“I have a court case and really need to print some texts on my iPhone. Is this possible? How can I do this?”

This is a typical case where you need to print text messages from iPhone. Although there are numerous messaging apps for iPhone now, still people use the native Messages app to communicate with their family, friends, colleagues, and clients, etc. Some valuable text conversations often need to be backed up and sometimes printed to paper for preservation or as evidence.

However, Apple has added many fun features to the Messages app, but there is no printing. So you need to take some workarounds to print text messages from iPhone. Now read this article to find them out and try them.

Note: When you are printing iPhone messages for a court case or other legal purposes, please consult a legal professional and confirm the specific requirements for printing.

1. Print iPhone Text Messages from Notes App

If you only want to keep the text of your conversations and don’t care about the details of the time, date, and sender, you can copy and paste the text into another app that supports printing, and then print it out. Such apps include Notes, Mails, Reminders and so on.

• Open a conversation from your Messages app. Tap and hold a message that you want to print until the “Copy/More” menu appears, and then choose “Copy”.
• Turn to the Notes app on your iPhone and create a new note.
• Paste the copied text into the note, tap the Share icon in the upper-right corner, scroll down and tap “Print”.
  
• Select a printer and start printing.

This is a simple and convenient approach, but the text printed out using it cannot be used as evidence in court.

2. Print Out Text Message Screenshots from iPhone

To print text messages from iPhone for court, you need to print them in an unequivocal format, along with the date and time, as well as details of the sender and receiver. It is a great option to take a screenshot of your message text and then print it out. Nevertheless, when you have a mass of text messages to print, you’d better consider a different approach.

• Step 1: Open the Messages app on your iPhone and locate the conversation you need.
• Step 2: Take a screenshot of the texts you want to print.
  • On iPhone X or later: Press the Side button and the Volume Up button at the same time and then quickly release them.
  • On iPhone 8 or earlier: Press the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the same time and then quickly release them.
• Step 3: Tap on the thumbnail in the lower-left corner of your screen.
• Step 4: Tap the Share icon in the upper-right corner and select “Print”.
• Step 5: Select a printer, customize the number of copies you want, and tap “Print” to confirm.
  

3. Use Third-Party Software to Print iPhone Text Conversations

It’s not difficult to print one or two text messages using the previous two methods, but using them to print a large number of text messages is no small challenge. At this point, you need to turn to a tool that can help you export and print your entire text conversations together with the contact, time, date, and other information at once.

Here we will show you a program called Jihosoft iPhone Data Recover. This is a professional software dedicated to iOS data recovery. And it is also an excellent data transfer tool that works perfectly to import your messages from iPhone to the computer as readable formats like TXT and HTML. So that you can print iPhone text messages from the computer in the format you need. The supported iPhone modes range from 4S to the latest 11 series.

Here’s how to use Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery to print iPhone text messages:

• Step 1: Download, install and run Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery on your computer. And then connect your iPhone to the computer.
• Step 2: Once your iPhone is detected, click “Start Scan” to let the program scan data on your iPhone.
• Step 3: After scanning, you can preview the text messages in the scan result, including contact information as well as the time and date. You can also find deleted messages there. Uncheck other data types and click “Recover” to export only your text messages to the computer.
  
• Step 4: The output text messages will be saved as an HTML file on your computer. Click on the corresponding file and print out your text messages from the computer as PDF.
  

If you have synced your iPhone with iTunes, Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery allows you to access and extract text messages from an iTunes backup. You can print SMS messages from iPhone even without the need to connect your iPhone to the computer.

4. Ask Phone Service Provider for a Copy of Text Messages

This method doesn’t always work but you can give it a shot. In order to protect the privacy of the sender and receiver of the text message, the phone service provider will generally refuse your request unless you can give a good reason or present a legal document from the court. Thus, you are not recommended to use this method when you just want a backup of your text messages.

Conclusion
The above are four ways to print text messages from iPhone. Which method you choose depends on your purpose of printing the text (for court cases or backups) and the number of messages to print. We hope this article is helpful to you. If you have any other better approach to print iPhone text messages, please share it with us.

Different from traditional SMS/MMS messages, iMessage is a great feature available among Apple devices. It allows you to send unlimited free text, picture, video, voice memo, and share location, contact and other types of messages over Wi-Fi or cellular-data networks. However, many users have reported that they accidentally deleted iMessage conversations, some of which are precious to them. Luckily, there are always ways to get deleted iMessages back on iPhone, even without a backup. Here, we’ll give you 4 options to recover deleted iMessages on iPhone 11/11 Pro/11 Pro Mac/XS/XR/X/8/7/SE/6 or iPad.

Option 1: Recover Deleted iMessages without Backup

When we deleted or lost iMessages by chance, we don’t always have a backup to restore them. But there is still a chance to retrieve deleted iMessages on your iPhone or iPad. Deleted or lost messages on iOS devices will be hidden in the built-in SQLite database until newly-generated data overwrite them. In this case, you could use some third-party iMessage recovery tools like Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery to extract recently deleted iMessage texts from the SQLite database before they are overwritten by new messages. This app lets you access, view and recover deleted iMessages on iPhone. Besides iMessages, it also helps you recover deleted text messages, contacts, photos, videos, notes, and more on iPhone, iPad, or iPod.

Follow Steps below to retrieve deleted iMessages on iPhone or iPad:

• Step 1: Install and run the software on Win or Mac computer.
• Step 2: Connect your device to the computer with a USB cable.
• Step 3: Once your iPhone is recognized, click “Start Scan” to start scanning.
• Step 4: After the scan is over, click on Messages tag to preview the scan results.
• Step 5: When you see the deleted iMessages you need, click on “Recover” to save your iMessage onto PC as html, txt, csv files.
  

