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Recover iPhone Messages After iOS 10 Update

By Selena KomezUpdated on April 12, 2017


iOS 10 Deleted My Messages on iPhone

Maybe Messages deleted after iOS 10 update?I’ve just noticed that most of my messages and iMessages disappearing on iPhone 7 after upgrading to iOS 10.3 last night.Is’t ios 10 deleted my messages on iPhone?I never deleted them.I never backed it up with iTunes or iCloud before, unfortunately,there were over a 100 important messages on my iPhone 7 and I would like to get them back.I want to know is it possible to recover iPhone text messages and iMessags after iOS 10.3 update?” — Asked by Allen in apple official discussions

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Text Messages and iMessages Deleted after iOS 10/10.3/10.2 Update

Apple make iMessages app a great changes in iOS 10/iOS 10.2/iOS 10.3,we can send iMessages between iOS devices for free,however,many users can’t wait to upgrade their iPhone, iPad from iOS 9, iOS 8 to iOS 10/10.1/10.2/10.3,in order to reflecting the iMessages app new features.As we all know,iOS operating system update may case data loss on iPhone/iPad/iPod.If you failure upgrade device to iOS 10 without make a back before,it may erase all text messages from it.However,many ios users mak ask how to recover lost messages after iPhone update?Some people urgent to recover important text messages from iPhone/iPad after upgrading,especially the sensitive SMS related to work or personal affair and you must eager to quickly get the messages back.

Recover “iOS 10 Deleted SMS/iMessages” on iPhone iPad

iOS 10 Data Recovery offers the most convenient way to recover iPhone messages after iOS 10/iOS 10.2/iOS 10.3 update,no matter you have a previous backup or not.In addition,this awesome data recovery helps to recover various data from iPhone after iOS update,such as contacts,photos,notes,call logs,videos,WhatsApp messages.It works well with the latest iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 6S(Plus), iPhone 6(Plus),iPhone 5S/5C/5,iPhone 4S/4 or other versions of iPad and iPod. If you looking for an effective way to recover deleted data from iPhone on iOS 10,just free download a trial Windows or Mac version below and try to retrieve your missing messages from iPhone even if you have no backup.

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Part 1:Recover Deleted Text Messages from iPhone without Backup after iOS 10 Update

It is highly recommended that you should backup your iPhone data before you started iOS upgrade.But if you forgot to do,it doesn’t matter.The solution 1:directly recover text messages from iPhone is available.

The -iOS 10 Data Recovery provides the “Smart Recovery” function for you to restore lost data from iPhone effectively.The “Smart Recovery”function of program provide different features to choose-to get back lost data on device,which will make the data recovery efficiently.You could select this recovery mode when you lost data from device under the unknown circumstances.

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Tips:This “Smart Recovery” mode allows you to scan your device directly to find all the lost files andrestore lost data from your lost/broken device.

Step 1.Run iOS 10 Data Recovery and Connect iPhone to Computer
Launch iOS 10 Data Recovery in the first step,connect your iPhone to computer and select the recovery mode “Recover from iOS Device“.

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Step 2.Scan your iPhone for Lost iMessages, Text Messages
Started to scan your iPhone for lost messages after iOS 10 update.Now you are allow to select file for scanning.To recover SMS on iPhone,you should click”Message“.If you also wanna recover other data simultaneously,you can click more file types to scan,such as “Contacts”,”Call History”.

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Click “Next” to search for your lost data,then the program will start to scan your device automatically for lost data.

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Step 3.Preview and Restore Text Messages from iPhone in iOS 10 Directly
When the scanning is finished,you can preview all data on your iPhone and then choose the detail files you want,just simply clicking “Recover” button.Then you will be asked for selecting to save the selected data to computer or device.

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Download the iOS 10 Data Recovery:

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Part 2:Restore Deleted Text Messages after iOS 10 Update with iTunes Backup

Step 1.Run iOS 10 Data Recovery and Select iTunes Recovery Mode
Launch iOS 10 Data Recovery in the first step,connect your iPhone to computer and select the recovery mode “Recover from iTunes Backup“.

