Very often, many people who communicate carelessly with information have the need to return previously erased text messages (SMS) from their mobile phone. But how to read deleted messages on your phone? In principle, in theory it is possible if you contact your mobile operator, but you should not do this. All the same, operators do not provide such services to individuals. And they can help only if the relevant authorities contact them with an official request.
So you have to act on your own. To begin with, it is advisable to carefully examine your own phone. You can open the “Messages” submenu and find the “Deleted Items” subsection there. It may well be that this folder contains previously deleted text messages that can still be retrieved from it. If this does not help, then you should proceed to the next step. However, such a folder is not available on all phone models.
If this recommendation does not help, then you should visit one of the many sites that offer their services for recovering data that has been deleted from computer hard drives or flash drives. Such sites usually offer lost data recovery programs that you can download. Such programs are usually free. However, after downloading them, it is advisable to carefully check them with an antivirus program.
If the phone has not been turned off since the messages were deleted, the battery has not been removed from it, and the SIM cards have not been changed, then you can try to recover these SMS using a card reader. After all, for some time after deletion, messages are stored in the SIM card cache. This SIM card cache is completely erased the moment the phone's memory is full to capacity.
Take a card reader, turn off the phone, remove the SIM card from it and put it in the reader. In turn, the reader must be connected to your PC using a USB port. In less than a minute, all the data that is in the SIM card’s memory will appear on the computer screen. Here, among the mass of information, you can read deleted messages from your phone. If you're lucky, of course.
After all, everything would be fine, but in this way you can restore not all SMS, but only the last ten. And if the SMS were deleted more than a week ago, then you can forget about them forever. In practice, sometimes everything is much more complicated. The fact is that there are different phones and some models have a pre-installed file recovery function. It is quite possible that with its help it will be possible to return what was lost.
In principle, the main condition for such SMS recovery is that only those erased SMS that were in the SIM card’s memory can be restored. If text messages were deleted directly from the phone memory, then they will never be restored. And then, as in the advice of point No. 1, you will have to turn to your mobile operator for help. But, as mentioned above, one cannot expect a positive outcome from him.
It’s not such a big deal if one or more SMS messages on your smartphone were accidentally deleted. Especially if its operating platform is one of the versions of Android. Such devices could be an HTC Nexus 9 model, a Samsung Galaxy S7 smartphone, or Galaxy S8, LG V20, ZTE Axon Elite, HTC 10, Sony Xperia X Performance, Huawei P9 or Huawei P10, as well as their predecessors, on which Android installations will soon be updated to the seventh version. Having a “smart” computer and programs from the Internet is all that is needed to recover a seemingly lost text message, call number or important entry.
Ways to recover deleted data
Sometimes an archive of text messages simply overloads your mobile phone and slows down its performance. The way out is simple deletion by the owner, but during this you can also delete what you need: phone numbers, PIN codes, logins and passwords, and much more. Getting everything back is not difficult, although it will take a little work. The main thing is to choose the right recovery method - from an archive or without it, from memory. In any case, the first step will be to download one of the new programs from the list below to the gadget:
- SMS Backup + (Jan Berkel);
- SMS Backup & Restore (Carbonite);
- SMS Backup & Restore pro (Carbonite);
- SMS Backup & Restore (KitKat) (INFOLIFE LLC).
Each of them, and this list is not complete and final, like antivirus programs, has its own characteristics. Especially the program for desktop computers - Android Data Recovery, thanks to which you can recover not only SMS, but also photos, videos or other data. But now we’re interested in lost messages, so let’s choose SMS Backup & Restore pro and archive recovery.
The application itself is quite small and is successfully used in Android smartphones. Convenience lies in the Russian text, accessibility of reading and work.
Recovery stages
Having downloaded the application to your smartphone, you get an icon on the panel. Click to enter its menu. Several lines are displayed here; select “Make a backup,” thereby creating a backup local archive for copies of messages. Next comes a suggestion to move, which is very helpful since local storage is susceptible to loss.
The next step is to select from the settings: “Backup folder” or “Scheduled backup”. By choosing the second, we get into the “Create a new backup” window. Selecting the appropriate one and “OK” completes the installation procedure. To restore SMS, just go to the application menu, click “Restore” and get what you want.
There are situations when it is necessary, on the contrary, to delete all records, for example, when transferring or selling a smartphone. In this case, select “Delete backups” or “Clear Phone” from the menu above, and the phone will be clear of everything: messages, calls and backups.
Everything is quite simple if you carefully follow all the steps, but it is best to create copies of all messages on your mobile phone in advance. Such actions should be performed if you need to recover without an archive, just select the GT SMS Recovery application (Hangzhou KuaiYi Technology Co.) and press the appropriate buttons. Everything else remains the same.
A slightly different approach when using the program Android Data Recovery, which requires installation on a PC. First, download the application to your computer, then connect your smartphone via a USB cable. After a series of instructions on setting up synchronization between your smartphone and computer, you can begin searching for lost messages. The main computer will ask if it is possible to access the phone. Click on the monitor and then press the “Start” button, then “Allow” and scanning of the mobile gadget will start. Once the scan is complete, Data Recovery will return all lost text messages to your phone along with other materials. All that remains is to select what you need, and recently deleted ones are highlighted in a different color, often yellow, rather than black, as not deleted. You can remove unnecessary materials and leave what you were looking for. Everything will be saved in the device’s archive storage until further deletion.