Bonus tips: Chances are you have old backup of the deleted iMessages in iTunes or iCloud, you can always use the Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery to view and retrieve old iMessages history from iTunes/iCloud backup:

1. After launching the Jihosoft iMessage Recovery tool, don’t connect your iDevice, and choose “View iTunes Backup” or “View iCloud Backup” instead.
2. Follow the onscreen instructions to scan for your old iMessage chats.
3. Preview and get back the deleted iMessages from iTunes or iCloud backup.
   

Note:

• If you’ve activated the “Messages” slider on iPhone/iPad Settings > iCloud, then all your iMessages won’t be stored in iCloud backup anymore and hence the result would be empty.
• Please turn on the Airplane Mode on your device during the process in case some newly-received messages may overwrite the deleted iMessages in its database. Because overwritten database of iMessages might be never retrieved.

Option 2: Retrieve Deleted iMessages from Other Apple Devices

Thanks to iCloud, iMessage can sync between your iPhone and other devices you activated with the same Apple ID or iCloud account. That means you may access deleted iMessages on other Apple devices. If you delete an iMessage conversation on iPhone, go to your Mac or other iOS devices and find the message there. Alternatively, you can go to Settings > Apple ID > iCloud and turn off the Messages Sync feature to download iMessages and SMS texts back to your iPhone or iPad. If you fail to recover deleted iMessages from other Apple devices, try using a backup or iMessage Recovery software.

Option 3: Restore Deleted iMessages from Backup on Computer

Apart from iCloud, people can back up iPhone data to computer through iTunes or the Finder on a Mac with macOS Catalina 10.15. Yet this method will result in current data on your iPhone being overwritten with backup contents. So please make a copy of your data added after the last backup once you decide to restore your iPhone from a backup on your computer.

Before you start: If you want to preview the iTunes backup contents previously, you can freely download and use the Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery introduced in Option 1. It also enables you to recover deleted iMessages selectively.

Steps to restore deleted iMessages from a Backup on Computer:

1. Open iTunes on your computer. If you use a Mac with macOS Catalina 10.15 or later, open Finder.
2. Connect your iPhone to the computer using a USB cable. Input your device passcode or tap “Trust This Computer” if asked.
3. Select your device when it appears in iTunes or Finder window, then click “Restore Backup”. Choose the most relevant backup and click “Restore”.
4. Wait for the restore process to finish. Restart your iPhone and you can view deleted iMessages on the Message app.
   

Option 4: Recover Deleted iMessages without Computer

The only way to recover deleted iMessages without computer is to restore your iPhone from iCloud backup. The prerequisite is that you have an iCloud backup and the iCloud backup includes the deleted iMessages. And you have to pay attention that restoring your iPhone from iCloud backup requires you to erase all current data on the device, and these erased data are unrecoverable. So you need to back up your existing data before performing a restore on the iPhone.

Steps to restore iMessages on iPhone from iCloud Backup:

1. On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > [Apple ID] > iCloud > iCloud Backup and check the date of your last backup. It should be created before iMessages are deleted.
2. Then click on Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings to wipe out your device.
3. After the process done, you will reach the App & Data page. Follow onscreen instructions to reach the App & Data page, then tap Restore from iCloud Backup.
4. Proceed to “Choose Backup”, then choose the most relevant one from a list of available backups in iCloud.
5. After restoring, you will get the deleted iMessages backup on your iPhone or iPad.
   

Note: This method may not work for those who have activated the “Messages in iCloud” feature as iMessages won’t be saved in the backup section.

I set the same passcode on both my iPhone and iPad. Unfortunately, I forgot the passcode and entered the wrong password to my iPhone several times. Now the iPhone is disabled! I tried on my iPad and left it in the same situation. There is no backup of the newly-stored data on iTunes or iCloud. Is it possible to get my data out of the locked iPhone or iPad? Thank you in advance!

Most iPhone users have set a passcode on their iPhone to protect private information. Some users even update the passcode regularly for security. However, it is easy to run into this problem – you enter the wrong password too many times and the device is disabled. In this case, you are definitely worried about your data on the device and want to get them back.

According to Apple’s official statement, you can’t recover data from a locked/disabled iPhone unless you made a backup before you forgot the passcode.

But actually there is still a big chance to get back your data even if you have no backup. This article will share you 2 ways to retrieve data from a locked/disabled iPhone with or without backup.

1.Recover Data from Locked/Disabled iPhone without Backup

To recover data from a disabled iPhone without a backup, you can fall back on a third-party data recovery tool. Here we recommend you Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery. It is a powerful software dedicated to iOS data recovery. Let’s see what this tool can do.

• Recover deleted or lost data from iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.
• Retrieve up to 14 types of files, including photos, videos, messages, contacts, call logs, notes, WhatsApp data, notes, etc.
• Recover lost stuff in various scenarios, such as locked iPhone, accidental deletion, broken device, update failure, erased iPhone, and so on.
• Extract data from the iPhone backup selectively.

Now you can download and install the corresponding version of this iPhone data recovery software on your Windows PC or Mac.

Steps to recover data from a locked iPhone via Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery

Write before recovery: Please run the software on the computer where you usually connected your iPhone/iPad, say the one you have trusted before so that the software can bypass the passcode and detect your locked iPhone/iPad.

• Step 1: Open the iPhone Data Recovery tool on your computer.
• Step 2: Connect your passcode locked iPhone to the computer via a USB cable.
• Step 3: When your iPhone is detected, click on the Start Scan button, then the program will start scanning the data on your device.
• Step 4: After the scan, preview the scan results and select the data you need, then click the Recover button to save them onto the computer.
  

2.Retrieve Data from Locked/Disabled iPhone with Backup

If you have backed up your iPhone before, you can retrieve data on the locked/disabled iPhone from your backup.

With iTunes backup

Many users would back up their iPhone to the computer through iTunes. If not, you can back up your locked/disabled iPhone with iTunes freshly, provided the device can be recognized by the computer. When you are sure you have a backup, you can erase your iPhone without any worries. And then you can restore data from the backup to your iPhone.