Step 2.Select iTunes Backup File and Extract it
Select the backup file (usually the latest one) and click “Scan“.Soon you can see all backup contents well categorized in the left sidebar.

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Step 3.Preview Text Messages and Select to Recover/Extract Lost SMS from iTunes Backup Files
Press “Messages” and “Messages Attachment“to show all lost and existing messages from iPhone.Tick the detial data of messages list and click “Recover” to retrieve them.At last,you will be asked for selecting to save the selected data to computer or device.

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You can download it on your computer first. Both Windows and Mac versions are available.

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Part 3:Retrieve iPhone Lost Text Messages after iOS 10 Update with iCloud Backup

Step 1.Run iOS 10 Data Recovery and Select iCloud Recovery Mode
Click “Recover from iCloud Backup” and sign in your iCloud account with Apple ID and password.

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Step 2.Select the Files you Want to Recover from iCloud Backup

Now you should select the files you need to restore from iCloud backup ,including photos, App photos, videos, notes, contacts, SMS, iMessages,etc,.

select the file types

Step 3.Download and Scan iCloud Backup File
The whole iCloud backup files under this account will be shown to you.Choose the one you want and click “Download”.When the download is complete,you can select the type of files you want to download in the pop-up,then click the “Next” button,the program will automatically scan the backup file.

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Step 4.Preview and Recover/Extract Lost iMessages, Text Messages from iCloud Backup Files
After finishing the scanning,now you could select the detail data to preview and recover it by clicking “Recover“.Just like the two solutions above,you will be asked for selecting to save the selected data to computer or device in the last moment.

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With this program,there is no more fear of data lost resulting from iOS upgrade,accidentally deletion,jailbreak failure or system malfunctions.Even so,we also suggest you to back up iPhone data before iOS 10 upgrade or downgrade.

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Part 4:Restore iPhone Messages from iTunes Backups

Before upgrading your iPhone to iOS 10,if you have synced your iPhone with iTunes,the iTunes will make your iPhone full backup automatically.However,this party teach you how to recover missing iPhone SMS and iMessage conversations from a backup previously created by iTunes.

Step 1.Open iTunes on your PC or Mac.
Step 2.Connect your iPhone to the computer via USB cable.
Step 3.Once the iPhone detected and appears in iTunes,then click “iPhone device” in iTunes main interface,and click “Summary”.

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Step 4.Click“Restore from Backup…” button and ready to restore your iPhone contents in iTunes.

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Step 5.Select a recent iPhone backup history and restore them to iPhone by click “Restore” button.

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Warning:To restore your iPhone text messages and iMessage conversations from the backups created by iTunes,it will erase all music, photos, videos and other media files which currently exist on your iPhone.Because the iTunes will overwrite the iPhone contents and settings once restore the devices.

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Once the restore process complete, you should regain access to the lost or deleted text messages on iPhone.

We recommend always make your iPhone backup with iTunes or iCloud,as the backup created by iTunes. While iTunes only backs up SMS and iMessage, Contacts.However,we recommend you use this iPhone Data Exporter to backup everything from iPhone/iPad/iPod to computer,including the contacts, SMS, iMessages, photos, videos, music, call logs, notes and App datas,like WhatsApp messages, Viber messages, Kik chat history, Wechat messages and LINE conversation.Download iPhone Data Exporter now and prevent the loss of iPhone data in the future.

Download the iPhone Data Exporter and backup all data from iPhone to PC or Mac:

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Related Guides & Tips:

How to Restore Deleted iMessages on iPhone/iPad with iOS 10

How to Recover Data from iPhone/iPad with iOS 10

How to Restore iPhone Photos after Upgrading to iOS 10

How to Recover iPhone Contacts after Upgrading to iOS 10

How To Backup and Restore iPhone WhatsApp Messages

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