How to Recover Deleted SMS Messages on iPhone?

Check the Recently Deleted folder in Messages

Open Messages

Tap Edit or Filters

Tap Show Recently Deleted

Select the messages

Tap Recover

Restore from an iCloud backup

Go to Settings

Tap General

Tap Transfer or Reset iPhone

Tap Erase All Content and Settings

Set up iPhone again

Choose Restore from iCloud Backup

Restore from a computer backup

Connect iPhone to a Mac or PC

Open Finder or iTunes

Select your iPhone

Choose Restore Backup

Pick a backup made before the messages were deleted

Check if Messages in iCloud is enabled

Go to Settings

Tap your name

Tap iCloud

Tap Messages

Turn it on if needed

Contact your carrier

Ask whether SMS backups or message records are available

Use a third-party iPhone data recovery tool

Scan the iPhone or backup

Recover deleted SMS if the tool finds them

Check other Apple devices signed in with the same Apple ID

Open Messages on iPad or Mac

Look for the deleted SMS there

Sync messages if needed

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