• Step 1: Open iTunes on your computer. If you are using a Mac with macOS Catalina 10.15, open Finder.
• Step 2: Connect your iPhone to the computer using a USB cable.
• Step 3: Click on your device when it appears in the iTunes or Finder interface.
• Step 4: Click the Restore Backup button under the Backups section and select the most relevant backup in the small popup window.
• Step 5: Click the Restore button to confirm and wait for the whole restore process to complete.
  

Using iCloud backup

You may have backed up the iPhone to iCloud instead, then you could directly restore the iCloud backup to your erased device.

First of all, turn on your device, follow the onscreen setup steps to reach the App & Data screen, and tap Restore from iCloud Backup. Then sign in to iCloud with your Apple ID and passcode. At last, select the most relevant backup to start the restore process. Stay connected to Wi-Fi until the entire process to complete.

Extract data from backup selectively

You can also use the Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery software to selectively and quickly extract data from the iPhone backup. You don’t even need to connect your iPhone to the computer. Here’s how to do it.

• Step 1: Download, install and launch the software on your computer. If your iPhone is connected to the computer, disconnect it.
• Step 2: Click the View iTunes Backup button. The program will list all the available iTunes backup files on your computer for you.
  
• Step 3: Select the most relevant one and click the Start Scan button.
  
• Step 4: When the scan is over, preview the scan results and mark the data you want, then click the Recover button to export them to the computer.
  

Conclusion

Now you have read about how to retrieve data from a locked/disabled iPhone with or without backup. These methods also apply to a locked iPad. Though you may use Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery to recover data from a disabled iPhone without backup, it is only based on the premise that your iPhone can be recognized by computer without passcode required. Therefore, keep backing up your iPhone data regularly to avoid data loss under any circumstances. Have you succeeded to save data from a locked iPhone? Do you think this article is helpful to you? Please share your suggestions or queries below.

The user who asked how to get iPhone out of recovery mode is not alone. Actually, many iPhone users have the same experience for one reason or another. It appears to be a common problem. Typically, an iPhone can sometimes get stuck in recovery mode if:

• You intentionally put your iPhone in recovery mode to solve an issue but for some reason it stops responding.
• You are trying to jailbreak your iPhone but run into some unexpected errors and leave your device stuck in recovery mode.
• You are trying to update your iPhone to the latest iOS 8 or simply trying to restore a backup.
  

In this article, we will show you some methods of getting iPhone out of recovery mode without losing data.

1. Get iPhone out of Recovery Mode without Computer
2. Get iPhone out of Recovery Mode with iTunes
3. Exit Recovery Mode of iPhone using DFU Mode
4. Take iPhone out of Recovery Mode without iTunes

1. Get iPhone out of Recovery Mode without Computer

If your iPhone is stuck in recovery mode and not responding, you can try forcing it to restart. It may help take your iPhone out of recovery mode without a computer. The way to force restart an iPhone varies from the models. Here are the detailed instructions.

On iPhone 6s or earlier

• Press and hold down the Power button and the Home button at the same time for about 15 seconds.
• Then release the buttons. The Apple logo would appear.

On iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus

• Press the Volume Down button and the Power button at the same time.
• Keep pressing both button till the Apple logo appears on the screen.

On iPhone 8 or later

• Press the Volume Up button then release.
• Press the Volume Down button then release.
• Keep pressing the Power button until you see the Apple logo.
  

2. Get iPhone out of Recovery Mode with iTunes

If the method above doesn’t help your iPhone exit recovery mode, then give iTunes a shot. iTunes can detect your malfunctioning iPhone automatically and provide solutions. For an iPhone with the latest iOS version, restoring it is the only choice. But if your iPhone is running an earlier version, you can try to update it first.

• Step 1. Open iTunes of the latest version on your computer. If you are using a Mac with macOS 10.15, open Finder.
• Step 2. Connect your iPhone to the computer using a USB cable.
• Step 3. Then you can see a dialog box in the iTunes or Finder window with the option to Restore or Update. Click one of the two options according to your own situation.
• Step 4. After the update or restore, set up your device.
  

3. Make iPhone Exit Recovery Mode by DFU Mode

Generally, your iPhone will exit recovery mode after being restored by iTunes. But it cannot rule out the case that this approach doesn’t work. If that happens, you can turn to the DFU Mode. DFU stands for Device Firmware update which is considered as the deepest restore mode and the last resort to deal with persistent software issues.

Step 1. Open iTunes, then connect your iPhone 8 or above to your Mac or PC via a Lighting cable.

Step 2. Perform the following operations corresponding to your iPhone model.

On iPhone 8 and above

• Quickly press and release the Volume Up button.
• Quickly press and release the Volume Down button.
• Press and hold the Power button until the screen goes black.
• Hold down both the Power button and Volume Down button for about 5 seconds.
• Then release the Power button but keep holding the Volume Down button.

On iPhone 7 and 7 Plus

• Press and hold both the Side button and Volume Down button for about 8 seconds.
• Then release the Power button but continue to hold the Volume Down button.
  On iPhone 6s and below
• Press and hold the Home button and Power button at the same time.
• After 8 seconds, let go the Power button while keeping holding down the Home button.

Step 3. On your computer, iTunes shows an alert messaging saying that it has detected an iPhone in recovery mode. You will be presented with an option to restore iOS on your iPhone.

Note: When a device is in DFU mode, its screen should remain black. If you see the Apple logo on the screen or a screen telling you to connect the device, you need to start all over.

4. Take iPhone out of Recovery Mode without iTunes

Needless to say, iTunes is a very effective way to help iPhone exit recovery mode. But it can erase all settings and content on your device. If you want to get your iPhone out of recovery mode without losing data, TinyUmbrella is a good recommendation for you. It backs up your iOS firmware SHSH blobs and can restore them to downgrade your device to an older working firmware.

Here’s how to take iPhone out of recovery mode with TinyUmbrella:

• Download the TinyUmbrella. Connect your iPhone to PC using USB cable.
• Open TinyUmbrella and lets it recognize your iPhone in recovery mode.
• Click “Exit Recovery” and your iPhone should be booting normally now.
  

