPhone is displayed there.
• Then, you should make sure that you’ve opened the “Summary” tab.
• To complete the process, you should tap on the “Restore Backup” option.

Keep in mind, that the process may be time-consuming in case there were many data stored in the backup. However, since the restoring would be finished, you’ll be able to enjoy using your iPhone and access the data that has been deleted not depending deliberately or accidentally.