How to Retrieve Deleted Text Messages from an iPhone for Free

"How can I recover deleted text messages from my iPhone for free?"

If you're asking this question, then by the end of this guide, you'll have your answer.

Normally, if you want to recover deleted text messages on iPhone for free and you have backed up your iPhone with iTunes/iCloud/Finder before, you can use the official way to restore deleted text messages on iPhone for free. However, if no available backup is at your disposal, you will need a free iPhone data recovery tool for assistance.

Free Retrieve Deleted Text Messages from iPhone without Backup

If you don't have a backup, your only chance to recover deleted messages from your iPhone is by using a third-party iOS data recovery tool. If you want to retrieve text messages for free on your iPhone, you'll need a utility like MobiSaver Free iPhone Data Recovery. It lets you:

• Restore lost iPhone data from PC or Mac
• Recover photos, videos, messages, contacts, and more
• Retrieve iPhone data from the device or iTunes/iCloud backup

Free Recover Deleted iPhone Info:

Step 1: Choose the Recovery Mode

Connect your iPhone to the computer and open the MobiSaver tool. Click “Recover from iOS Device” on the left, then click “Start Scan”.

Step 2.  Scan iPhone to Find Lost Text Messages

The Mobisaver tool will scan your iPhone 13/12/11/X/XR/XS/8/7/6/5/4 automatically and find any lost text messages and message attachments for you.

Step 3: Preview and recover the lost SMS

Select “Messages” and “Message Attachments.” Choose the messages and attachments you want to recover. Click “Recover to Computer” or “Recover to Device” to choose where you want to restore them.

If you don't want to lose your data, it's worth backing up your iPhone regularly.

Recover Deleted Text Messages from iPhone for Free via iTunes

If you have previously backed up your data with iTunes, you can use that backup to restore deleted text messages for free. An iTunes backup contains most of the data and settings from your iPhone, including text messages.

However, when you use iTunes to recover deleted messages on iPhone, you will have to restore all other types of content as well. This means that everything on your iOS device will be replaced with the content from the iTunes backup.

If that's acceptable, please read on for more details.

Restore Deleted Text Messages from iPhone for Free via iTunes:

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to the computer, unlock your iPhone, and trust this computer.

Step 2: Launch iTunes.

Step 3: Click on the device icon in iTunes, then choose “Restore from Backup.”

Step 4. Select the backup from which you want to recover the deleted information, then tap “Restore.”

Your iPhone might not show up in iTunes at all, and you'll have to work through a troubleshooting guide to fix it.

Restore Deleted Messages on iPhone for Free via iCloud

Similar to an iTunes backup, an iCloud backup will also overwrite your iPhone texts, so you'll have to restore all of the content on your iPhone from the iCloud backup. Moreover, to retrieve deleted text messages from an iCloud backup, you'll first need to erase all data and settings from your iPhone. After that, you can go through the setup process again and choose to restore your iPhone from the iCloud backup.

Restore deleted iPhone text messages via iCloud:

Step 1: Go to Settings > General > Reset, then choose Erase All Content and Settings.

Step 2: Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your iPhone.

Step 3: When you see the “Apps & Data” screen, tap “Restore from iCloud Backup.”

Step 4. Enter your iCloud account information and select a backup to restore from.

Bottom line

As you can see, whether you restore from an iTunes or an iCloud backup, you will lose the data currently on your iPhone. If you want to selectively recover data from a backup, or if you don't have a backup available, consider using a tool like MobiSaver.