How to Recover Deleted/Lost Data from iPhone

Typically, getting iPhone out of recovery mode with iTunes restore, all the data and settings on the iPhone will be erased after restoration. It would be great if you have recently performed an iTunes backup. However, if your last iTunes backup was a while ago, you risk losing any data added to your iPhone since your last iTunes backup.

Luckily, there is some software like Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery, that aims to recover deleted/lost data directly from iPhone when this happens. It will scan your iPhone database deeply for erased data and allows you to extract what you need selectively. This program also enables data recovery from the iPhone backup.

• Step 1. Download and install iPhone Data Recovery. Connect your iPhone to the computer using USB cable.
• Step 2. Open iPhone Data Recovery and it will recognize your device. Click “Start Scan” to begin scanning.
• Step 3. When the scan is completed, you can preview the scanned data and click “Recover” to save them on your computer.
  

Have you ever stuck in a similar situation: The important note on your iPad was accidentally deleted and you desperately need it. Sometimes you may also find suddenly your iPad notes disappeared. Is there any way to recover deleted notes from the iPad or get back the lost notes? Here we will show you some methods for iPad notes recovery.

1.Check the Recently Deleted Folder for Deleted Notes

The notes you delete in iPad’s Notes app won’t be wiped clean immediately. Instead, they will be moved into a Recently Deleted folder and stored there for about 30 days before they are permanently removed. So you are likely to recover your accidentally deleted notes from the Recently Deleted folder.

• Open the Notes app, tap the left corner Back icon until you reach the Folders list page.
• Tap on the Recently Deleted folder and search for your deleted note.
• Once you find the note you need, press and hold it, then choose Move from the popup menu to restore your note to any folder.
  

If you have to get back a bunch of deleted notes, you can tap Edit icon in right corner, select the notes you need, then tap Move to and select any folder you like.

Another case is that you use notes with another service like Gmail or Yahoo. Then the note you delete from the Notes app will usually be kept in the Trash folder of that account. You can check the Trash folder of your third-party account in the Mail app. Once you find the deleted note there, copy and paste the note to the Notes app.

2.Get Back Disappeared iPad Notes via Account Settings

If you have synced the Notes app to some cloud services like iCloud, Gmail, or Yahoo, your iPad notes can be disappeared when you change the sync settings. Thus, you might as well check your account settings to see if you can recover the lost notes.

• Step 1. Go to Settings > Password & Accounts.
• Step 2. Tap on iCloud or other email account you want to check. If you choose iCloud account, you will enter the Apple ID screen, just tap iCloud in that screen.
• Step 3. Make sure Notes is toggled on. If it isn’t, toggle it on and see if your missing notes appear in the Notes app.
  

3.Retrieve Deleted Notes on iPad without Backup

If you fail to recover the deleted notes on your iPad with the approaches above and happen to have no backup available, then you can try some third-party iOS data recovery software to retrieve your deleted iPad notes without backup. With so many good and bad data recovery apps on the market, Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery is a good recommendation for you.

It enables data recovery directly from the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch with no backup required. The recoverable data and files include notes, contacts, messages, photos, calendars, reminders, etc. This program works compatibly with the latest iPadOS/iOS and all models of iPad Pro, iPad Air 3/2, iPad mini 4/3/2, iPad with Renita display, iPad/iPad 2/4. It also can help recover your lost data from your iPad backup in iTunes.

• Download, install, and run the iPad Notes Recovery app on your computer.
• Connect your iPad to the computer with matched USB cable.
• Once the program detects your device, click on the Start Scan button to start scanning.
• When it finishes scan, click Notes to preview the scanned notes in details. Once you find the notes you need, click the Recover button to save them onto your computer.
  

4.Recover Deleted/Lost Notes on iPad from iTunes Backup

When it comes to iPad notes recovery, most iOS users might think of iTunes backup. If you keep backing up your iPad data to iTunes regularly, you can recover lost notes from the backup file.

• Step 1. Open iTunes on your computer. If you are using a Mac with macOS 10.15, open Finder.
• Step 2. Connect your iPad to the computer with a USB cable.
• Step 3. When you device appears in the Finder window or iTunes, click it.
• Step 4. Click the Restore Backup button.
• Step 5. Choose a backup that is most likely to contain your deleted notes.
• Step 6. Click Restore to confirm. Keep your iPad connected until it finishes the sync with your computer.
  

As you can see, you have to restore the whole backup to your iPad and the existing data on your device will be overwritten by the old data in the backup file. Moreover, you never know whether the iTunes backup contains the missing notes you need, so you may end up losing more data.

If you have newly added some valued data which are not backed up yet and don’t want them to be replaced by the contents inside your old backup. Then you might as well use Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery to help you access, view, and extract the missing notes from your iTunes backup selectively.

• Step 1. Launch Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery on your computer. If you iPad is connected to the computer, disconnect it. Then click View iTunes Backup.
• Step 2. Pick the most relevant backup from a list of iTunes backup files and click Start Scan.
• Step 3. After the scan, click Notes to preview the scanned notes in detail. When you find your deleted iPad notes, click Recover to save them to the computer.
  

Get Back Lost Calendars and Reminders from Email Account

If you have synced Calendars and Reminders with Google, Yahoo, iCloud, or other emails before, but disabled the sync settings, the calendars and reminders on your iPhone may get disappeared. In this case, please check the Calendar and Reminder of your email account on a computer browser first. If your missing data are there, then follow steps below to recover them.

1. On your iPhone, open “Settings”, tap “Mail, Contacts, Calendars”, then choose the account which your data were synced with.
2. Switch on Calendars and Reminders.
3. Check Calendar and Reminder apps on your iPhone after a while. The disappeared data should be back.
   

Restore Missing Calendar and Reminder from iCloud.com

Given that you have already synced Calendars and Reminders to iCloud, you can go to iCloud.com and restore the missing calendars and reminders from an earlier version that was automatically archived in iCloud. We cannot know how often it archives, but the archives have a high probability of including what you need.

