How to Recover Deleted Messages from WhatsApp for Android

Many a times, it may so happen that you might lose your WhatsApp messages on Android phone as you may delete them either accidentally or because of some error. Do you find yourself in a situation where you need to extract these messages back? Now, I will tell you how to recover deleted WhatsApp messages on Android.

Part 2. How to Restore Deleted WhatsApp Messages from Android

Step 1. Enable USB Debugging

Download iSkysoft Android Data Recovery on your computer and install it. Then launch the program and connect your Android smartphone to your computer using a USB cable. You need to enable USB Debugging by following the on screen instruction or the steps below:

• For Android 2.3 and earlier: move to settings and then applications. Under applications, choose development and in it, click on the sub debugging option.
• Android 3.0 to 4.1: move to settings and head to developer. Choose options underneath it and click on sub debugging.
• For Android 4.3 or newer: under settings. Click "About Phone" and then head to build number. Click on it until you get a message "you are under developer mode". Now, move to settings -> develop option and click usb debugging.

Step 2. Choose File Type and Recovery Mode

Once the USB debugging has been enabled, the software will detect your device. Click on the "Next" button and allow the software to thoroughly analyze your data. If you want to recover your old messages, you should narrow the filter by selecting just the texts. This will considerably cut down the total time which will be trained during the scanning process. If you want to select more than file type, you can opt for multiple selection.

In the screen that follows, you will have two options for scanning. Choose "Standard Mode" if you want a basic scan of your device. You can also choose "Advanced Mode" if you want to perform a much more in-depth scan of your device and look for almost all types of files.

Step 3. Recover Lost WhatsApp Texts

The scanning process is going to take some time and so you need to be patient during the whole process. When you are looking to recover your lost WhatsApp messages, you can simply choose WhatsApp messages filter from the left hand side.

In the preview pane, you can select the files which you want to recover. Now, click on the "Recover" button. A new window will open where you need to enter the path wherein you can save all your recovered files.

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Part 3. Tips for Avoiding WhatsApp Data Loss

When you are using this iSkysoft Android Data Recovery, there are a few key tips which you need to follow.

• Always make it a point to have ample charge in your phone. A phone battery of minimum 20% needed is prior to scan or else your phone battery may die during the process.
• Once your messages have been deleted, avoid using your phone at all because too many operations may end up deleting your messages permanently.

Following these points should be enough to help you recover your lost messages. No doubt, it is the ease of use offered by the software which makes it such a popular option for so many people.