How to Retrieve Deleted WhatsApp Messages on iPhone
WhatsApp is a cross-platform instant messaging app for Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and of course Apple iOS. More and more iPhone users now tend to use WhatsApp to talk with families, friends, and workmates. This hot talking app permits users to communicate through text, voice, and pics over Wi-Fi or cellular networks. However, problems also exist. For example, users may tap on the wrong option and all WhatsApp talk history are gone.
How to get back WhatsApp messages? Be patient. This article will introduce several ways to retrieve deleted WhatsApp messages on iPhone seven Plus/7/6S Plus/6S/6 Plus/6/5S/5C/Five/4S/Four/3GS.
Method 1: Retrieve Deleted WhatsApp Messages on iPhone Directly
Have no backup file at forearm? The good news is that you can now use Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery to recover lost WhatsApp messages from iPhone directly. Apart from WhatsApp, the powerful contraption can also help you recover iPhone contacts, photos, movies and more.
- Launch the iPhone WhatsApp Recovery and connect your iPhone to PC.
- Click “Start scan”. The program will automatically scan and analyze deleted WhatsApp messages on your iPhone.
- After the scan, click “WhatsApp & Attachments” to preview deleted WhatsApp message, then click “Recover” button to save them on your computer.
– Turn on “Airplane Mode” on your iPhone after you lost WhatsApp messages. Any operation on it will generate fresh data which may overwrite the deleted WhatsApp messages and thus make them unrecoverable.
– You can also switch to the “Recover from iTunes Backup” mode to extract and recover WhatsApp talks from backup file.
Method Two: Recover WhatsApp Talk History from iPhone Backup
If you have previously backed up your iPhone using iTunes or iCloud and are certain that the backup contains the deleted WhatsApp talks, you may be able to retrieve deleted WhatsApp talks by restoring your iPhone from backup.
From iCloud Backup:
- Go to WhatsApp Settings > Talks > Talk Backup to verify that there is an iCloud backup of your WhatsApp talk history.
- Delete WhatsApp app and reinstall it from the App Store.
- Verify your phone number, then go after the on-screen prompts to restore WhatsApp talk history.
Peak: The phone number used for backing up and restoration must be the same. You cannot restore the talk history from another WhatsApp account.