1. Visit iCloud.com with any web browser on your computer and sign in with your iCloud account.
2. Click on Account Settings and click “Restore Calendars and Reminders” in the Advanced section (or “Restore Calendars” if you are using upgraded reminders).
   
3. Choose the proper version from a list of available versions archived in iCloud, then click Restore.
4. Click Restore again to confirm. Wait until the restoring process is completed.

Note:

1. If you are using upgraded reminders on a device with iOS 13 or iPadOS, you are not allowed to restore reminders on your iPhone/iPad.
2. Your sharing settings get removed when you restore calendars and reminders. So you’d better write down all sharing information beforehand. Then you can share your calendars and reminder lists again or ask the owner to share them again.
3. The archive data you select will replace the current data on your iPhone. Meanwhile, your current Calendars and Reminders will be archived. If you want to reverse the restoration, just restore the newest archive to your iPhone.

Retrieve Lost Calendars and Reminders from iTunes Backup

Speaking of iCloud, you can easily think of iTunes. Yes, you can also restore your iPhone calendar missing events as well as reminders from an old iTunes backup which was made before the data loss. The following is the official way of retrieving lost calendars and reminders from an iTunes backup.

1. Open iTunes on your computer. On a mac with macOS Catalina 10.15, open Finder.
2. Connect your iPhone to the computer via a USB cable. If asked, follow the onscreen steps to enter your device passcode or trust this computer.
3. Click your iPhone when it appears in the iTunes or Finder window.
4. Select Restore Backup, then choose the most relevant backup from the small pop-up window.
5. Click Restore to confirm.
6. Keep your device connected until the restore and sync process finishes.
   

As you notice, this approach is to restore the whole backup to your device which can make your existing data on iPhone overwritten by the backup contents. Moreover, you can neither preview the data inside nor specify what you want to retrieve. If you want to get back calendars and reminders that disappeared on iPhone selectively, you can jump to the next method.

Recover Calendars and Reminders on iPhone without backup

If you can not get back your calendars and reminders through the three solutions above, here is an ultimate solution to retrieve your lost data from iPhone with no need of backup. That is to use a third-party data recovery software for iPhone. Among so many data recovery apps, Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery is a good recommendation for you.

Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery is a professional tool for recovering deleted or lost data, including calendars and reminders, contacts, photos, videos, WhatsApp, notes and many other App data from iPhone/iPad/iPod touch with no backup required. This software is fully compatible with the latest iOS 13/iPadOS and iPhone 11/11Pro/XS/XR. The instructions of how to recover lost calendars and reminders on iPhone are as below.

1. Download, install and run Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery on your computer.
2. Connect your iPhone to the computer via a USB cable.
3. When your device is detected, click “Start Scan” to proceed.
4. After the scan, Preview the scanned result and tick the calendars and reminders disappeared on your iPhone.
5. Click “Recover” button and save recovered data onto your computer.
   

Note: Any newly-generated or received data on your iPhone might overwrite the deleted data and the overwritten data are not recoverable. So please turn on the Airplane mode and stop using the device after your data got deleted or lost.

Actually, this tool also supports iTunes backup recovery. If you don’t have a physical iPhone at hand, you can use this software to restore calendars, reminders and other data from any iTunes backup on your computer. It enables you to view the backup contents and extract the data you want from the backup file without affecting existing data on your iPhone. Now let’s see the detailed steps to restore lost iPhone calendars and reminders from iTunes backup using Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery.

1. Launch this program on your computer and click “View iTunes Backup”.
2. Select a most relevant backup from a list of your iTunes backup files and click “Start Scan” to proceed.
3. When it finishes scanning, you can preview the scanned results. Select the calendars and reminders you want and click “Recover” to export them to your computer.
   

Note: Don’t sync your device with iTunes after your calendars and reminders disappeared on your iPhone. Otherwise the old iTunes backup file will be updated and you may lose the chance to restore calendars and reminders on the iPhone.

“I deleted all my text messages on my iPhone 8, but I didn’t mean to! Is there any way to recover deleted messages on iPhone even if I have no backup? Thanks!” — Lucy

If you often use your iPhone to send or receive messages, you are likely to encounter the problem that you accidentally deleted the text messages on iPhone and have no backup for them. In fact, apart from accidental deletion, your text messages may also be lost due to iOS update or jailbreak failure, broken device, stolen or lost device, etc. Text messages may be not used as frequently as before, but sometimes they are still crucial. Thus, you would be eager to recover deleted text messages on iPhone without backup when you realized this mistake. Don’t worry, this article tells you four ways to retrieve deleted text messages on iPhone 11/11 Pro/Xr/Xs/X/8/7/6 whether you have a backup or not.

Part 1. Recover Deleted iPhone Text Messages without Backup

1. Is deleted iPhone texts recoverable with no backup

Well, it is possible to get back the deleted data on your phone even without backup. iPhone has a built-in database dedicated to storing various data including your text messages. When you accidentally delete some messages, they won’t disappear from your device immediately, but stay in some corner of the database, until the newly-generated data overwrites them. This process doesn’t take a long time. So you still have the chance to extract and retrieve deleted iPhone texts from the database with some third-party data recovery tools, before they are overwritten.

However, once these text messages are covered, there is nothing can be done even with the best data recovery tool. Thus, we recommend you to turn on the Airplane Mode instantly after deleting the text messages and stop using the iPhone, then use the data recovery software as soon as possible.

2. A reliable tool to Retrieve deleted iPhone texts without backup

You can easily find multifarious third-party apps for data recovery on Google or other browsers. What we mention here is a professional and easy-to-use one called Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery.

It offers three recovery modes. You can retrieve deleted text messages directly from an iOS device or from an iTunes/iCloud backup. The recovered messages include not only texts but also the details of date, sender and attachments. Besides text messages, the program also helps recover deleted contacts, notes, safari bookmarks, WhatsApp, voice memos, and many more on your iOS devices. If you lost some important text messages on iPhone, you may give it a try.

