How to recover deleted messages from iPhone

"Is it possible to retrieve deleted Iphone 4 texts? I deleted an entire conversation with this person, but then realized I'd like to get some of them back. When I went to google how to recover the texts there are lots of programs to do it but I am pretty sure if I deleted them AND THEN synced to the computer that they are gone. If anyone has a way of getting them back would be great"

There are many people asking how to recover deleted messages from iPhone. In fact, there are two ways for you to recover deleted texts from iPhone: if you've ever synced your iPhone with iTunes, otherwise, you recover deleted SMS directly from iPhone. You only need a iPhone Text Message Recovery program.

Here, you can turn to Dr .Fone for iOS which can help you fastly and successfully recover deleted messages from all iPhones such as iPhone 5/4S/4/3GS, besides, it can also recover deleted texts from other iOS devices such as iPad Mini/iPad 4/3/2/1, iPod Touch 4/5 etc.

Tips: If you are a Mac user, and need to recover deleted messages from iPhone on Mac, you can turn to Dr .Fone for iOS (Mac)

And below, we will show you how to recover deleted messages from iPhone in two ways:

Part I: Directly scan and recover SMS from iPhone 5/4S/4/3GS

First of all, connect your iPhone to the computer and run the program after installing it. The primary windows for iPhone 5/4S and iPhone 4/3GS will be different.

For iPhone 5/4S users, there is only a "Start Scan" button on the main window. After connecting your iPhone, you only need to click the "Start Scan" button to scan your iPhone.

For iPhone 4/3GS users, you'll see the window below after connecting your device. You need to download a plug-in by clicking the "Download" button.

Step 2: Enter your iPhone's scanning mode to scan it (iPhone 5/4S users can skip this step)

After downloading the plug-in, you need to get into the device's scanning mode before scanning. You can directly follow the description on the program's window or the steps below:

1. Hold your iPhone in your hand and click the Start button on the Dr.Fone for iOS software's window.
2. Then press the Power and Home buttons on your iPhone simultaneously for 10 seconds.
3. After that, you can release the Power button and need to keep holding the Home button for another 15 seconds.

After that, you'll get a message saying that you've successfully entered the system, and the software begins scanning your iPhone. If you use iPhone 5/4S, you'll see this scanning window immediately after clicking the "Start Scan" button

When the scan finishes, all found data will be listed in clear, organized categories. Choose "Messages" to preview the detailed content. Mark those you want and click "Recover" to save them on your compute with one click.

Note: You can also use Dr .Fone for Android to recover iPhone contacts, photos, video, notes, call history, calendar and more if needed.

Part II: Scan and extract iTunes backup to recover iPhone SMS

After installing and running the program, move to "Recover from iTunes Backup" File and you'll get the interface as follows. All your iTunes backup files have been found and displayed. Choose the one for your iPhone and click "Start Scan".

When the scan finishes, all the content contained in the backup file will be extracted and displayed in categories as Photos & Videos, Contacts, Messages, Call History and Notes. You can preview the detailed content of any of them before you perform the SMS recovery for iPhone.

To recover deleted SMS from iPhone, you only need to check the "Messages" option and hit "Recover" to save all the messages on your computer.

Notes: To avoid losing your important SMS messages, immediate backup is very important and useful. Do remember to backup them on your computer well.