{"id":1991,"date":"2019-07-24T23:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T04:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.filerepairtools.com\/tips\/?p=1991"},"modified":"2026-03-07T22:51:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T22:51:55","slug":"how-to-retrieve-deleted-text-messages-from-iphone-without-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filerepairtools.com\/tips\/how-to-retrieve-deleted-text-messages-from-iphone-without-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Recover Text Messages From iPhone Without Computer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apart from the WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and other apps, the inbuilt iPhone messaging applications serve an important purpose. All the subscribed services, apps, contacts sent messages in the form of text messages that are stored on the iPhone. So, if a message gets deleted then it becomes hard to recover unless you have iPhone backup. Mostly users move to iTunes backup to recover deleted messages in iPhone but it has certain limitations like the method can be used only on desktop. So, how to recover lost\/ deleted text messages from iPhone without a computer?<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/filerepairtools.com\/tips\/how-to-retrieve-deleted-text-messages-from-iphone-without-computer\/#Method_to_Recover_Text_Messages_from_iPhone\" >Method to Recover Text Messages from iPhone<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/filerepairtools.com\/tips\/how-to-retrieve-deleted-text-messages-from-iphone-without-computer\/#Restore_Deleted_iPhone_Messages_From_iCloud\" >Restore Deleted iPhone Messages From iCloud<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>iCloud backups could work out in this scenario. As iTunes can be used only on the computer then the only option left is iCloud. If the iCloud backup is turned on then users can simply restore deleted text messages from the phone itself without any PC.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_to_Recover_Text_Messages_from_iPhone\"><\/span><strong>Method to Recover Text Messages from iPhone<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If the iCloud backup is turned on then users can restore messages, contacts, photos, videos, attachments, and all other items. Check the steps for deleted iPhone message recovery<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From the home screen of iPhone click on the Settings icon<\/li>\n<li>Now you will see the account name, click on the tab<\/li>\n<li>Your account will open, now scroll down and click on iCloud<\/li>\n<li>Check whether the iCloud backup is ON<\/li>\n<li>Click on the iCloud Backup tab and check details<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1993\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filerepairtools.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/check-icloud-backup-date.jpg\" alt=\"check icloud backup date\" width=\"560\" height=\"321\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It will show the last successful backup with date and time<\/li>\n<li>If the messages deleted are before that backup time then they can be restored<\/li>\n<li>If the iPhone messages deleted after backup date, then it is easy to restore them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Restore_Deleted_iPhone_Messages_From_iCloud\"><\/span><strong>Restore Deleted iPhone Messages From iCloud<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Now we have checked the messages, recover the deleted messages by given steps<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on Settings and then \u2018General\u2019 tab<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down and click on \u2018Reset\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Select the option \u2018Erase All Content and Settings\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Now a pop-up box will appear with three options \u2018Backup and Erase\u2019, \u2018Erase Now\u2019 and Cancel<\/li>\n<li>Here be careful to click only on \u2018Erase Now\u2019. If you choose \u2018Backup and Erase\u2019 then the last backup will override and you will lose the previous backup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1994 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filerepairtools.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/recover-deleted-iphone-messages-from-itunes-1024x595.png\" alt=\"recover deleted iphone messages from itunes\" width=\"640\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When you erase the content the phone will restart<\/li>\n<li>Select the settings your country, WiFi settings and you will see Apps and Data screen<\/li>\n<li>Now enter the password to sign in to your iCloud account<\/li>\n<li>When you sign in to iCloud backup a list of backup options will be available<\/li>\n<li>Select the latest backup and click on it to restore to iPhone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1995\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filerepairtools.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/restore-items-from-icloud.jpg\" alt=\"restore items from icloud\" width=\"563\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When the backup gets completed the iPhone will start normally as it is with all the contents available including the deleted messages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All your deleted messages will be recovered from the iCloud backup and you can restore them to iPhone. So this is the free and easy method for message recovery in iPhone without PC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apart from the WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and other apps, the inbuilt iPhone messaging applications serve an important purpose. All the subscribed services, apps, contacts sent messages in the form of text messages that are stored on the iPhone. So, if a message gets deleted then it becomes hard to recover unless you have iPhone backup. 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