Retrieve Lost Text Messages on iPhone 7

Text messages are just as important as our phone calls, so when we lost some of them, we may think about we couldn’t get them back, and it will ruin our mood. So in this article, we’ll show you some ways about how to retrieve lost text messages on iPhone 7.

And it’ll be much easier when with the help of third-party software iRefone, it can help us recover our text messages even we didn’t do any backup. And it can not only recover text messages, but also can help us recover contacts, photos, reminders, calendars, WeChat messages ect. Also it can recover iPhone data with three recovery mode, that is Recover from iOS Device, Recover from iTunes Backup and Recover from iCloud Backup.

Now you can download and install the free trial version to have a try.



Retrieve Lost Text Messages on iPhone 7 Directly

Step 1. Run iRefone, connect your iPhone 7 with PC. Tap on “Recover from iOS Device”, click “Start”.



Step 2. Then we’ll enter the new interface with many data icon and media icon that iRefone can recover, find “Text Message” icon, and click it.



Step 3. Wait a few seconds for scanning, then you can preview and choose your lost text messages, tap on “Recover to PC”.



As your text messages are lost, so they will be with orange color.

Retrieve Lost Text Messages on iPhone 7 from iTunes

If you want to extract text messages from your iTunes backup selectively, iRefone can also help us with it.

Step 1. Run iRefone, launching your iTunes. Choose “Recover from iTunes Backup”, then all your backup files on iTunes will show up.



Step 2. then you can find the backup files you need, tap on “Select” at the end of the files you need. And we’ll enter the new interface with many data icon and media icon that iRefone can recover. Click “Message” icon, and it will be scanned by iRefone.



Step 3. wait for a few seconds for scanning, then you can preview and choose text messages you lost, tap on “Recover to PC”.



Retrieve Lost Text Messages on iPhone 7 from iCloud

iRefone can also help us extract text messages from iCloud backup, and it doesn’t need us to erase all content and settings. See below steps.

Step 1. Run iRefone, choose “Recover from iCloud Backup”, log in it with your Apple ID and password.



Step 2. When log in, we can see all your backup files on iCloud. Find the backup files you need, click “Download” at the end of the files you need.



Step 3. When finish downloading, we’ll enter the new interface with many data icon and media icon that iRefone can recover, find “Message” icon, and click it.



Step 4. wait a few seconds for scanning, then you can preview and choose your lost text messages. Tap on “Recover to PC”.



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