Here are steps to recover deleted text messages from iPhone without backup:

Step 1: Launch Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery

Download and install the right version of this program on your PC or Mac, then open it.

Step 2: Scan the device for deleted data

Connect your iPhone to the computer via a USB cable. When your device is detected, click the “Start Scan” button and the program will begin a thorough scan for the lost data.

Step 3: Recover what you want

After the scan, all the recoverable data will be displayed in categories for you to preview. If you find the deleted text messages, check “Messages” & “Messages Attachments” and click “Recover” to extract them to the computer.

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If necessary, you can use Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery to print text messages from iPhone/iPad to PDF file.

Part 2. Retrieve Deleted Text Messages on iPhone from Backup

1. Get Back Deleted iPhone Messages from iTunes Backup

If you have backed up your data with iTunes before, you can recover deleted text messages on iPhone from an old iTunes backup. The official way is to restore your iPhone from the backup. By doing so, the current data on your device will be replaced by backup contents completely. Worse still, you cannot know if the old backup contains the deleted messages you need, which means you may end up losing more data. Luckily, you can use the iPhone Recovery tool to preview and extract your deleted texts from the backup.

See how to retrieve deleted iPhone texts from iTunes backup.

• Step 1: Open the iPhone Recovery software on your computer and select “View iTunes Backup”. Then you can see a list of available iTunes backup files.
• Step 2: Pick out a backup that may contain the messages you need and click the “Start Scan” button to scan the backup.
  
• Step 3: When it finishes scanning, click “Messages” & “Messages Attachments” to preview all the messages inside your backup. If you find the deleted text messages, click the “Recover” button to export them to the computer; if not, go back and repeat the previous two steps to check other backups

The recovered text messages are stored on the computer. You may want these messages to get back to your phone, then you can try restoring the whole backup to the device. To avoid any data loss, here’s a tip for you. You can download the free trial of Jihosoft iPhone Recovery to check if the old iTunes backup includes the messages you need beforehand.

2. Restore Deleted iPhone Messages from iCloud Backup

The chances are that you backed up your iPhone to iCloud instead of iTunes. Things will be much easier if so. You can recover deleted text messages on iPhone without a computer and Lighting cable. But similar to retrieving messages from an iTunes backup, you need to wipe the existing iPhone data clean and restore the iCloud backup to your device. Here are the detailed steps.

• Open the Settings app on your iPhone and go to General > Reset.
• Tap on “Erase All Content and Settings” and choose “Erase Now”. Don’t tap “Back Then Erase”, or your backup will be updated and you won’t be able to recover the deleted text messages.
• When your device restarts as a new device, follow the onscreen instructions to reach the App & Data page.
• On the App & Data screen, select “Restore from iCloud backup”, then sign in to iCloud.
• Choose a most recent iCloud backup from a list of available backup archives. The backup you choose should predate the deletion of the text messages.
• Then wait for the whole process to end.
  

In this way, your texts together with other data inside the backup will be restored to your iPhone. If you want to know what the iCloud backup contains in advance, try the Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery for preview. Or you can use it to extract the messages you need from the iCloud backup.

Note: If you use Messages in iCloud activated on your iPhone, the text messages, iMessages as well as MMS will be automatically uploaded to iCloud and included in neither iTunes backup nor iCloud backup. In this case, you cannot retrieve your deleted iPhone text messages even if you have a backup. So keep Messages in iCloud off on your device and only turn it on when necessary. To be on the safe side, you can transfer text messages from iPhone to computer to create a separate backup for them.

Part 3. Ask Phone Service Provider to Recover Deleted iPhone Messages

Sometimes you have no backup available and can’t get back the iPhone texts even with a data recovery app. Then you can resort to contact your phone service provider for a try. Usually, they will keep a record of your SMS messages (not including iMessages). However, to protect the privacy of both sides participated in the conversation, the cell phone carrier will offer you these messages only when you obtain a court order. Moreover, some providers only keep the information for a few weeks. Therefore, if you lost important text messages, you’d better contact your cell phone carrier as soon as possible. Although this method is not as easy as you think, it is worth trying.

Final Words

This article is about iPhone text messages recovery, including how to recover deleted text messages on iPhone without backup and how to restore them from iTunes/iCloud backup. Though your text messages can be recovered from the iOS device directly with a third-party data recovery tool, the best way to avoid data loss is always to back up the data regularly. If you have any queries or suggestions, please let us know in the comment section below.

“When I was trying to disable my contact’s iCloud function, accidentally I clicked the bottom of erasing the contacts from the iPhone. How can I have my contacts back?”

One of the things that iPhone users fear most is losing contact. However, we may occasionally lose contact due to various reasons, such as accidental deletion, virus attack, iOS upgrade, factory settings restore, jailbreak, etc. How to restore contacts on iPhone? Don’t worry. Here we’ll cover four ways to help you recover deleted contacts from iPhone 11 pro, 11, Xr, Xs, X, 8, 7, 6, read through each of them, and choose the one that works best for you.

Method 1: Recover Deleted iPhone Contacts via iTunes

If you have backed up your iPhone with iTunes before the deletion, you may recover the deleted contacts by restoring your iPhone from an iTunes backup. Before we move any further, please go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Find My iPhone and turn off the Find My iPhone feature. Now let’s learn how to retrieve deleted contacts on iPhone via iTunes.

• Step 1: Launch iTunes on your computer. If you are using a Mac with macOS Catalina 10.15, launch Finder.
• Step 2: Then connect your iPhone to the computer via a USB cable.
• Step 3: Click on the device icon when it appears in iTunes or Finder window.
• Step 4: Select the Restore Backup button.
• Step 5: Choose the most relevant backup and click the Restore button to confirm.
  

Please keep your iPhone connected to the computer until the whole process is finished. Restoring your iPhone from an iTunes backup will overwrite the existing data on your device, so you’d better back up your device beforehand to avoid data loss.

