Recover Deleted Text Messages from iPhone without Backup?

"I deleted some important text messages on my iPhone 6 Plus, without backup! How can I recover deleted text messages from iPhone without backup? Thanks in advance!”




Text messages on iPhone play an important part in our daily life. In addition to making phone calls, we also get in touch with others by sening and receiving text messages from/to family, friends and collegues. Sometimes these messages are of significance so we won’t want to lose them. However, message loss or deletion happens quite often in our daily life. You might accidentally deleted or lose iPhone SMS messages that contained valuable information. And here I am going to show you how to recover deleted text messages from iPhone without backup despite of the cause: mistaken operation, iOS upgrade/jailbreak failure, virus attack and so on.





If you often use your iPhone to send or receive messages, you may have the same problem – deleting some or all text messages on iPhone by mistake. It is not too late for you to realize the terrible mistake if you have the habit of backing up your device from time to time. But sometimes you just don't have backup, so how can you recover data from iPhone? It seems to many users that retrieving deleted text messages on iPhone is not easy, but fortunately, it is possible. Below I will show you two methods to recover deleted text messages from iPhone 7, 7 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, 6, 6 Plus, 5S, 5C, 5, 4S, 4, and 3GS.

Solution 1: Recover Deleted Text Messages from iPhone with Backup

If you have backed up your device to iTunes, you can then restore iPhone text messages from the iTunes backup. And here is how:

1 Connect your iPhone to the computer via USB cable

2 Open iTunes on computer and iTunes should detect your device. Go to Edit > Preferences to disable automatic syncing.

3 Tap on your iPhone icon, and click “Restore Backup”.

4 Select the backup that contains the deleted text, check it and click the “OK” button.

Solution 2: Recover Deleted Text Messages from iPhone without Backup

If you don’t have backup, you will need to use a third-party tool to retrieve deleted text messages from iPhone directly. iOS Data Recovery should be your best choice. This software is compatible with iPhone 7 Plus/7/6S Plus/6S/6 Plus/6/5S/5C/5/4S/4/3GS. In addition to text messages, this app also enables you to recover iPhone videos, contacts, photos, notes, WhatsApp and so on. You can follow below steps to recover deleted text messages from iPhone without backup.



Step 1: Start iOS Data Recovery on PC

Download and install iOS Data Recovery on your computer and then start the app.

Step 2: Connect iPhone to PC

Now please connect your iPhone to PC via USB cable and the program should detect your device.



Step 3: Choose “Recover from iOS Device”

In this step, you should choose “Recover from iOS Device”. After the iPhone recovery software detects your iPhone, click the "Start Scan" button to scan your device. This process will take up to several minutes.

Step 4: Preview and Recover Deleted Messages

After the scanning process is completed, you can see that all the found files are listed in order. You can then click "Messages" to preview the deleted text messages and then you can choose the one you want to recover. After you select the data, click the "Recover" button to recover deleted text messages from iPhone without backup.