4 Easy Ways To Retrieve Deleted Messages On iPhone 15

To retrieve the deleted messages from the iPhone 15, 14, 13, and so on, open the messages app, tap on "Edit" in the top left corner, from the menu, tap "Show Recently Deleted," select the conversations that you want to recover, tap on "Recover" and "Done" if the device is running iOS 16 or above. If this fails, download and install iBekit iPhone Data Recovery and run the few clicks process to retrieve your messages.

In this guide, I'll explain to you how to retrieve deleted messages on an iPhone. Additionally, I'll guide you through the precautions that you need to take while performing the steps.

Best Ways to Retrieve Deleted Messages on iPhone 15

To retrieve your deleted iPhone 15 messages instantly and successfully, follow this detailed guide.

1. Recover Recently Deleted Messages from iPhone 15

If you've accidentally deleted important iPhone messages or conversations from your iPhone 15,. You can now recover your deleted messages from your device within a few seconds if it is running iOS 16 or later. Here is how you can quickly recover messages from your iOS device.

• Open the "message app" on your iPhone
• Tap on "Edit" in the top left corner of the messages screen
• From the menu bar, tap on "Show Recently Deleted.”
• Select the conversation that you want to retrieve
• Tap on "recover" to get your conversation back in your inbox.
• Lastly, tap on "done" to get back into the inbox

Note:

You can only recover the conversations that have been deleted in the last 30 days. However, you'll not be able to retrieve them.

2. Retrieve Deleted Messages From iCloud Messages

Suppose you've recently deleted the message conversations. In that case, you might be able to get the messages back from the iCloud Messages setting, in case you've already toggled it on from the iCloud settings. If you haven't already toggled on the messages from the iCloud settings, then you'll be able to retrieve them from iCloud in the next few steps. Here is how you can check the message's backup status in iCloud settings and restore it.

• Tap on the "Settings icon" on your iPhone
• Tap on your "Apple ID" mentioned with "Your Name."
• Scroll down a little and tap on "iCloud."
• After that, scroll a little and check if "Messages" is toggled on or off. 
• If "Messages" is toggled off, then don't try to toggle it on.
• If "Messages" is toggled on, in this case, then "toggle" it again to set it off.
• Next, a little pop-up message will appear on the screen. Then tap on "Disable and Download Messages."
• Now, move again to the "messages app" and check if the messages have been recovered.

Note:

If the messages have not been recovered, that is what you want; there could be the following reasons.

You might've already toggled on "Messages" from the "iCloud." But you've recently backed up your iPhone 15, and the messages are permanently gone. In this case, you'll not be able to backup your iMessage on your device. They're gone from the "iCloud," but they can be recovered in the next steps.

In case you haven't already toggled on "Messages" from "iCloud,” then you'll definitely be able to retrieve the message from the iCloud if you have made a backup before deleting the messages.

3. Recover Deleted Messages Via iBekit iPhone Data Recovery

iBekit iPhone Data Recovery provides the easiest and few-click solution to this problem instantly. Once you have deleted the messages, documents, photos, and other data files from your iOS device, it is quite convenient to restore permanently deleted messages, conversations, and other data within a few minutes. 

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Here is the step-by-step process you must follow.

• Download and install the "iBekit iPhone Data Recovery" software and launch it.

• Connect the iPhone 15 to your computer using a compatible iPhone cable.

• From the "iBekit iPhone Data Recovery" window, click on "iPhone Data Recovery."
• Make sure your device is connected and click on "Recover from iOS Device."
• Then click on the "Start Scan" button to begin the process and wait for it to complete.

• When the scan is finished, click on the "Messages" option from the left panel of the screen.
• Find the messages or conversations that you want to retrieve on your iPhone 15 and select them all. Then select the messages and click on "Recover."

• Follow the prompts on your screen and "Save the recovered files," and then click on "Recover" to confirm. 

Note:

If you're a consistent iTunes user, use it to back up your device's data within it. Then, you might want to recover your lost message files from iTunes. iBekits also offers data recovery and restoration using iTunes backup. The method is the same as shown above, but you've got to select the "Recover from iTunes Backup File" option instead of "Recover from iOS device." 

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In the same way, you can try retrieving deleted messages through iCloud's backup using the iBekit system solution.

4. Restore Your iPhone 15 Backup From iCloud

Retrieving the deleted messages from your iOS device using iCloud backup can be a tricky and quite long process to finish. Before starting iPhone 15 restoration via iCloud backup to recover deleted messages, you must keep key things in mind. First, ensure the last backup that your iCloud made. Then, ensure that you've made a backup before you delete the messages. Once you ensure, then you're ready to proceed with it further.

• Tap on the "Settings icon" on your iPhone
• Scroll down a little and tap on "General."
• Then, scroll down again to the end and tap on "Transfer or Reset iPhone."
• Tap on "Erase All Content and Settings" at the bottom of your iPhone screen.
• Enter your "Apple ID" password and then tap on "Erase iPhone.”
• When setting your iPhone again, tap on "Restore from iCloud Backup" at the "Apps & Data" screen.
• Then select the "iCloud" backup that you want to restore from the "Choose Backup" screen. Ensure that you're choosing the right one that you want to restore.
• Then, proceed further and enter the "Apple ID" and "Apple ID Password."
• Follow the next prompts on your screen and complete the setup successfully.

Note:

Please keep in mind that you shouldn't back up your device while erasing your iPhone. This is the reason you're restoring the iPhone from iCloud's earlier backup.

Conclusion

In this article, I've explained how to retrieve deleted messages on an iPhone with easy-to-follow solutions.

Hopefully, with these detailed steps, you might have successfully recovered the deleted iPhone 15 messages by following these solutions. If you're still having trouble retrieving the messages, feel free to contact iBekit technical support.