Apr 19, 2022 • Filed to: Manage Social Apps • Proven solutions
"I was just deleting all the useless chat threads in my WhatsApp, but I accidentally ended up deleting some really important messages as well. How do I recover my deleted WhatsApp messages?"
We've found that the above given question is often posted in various different forums across the internet. I'm sure most of us can understand the anxiety that takes over when we accidentally delete a really important message. And since WhatsApp has quickly become the prime means of communication, most important information and interesting texts are exchanged over this medium. Losing them can be quite a pain, it's like losing a part of your memories!
However, fear not. We have some solutions lined up for you. Read on to find out how to recover WhatsApp messages on iPhone.
One of the most commonly used methods by which to recover anything on iPhone is through an iCloud backup. If you have the setting enabled to regularly backup to iCloud, your iPhone would constantly keep updating the iCloud backup. Alternatively, you can backup to iCloud manually as well. If you've availed of this backup method, then you'll be able to recover WhatsApp messages using iCloud.
Go to Settings > General > Reset. Select ‘Erase all content and settings.' You might be asked to enter your Apple ID and Password, and the whole process may take a while.
Your iPhone will have to be installed anew. This means you'll have to follow the setup, until you reach the "Apps & Data" screen. Click on "Restore from iCloud Backup."
You'll be asked to sign in to your iCloud using your ID and Password. Following that, you'll find a list of all your backups. Choose the one you would like to restore. A progress bar will show up, indicating that your backup is being downloaded. This process may take a long time, depending on your internet quality and the space of the backup file.
Finally, you can start accessing your iPhone. All the restored data will keep updating in the background so keep the iPhone connected to the internet. You can now access WhatsApp and wait for all your messages to come back!
However, as you can probably tell, this methods is extremely inconvenient and would take a long time, and could lead to further data loss. For a detailed list of drawbacks of iCloud backup, read on.
If you'd like to find an easier method of restoring WhatsApp messages, without data loss, then you can read the next method.
This is an alternative to the previously mentioned method. If you'd like to make a WhatsApp backup manually, then you can use this methods.
This is a far better alternative than restoring messages directly from iCloud as it doesn't involve your entire iPhone being reformatted, however this is also far from ideal. You have to delete your WhatsApp and download the previous backup file. In the process you may lose the more recent WhatsApp messages. If you want to find a means of selectively choosing the WhatsApp messages to restore, without any data loss, then read the next part.
Dr.Fone - Data Recovery (iOS) is a software with which you can view and select all your WhatsApp messages and then save them to your computer or iPhone. With this method you don't need to worry about reinstalling your entire iPhone, and you don't need to restore all useless information. You can cherry pick just the WhatsApp messages that you want to preserve and then save them. This tool works as a great WhatsApp backup extractor. This tool can even help you restore deleted Facebook messages. Alternatively, there are also specific tools that can help your recover Viber messages, or recover deleted Kik messages, etc.
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With this simple Whatsapp chats recovery tool you have three options at your disposal. You can scan the iPhone and restore deleted WhatsApp messages without backup. Alternatively, you can even view and access your iTunes and iCloud backup files in your computer and then select and recover deleted WhatsApp messages. Please read on to find out how each method works.
If you don't have any backup made in iCloud or iTunes, then no worries. With Dr.Fone you can directly scan your iPhone to get a complete log of all your messages, even the deleted messages. This is how you can recover deleted WhatsApp messages directly:
Launch Dr.Fone, choose the ‘Recover’ feature, then connect your iPhone to your computer. Dr.Fone will immediately recognize the device.
In a left hand panel, you'll find the options to recover from iCloud or iTunes backups, or to ‘Recover from iOS Device.' Choose the latter.
Below "Deleted Data" you'll find several different categories of file types. Since you want to restore deleted WhatsApp messages, select "Messages & Attachments". After you select, you can "Start Scan."
You'll be taken to a gallery with all your messages and attachments, even the ones which you've deleted. You can navigate through the different file types and folders from the left panel, and then you can view their contents in the gallery to the right. Select the WhatsApp messages you want to recover, and click "Restore to Computer."
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If you keep your iCloud backups updated, or if you believe your WhatsApp messages are there in your iCloud backup, your can view and access them via Dr.Fone, and then save the ones which you want to restore. There are also other iCloud backup extractors available and you should go through them all, but our personal preference is Dr.Fone because of its degree of convenience, reliability, and efficiency.
In the left hand panel, select the option "Recover from iCloud backup files." Now access your iCloud using your iCloud ID and Password.
You'll get a list of all your iCloud backups. You can choose the one which suits your purpose best. Click on "Download." Once the download is complete, which might take quite some time, you can hit "Scan."
Go through your entire gallery of WhatsApp messages and find the messages you erroneously deleted. Select them and hit "Recover to Computer."
This method is ideal for those who maintain their backup on iTunes. Dr.Fone is one of the best iTunes backup extractors available, so it can help you view all your WhatsApp messages and save the ones which you want to restore.
Sometimes it so happens that when you try to access your iTunes backup, it doesn't work. If that happens, it's likely that your iTunes backup file is corrupt, so you fix it using one of several solutions which you can find out about here >>
In the left hand panel, select "Recover from iTunes Backup File."
You'll be able to choose from all your iTunes backup files, based on time and date of creation. Click "Start Scan" after you've found the backup file you're looking for. In case you want to delete all the useless backup files and free up some space, then you can find the iPhone backup location and delete backups >>
Browse through all the WhatsApp messages, select the ones you want to keep, and then click on "Recover to Computer" to save them to your PC.
So now you know that there are different means of recovering deleted WhatsApp messages. We recommend using a third-party software such as Dr.Fone, recommended above. But you can also restore directly from iCloud as well, however that procedure will be extremely time consuming and you would run the risk of further data loss, as explained in the earlier section. Dr.Fone helps you selectively choose WhatsApp messages you would like to restore and ignore the rest. Do let us know down in the comments if you found this guide to be helpful. If you have some other means of recovering deleted WhatsApp messages, we'd love to hear them!
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