How to Retrieve Messages from WhatsApp on iPhone

Users quite often free up space on their iPhones by deleting data. There is always that chance you'd want to recollect important information. Unfortunately, it's lost on your mobile. It could be deleted accidentally but permanently from your iPhone or other iOS device.

iTunes allow users to create backups, so deleted WhatsApp messages can be recovered. However, any new data added to an iPhone after recovery is lost or overwritten. It therefore becomes a cumbersome task to save data once it is deleted. Your iPhone may not have capacity to store and reproduce data as and when required. Also, it becomes rather tiresome to browse through messages one after the other until you actually arrive at the information you need. But don’t worry. Now you have a perfect solution to retrieve WhatsApp messages.

Part 2. How to Recover Deleted Messages from WhatsApp on iPhone

Method 1. Directly Recover from iPhone

Users on any computer can use the iSkysoft software to directly restore deleted WhatsApp message in just three steps.

Step 1. Connect Your iPhone for Scanning

Launch the software and then plug your iPhone into computer. Then choose “Recover from iOS Device” from the right menu. When the program recognizes the iPhone simply click the "Start" button to start scanning.

Step 2. Recover Lost WhatsApp Data

After that, your iPhone lists out backup data that can be recovered including messages, calendar, notes, call logs, and reminders. Just tick items to be recovered, and the software takes over to recover information in just one click.

Method 2. Recover from iTunes Backup

If you synchronized your iPhone with iTunes, restoring backed-up files is possible. The software supports iTunes 12.3, and the way it works helps recover data selectively. You must remember iTunes does not support selective backup of files, which is a premium feature in the easy-to-use software.

Step 1. Scan iTunes Backup File

Always sync your iPhone with iTunes regularly. It is important as advance syncing is mandatory for any recovery of WhatsApp messages.

Open the software and select "Recover from iTunes Backup File". Choose the previous backup for the iPhone and tap on the "Start Scan" button.

Step 2. Restore WhatsApp History from iTunes Backup

WhatsApp messages shall start getting extracted from iTunes. When the scanning is complete, you can selectively recover message as per requirement. Click "Recover" to save the messages.

Method 3. Recover from iCloud Backup

Accessing iCloud Backup was an issue in the past but can be easily accessed now with iSkysoft iPhone Data Recovery.

Step 1. Log in Your iCloud Account

Launch the software and then select "Recover from iCloud Backup File" from the side menu. Then the program will promote your to enter your iCloud account. (iSkysoft won't record your personal information.)

Step 2. Download and Scan iCloud Backup

View all the backup files listed in the iCloud. Select the one containing lost WhatsApp messages. Click "Download" to get it off to your Mac.

As soon as downloading is complete, a button "Scan Downloaded" will get visible. Select the button to extract and preview the data.

Step 3. Get Back Lost Messages

After that, you can preview the scanning result. Selectively recover the data and save to the computer by clicking "Recover".

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