How To Look At Deleted Messages On iPhone?

Check the Recently Deleted folder in the Messages app

Open Messages

Tap Edit or Filters

Tap Show Recently Deleted

Select the messages you want

Tap Recover

Restore from an iCloud backup if the messages were deleted earlier

Go to Settings

Tap your name

Tap iCloud

Check iCloud Backup

Erase and restore the iPhone from a backup that contains the messages

Restore from a computer backup if available

Connect the iPhone to a Mac or PC

Open Finder or iTunes

Restore from the backup that contains the messages

Check other Apple devices signed in with the same Apple ID

Open Messages on iPad or Mac

Look for synced conversations

Ask the sender to resend the messages

Contact your carrier if SMS backup or message recovery is offered

Use a third-party recovery tool only if you trust it and understand the risks

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