Method 2: Restore Contacts on iPhone from iCloud

iCloud archives a list of contacts regularly, so you can try to restore your contacts from an earlier archive of contacts in iCloud. Restoring iPhone contacts from iCloud archive can replace the current contacts on all your devices. But your current contacts will be archived for you to get them back at any time you want. Follow the steps below to recover your deleted iPhone contacts from iCloud.

• Open iCloud.com with any browser on the computer and log in to your iCloud account.
• Click on Account Settings in blue font. Then head over to the Advanced section and select Restore Contacts.
• All the available versions of your contacts will be archived by date and time in a list. Pick the version that may contain your deleted contacts and click “Restore”.
  

Note:

1. Please don’t make any change until the restoring process is complete. Any change made to contracts won’t be saved in this process.
2. Some users encounter the situation mentioned at the beginning that they accidentally tap on “Delete from My iPhone” when disabling the “iCloud Contacts” feature on the device, and then all contacts are gone. In this case, you can get back these contacts on iPhone by merely turning on the iCloud Contacts again.

Method 3: Get Contacts Back on iPhone from Google

Contacts deleted from iPhone, but you have no backup available? If you’ve saved contacts to your Google account, you can follow these steps to restore them to iPhone.

• Step 1: Tap Settings > Account & Passwords > Add Account > Google on your iPhone.
• Step 2: Log into your Google account with your email and password.
• Step 3: After that, switch on the toggle of Contacts and tap Save at the top right. Then your contacts that have been synced to Google Contacts will appear in the iPhone Contacts app.
  

Method 4: Retrieve Deleted Contacts on iPhone with Third-party Tool

Though iTunes and iCloud offer easy ways to restore contacts from iPhone, the existing data on your iPhone would be replaced by the backup, and the new contacts you haven’t backed up will be wiped. If you want to keep the current data on the device untouched and intact, you can make use of a third-party tool to recover deleted contacts in a safe way. Here Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery is recommended.

This tool is fairly easy to use. Just connect your iPhone to PC, the iPhone Contacts Recovery software will directly scan your device and find deleted contacts on the iPhone without backup. Also, if your iPhone is lost or broken, the program allows you to extract the data you want from an iTunes or iCloud backup selectively. Besides, Jihosoft iPhone Recovery tool can help you recover deleted text messages, WhatsApp, photos, notes, calendars, etc. on the iPhone. Free download the program and have a try as following steps.

• Step 1: Run Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery on your computer and connect your iPhone to the computer via a USB cable.
• Step 2: When the program detects your device, click the “Start Scan” button to start a scan.
• Step 3: When the scan is over, click “Contacts” in the left pane to preview your deleted iPhone contacts. Once you find the contacts you need, click the “Recover” button to save them onto your computer.
  

Note:

1. If you want to extract data from an iTunes backup or iCloud backup, disconnect your device from the computer.
2. The overwritten data on your device is not recoverable. So please open the Airplane Mode and stop using your device once you realize the data loss.

1. Get Back Deleted iPhone Notes from Recently Deleted Folder

If you are an old user of the iPhone or have read our post How to Recover Permanently Deleted Photos from iPhone, you would know the iPhone Photos app has a Recently Deleted folder to store deleted pictures temporarily. The Notes app also has one. If your iPhone is running iOS 8 or up, the notes you delete will be moved to the “Recently Deleted” folder in the Notes app, where they will rest for 30 days. It is the first place where you should look for your lost notes. The detailed steps are outlined below.

• Go to Notes > Folders > Recently Deleted folder.
• Tap on “Edit” in the top right corner. If your device is with iOS 13, the “Edit” will be replaced by an icon with three dots in a circle, tap it and then “Select Notes”.
• Tick the notes you want to undelete and click “Move to” in the bottom left corner.
• Tap a folder you want to save the recovered notes.
  

Note: The iPhone will permanently remove the deleted notes from the Recently folder after 30 days.

Method 2: Restore Deleted Notes on iPhone from a Backup on Computer

If you regularly sync your iPhone with iTunes, retrieving lost iPhone notes is as simple as performing sync. Here’s how to retrieve deleted iPhone notes from iTunes backup on your computer.

• Step 1: Open iTunes on your computer. If you are using a Mac with macOS Catalina 10.15, open Finder.
• Step 2: Connect your iPhone to the computer via a USB cable. You may need to unlock your device with passcode or tap “Trust This Computer” onscreen.
• Step 3: Click on the device icon when it appears in iTunes or Finder window, then select the “Restore Backup” button.
• Step 4: Choose the most relevant backup and click the “Restore” to confirm it.
  

Note: This method will remove any new contacts, messages, photos, videos, and other data you’ve added to your iPhone since your last sync. If you hope to keep these new data untouched, you can skip to Method 4.

Method 3: Recover Deleted Notes on iPhone without Computer

Different from iTunes, iCloud allows users to back up iOS devices directly to iCloud wirelessly. Likewise, you can restore deleted notes and other data from iCloud backup without a USB cable or computer. Here’s how to do it.

• Navigate to Settings > General > Reset on the iPhone and tap on “Erase Content and Settings”. If it asks for your device passcode or to back up your data, just comply with it.
• When your iPhone turn on back, follow the onscreen prompts to reach the App & Data screen.
• Tap on Restore from iCloud Backup, then sign in to iCloud with your Apple ID and passcode.
• Pick the most relevant backup from a list of archived backup files to restore.
  

Note: The generic way to recover deleted notes from iCloud backup doesn’t need the USB cable and computer, but you should keep your device connected with a stable Wi-Fi network. Furthermore, this means asks you to wipe all the current data and settings on your iPhone, and you never know if the backup contains the lost notes. So you’d better think it over before moving any further.

Method 4: Retrieve Deleted Notes on iPhone without Backup

If you don’t have a recent backup, you can make use of a third-party tool to directly scan your iPhone and get back the deleted notes. Here Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery is typically recommended. This tool empowers you to recover deleted notes, messages, WhatsApp, notes, contacts, call history, photos, videos, and more data from the iPhone/iPad/iPod directly. It is compatible with all iOS versions, including iOS 13. And if necessary, it can also be used as an iPhone backup extractor.

