Recover Deleted SMS: How to Retrieve Messages
If you have deleted an SMS, you do not have to despair. There are ways to recover and retrieve important messages.
Retrieve deleted SMS on iPhone
SMS messages sometimes contain important addresses or other information. But it can quickly happen that you delete them accidentally. However, these are not lost: there are ways to restore the message on iPhone.
- The best option is to restore with a backup via iTunes.
- Every time you synchronize your smartphone with the computer, the content is backed up.
- Connect your smartphone to the computer.
- Open iTunes. Select the "iPhone" area and then the "Restore" area.
- Choose an appropriate restore point. This must be before the corresponding SMS is deleted. Then confirm the process.
- After the recovery, your iPhone will restart and all messages should be available again.
- Tip: If you would prefer to use a different method, you will find even more options in our practical tip to restore text messages deleted on your iPhone.
Get messages back on Android
If you are using an Android device, there are also ways to retrieve a deleted message.
- With Android devices, it is worth using an app.
- For this it is recommended to use the "SMS Backup & Restore" app.
- Open the app.
- Select "Save". The app now creates a backup.
- This data is automatically created in the "SMSBackup" folder on your SD card.
- With this app you can also plan and create automatic backups.
- To do this, follow the path: "Options"> "Schedule backup". Here you can schedule and set the time and frequency of the backups.
- Select "Restore" from the main menu.
- You can then choose from all the backups that the app shows you from the folder.
- Select the desired date and press "OK". Now the SMS will be restored.
- Tip: If this guide hasn't helped you yet, you can read here again how to restore SMS messages on Android devices.