How To Read Erased Text Messages on iPhone

Read Erased Text Messages by Restoring from iTunes/iCloud Backup
1 From iTunes Backup


Every time you connect your iPhone to your computer it starts to create a backup. This backup can be used to restore deleted messages to your phone. However, this method only allows for data that has been previously backed up to be restored to your phone.
Connecting Your iPhone


Connect your iPhone to your computer and access iTunes. It should start automatically.
Restoring Backup


After that phone is connected you can see an option to open your device in the top left hand corner. The option to restore backup will be available once you access your device.


Any data that was present during your last backup, but deleted will now be added to your phone.



2 From iCloud Backup


iCloud is capable of backup all of the content on your phone to the cloud. That includes all of your text messages. You have to enable iCloud before it will backup the content from your phone. You also have to make sure that messages are set to backup your data. You can enable and disable the backup of certain datapoints.Gihosoft iPhone Data Recovery is a professional iPhone Data Recovery software to get back all your lost text message, photo, video, call history, note, contact and more from iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch. It offers a full solution to recover your lost data in different tough situations. Besides recovering data directly from iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, it also allows you to recover data from iCloud and iTunes backup files.




Go to Settings


Open the iPhone that you wish to view erased messages, and go to the settings app. Once settings opens up, navigate to iCloud > Manage Storage > then Backup.



Find the Right Backup


Under Backup you will see a list of data backups that have been created. They are listed by the name of the device and the amount of data. Once you tap the backup, you will be able to see the data that it was made.



Erase Phone to Factory Settings


In the settings app you will have to have to restore the phone to the factory settings. That means any data since the backup will be deleted from your phone.



Restore from iCloud Backup


When your phone is done being restored, you will go through the setup process. During that you will log into your Apple account and the device will ask if you want to restore to an iCloud backup. Once the device is finished with the restoration process your deleted messages will be there.