• Step 1: Download and install the iPhone Notes Recovery software on your Mac or PC.
• Step 2: Run this tool and connect your iPhone to the computer. Simply click on the “Start Scan” to scan the iPhone for lost notes on it.
• Step 3: After the scan, preview all recoverable files on your device. When you find your deleted iPhone notes, check “Notes” in the left pane and click “Recover” to save them on the computer.
  

Note: Turn on “Airplane Mode” on your iPhone and stop using the device after losing notes. Any operation will generate new data, which may overwrite the deleted notes and make them unrecoverable.

Extra Tip: How to Sync iPhone Notes with Gmail Account

To avoid losing your important iPhone notes, always keep a safe backup of your notes. On top of that, it is a great idea to sync and save iPhone notes in Gmail.

• In your iPhone, go to “Settings” and navigate to “Notes”, tap on it.
• Tap “Account” and choose “Add Account”, select “Gmail”. Type your account username and password.
• Toggle on “Notes” and then tap “Save”, the notes will be synchronized between iPhone and Gmail.
  

Note: To sync iPhone notes with Gmail, in your Notes app, you should select the “Gmail” option to create notes.

You will never be the only one that is seeking the way to retrieve deleted call history on iPhone. Many iPhone users may accidentally delete important call logs and soon urgently need them. Unlike computers, the iPhone doesn’t have a recycle bin. Once call history has been deleted, you can’t see them on your iPhone. The good news is that you can restore your iPhone call history from an old iTunes or iCloud backup. But what if you have no backup for your iPhone data or the backup you made before is corrupted? Don’t fret. In this article, we will show you how to recover deleted call history on iPhone 11 Pro, 11, Xr, Xs, X, 8, 7, 6 with or without backup.

Method 1: How to Recover Deleted Call History on iPhone without Backup

1. Can you recover deleted call history on iPhone without backup?

It seems impossible to recover the deleted call history on iPhone when you have no backup available. This is not so. iPhone stores various data in a built-in database. If you accidentally delete some data like call logs, iPhone won’t wipe them clean in real-time, but keep the deleted call logs in the database until the new data overwrite them gradually. Before that happens, you can use some credible iPhone data recovery tools to extract and retrieve the deleted call history from the database.

Once you realize you have deleted some critical call history by accident, please turn on the airplane mode and stop using the iPhone. Then employ an iPhone data recovery software to scan the iPhone database and recover the call history. Any data recovery app cannot recover the data that have been overwritten.

2. A reliable iPhone call history recovery tool

There are several tools available to recover iPhone call history. Here we will show you a powerful iPhone call log recovery tool that you can try it for free: Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery. The software works well for iPhone 11 Pro, 11, Xr, Xs, X, 8, 7, 6, etc. and enable you to preview the detailed information of deleted calls, including caller’s name, phone number, date, the type of call, and the call duration. You can try the free trial and follow the steps below to recover deleted call logs on iPhone without backup.

• Step 1: Run iPhone Call History Recovery Free and connect your iPhone to the computer.
• Step 2: Directly click “Start Scan” to thoroughly scan your iPhone for lost call history on it.
• Step 3: After that, click on the Call History in the left pane to preview all the scanned call history on your iPhone. Then select the Recover button to save them onto your computer.

The free trial enables you to view the recovered data. To restore the deleted call history on iPhone, you will need to update to the full version of Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery. More than recovering iPhone call history, the software is also helpful for iPhone contacts recovery, iPhone text messages recovery, and so on.

Method 2: How to Retrieve Deleted Call Logs from iTunes Backup

If you have created an iTunes backup for your iPhone data before the call history deletion, then the deleted call logs may be included in the backup. So you can restore the old iTunes backup to your iPhone to retrieve the missing call logs.

However, you know, the iTunes backup files are encrypted fragments and not human-readable. So you cannot tell if your iTunes backup contains the data you need. Worse still, the data in the iTunes backup will overwrite the existing data on your iPhone, which may cause a subsequent data loss. If you want to keep your current data untouched, you can try the Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery to view and recover the deleted iPhone call history from an old iTunes backup. Here are the detailed steps.

• Launch this program on your computer, and select View iTunes Backup.
• Then choose a backup file to scan for your deleted call logs.
  
• After scanning, click the Call History to preview the call logs inside the backup file. When you find the missing call logs, click the Recover to save them onto the computer.

Method 3: How to Restore Deleted Call History from iCloud Backup

iCloud is an alternative to iTunes for backing up iPhone data. If you have backed up your data to iCloud instead of iTunes, you can restore the iCloud backup to iPhone to retrieve the deleted iPhone call history. But wait, your call logs are invisible in iCloud. And you need to erase all content and settings on the iPhone beforehand. You may end up with losing the recent data on your device. In this case, you can also use Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery to view and access the iPhone call history in the iCloud backup.

• Step 1: Open this iPhone call history recovery tool on your computer and select View iCloud Backup.
• Step 2: Type in your Apple ID and passcode to log into your iCloud account, then you will see all the backup files under your iCloud account. Choose one backup to scan.
  
• Step 3: After it finishes scanning, click the Call History tab to preview your recovered call logs. Select the Recover button to restore the deleted iPhone call history to your computer.

Some users may worry about their privacy when using this program as it asks for your Apple ID and passcode. Don’t worry. The program will never remember or keep your login details.

Final Word

Now you have finished reading this article on how to recover deleted call history on iPhone. To avoid the accidental call logs deletion happening again, please back up your iPhone data to iCloud or iTunes regularly. Though the data recovery tool can help you recover deleted call logs on iPhone without backup, it can hardly retrieve the overwritten ones. So backup is always the best choice for iPhone users to avoid data loss. We hope you have successfully retrieved your deleted call logs on the iPhone. Please let us know in the comment below.