To avoid having to do such complex manipulations, it is best to create backups regularly. Moreover, there are enough applications for backups in the Android version.
Changing the firmware of a smartphone or, for example, an accidental mistake, can lead to unpleasant consequences - SMS, along with the information stored in them, were irretrievably lost. And, although mobile devices do not provide a function for recreating this kind of data, not all is lost. We will now tell you how to recover deleted messages on Android in this article.
There are several ways to revive information stored in the form of SMS messages. However, it is important to take into account that the more quickly the necessary measures are taken to recover lost information, the greater the chances of returning lost information, since overwriting it with other data significantly reduces the possibility of recovery.
Via PC
For work we will need:
- Computer (laptop);
- Smartphone with Android OS;
- USB cable;
- One of the programs for PC (two of them are presented below).
MobiKin Doctor for Android
A very popular app and definitely worth a look if you want to get back your missing SMS messages. Although the developers recommend rooting Android, MobiKin also works with non-rooted devices.
So what should our actions look like?
First, we must switch our smartphone to developer mode. We've already talked about it, so we won't dwell on it.
After this, you will be offered a simple registration procedure. If we first want to use the trial version, then there is no need to register, click “Next” and the file with the program will be on the computer, launch it.
On the main page we will see our device, and at the bottom we will tick the data that we will restore and press the button “ Next"(Further):
On the next page in the left panel, select what exactly from the selected one needs to be recreated first - “ Messages". A list of recovered messages will open in the central panel; by clicking on any of them, its contents will be displayed in the right panel. Now check the boxes that need to be restored and press the button “ Recover»:
*Please note two points:
- SMS are restored to your PC.
- The program supports more than two thousand models of Android devices, and nevertheless, incompatibility with any specific gadget is possible; check this nuance on the developer’s website (see link above).
GT Recovery for Windows
An excellent choice for solving the problem of recovering lost data, including messages. GT Recovery performs two recovery modes - fast and advanced. In the first case, after an accelerated scan, recently deleted files may be detected. If the situation is complicated by information lost earlier, you will have to use the second mode, which will take more time, but even in this case, a 100% result is not guaranteed.
To reduce search time, the program provides the ability to specify the format of the required files or the folder in which the data was located. The result of GT Recovery will be a report with messages to be recovered.
So, download and install the application from the developer's website:
Then you need to use your Android and connect your smartphone to your PC via a USB cable. Launch GT Recovery for Windows, then a registration window will open, or ignore this step to use the free version. Once in the main window, to work with a mobile device, select Mobile Data Recovery.
More details about the program:
Dr. Fone Android Data Recovery
Another effective way to recover deleted SMS on Android. This is a professional tool from the leading developer Wondershare Software Co., Ltd. It should be noted that it resuscitates not only messages, but also contacts along with names, e-mails, as well as photos and videos. Working principle of Dr. Fone is not much different from previously presented programs, but there are some nuances.
First we need to download and install the utility from the developer's official website :
- We connect our Android device to the PC (via a USB cable) and enable USB debugging;
- Select information to recover and start scanning;
- In the lower right corner we activate the recovery button.
System requirements, a list of supported devices, program capabilities and other information can be found there, at the office. website (see above).
Using special software for Android devices
Almost any application for mobile devices has to access the physical memory of the device itself, which stores all the necessary data; to access this information one way or another it is necessary. This nuance is important to consider, since such a procedure entails certain consequences, for example, in the form of loss of warranty.
GT Recovery
Above we talked about the computer application GT Recovery for Windows, but the developer (Hangzhou KuaiYi Technology Co., Ltd.) pleased us with an excellent application for Android: GT Recovery - Recovery .
An excellent program that perfectly recovers not only lost SMS, but also files, contacts, photos/videos, documents, etc., even after updating the smartphone. The utility is distributed free of charge, but there is also paid content, although the budget version will be quite enough. Working with the program is possible only if you have root. Our actions:
Now we start the scan, upon completion a window with the results will open, where you will be asked to select the necessary messages and restore them, press the button " OK»:
After this we will see all the recovered SMS, the selected ones can be read and, if this is what we were looking for, we tick them and press the button “ Recover SMS».
As an afterword, a couple of tips:
If you have successfully solved the question of how to recover deleted SMS on Android and now you need to get rid of root rights, .
And in order not to tear your hair out because of lost data, you can install, for example, this application:
That's all for me, stay in touch, good luck!
If a mobile phone user accidentally deletes an important SMS, then he has the opportunity to use some tools designed specifically for returning erased text messages. Let's look at how to restore SMS on a phone running Android and iOS operating systems.
SMS recovery on Android
To successfully recover erased messages, be it Android or iOS, two conditions must be met:
- The SMS messages were recently deleted;
- The phone did not turn off after this unpleasant incident.
This is due to the fact that if SMS messages are accidentally or intentionally destroyed, they are stored in the cache for some time, from where they can be removed. When you reboot the gadget, the cache is cleared and, accordingly, all fingerprints of the information stored in it disappear. That is why it is unlikely that old messages can be revived.
The success of the recovery procedure largely depends on the software used. The most effective programs in this area are:
- SMS Backup & Restore;
- Data Doctor Recovery - SIM Card.
Recovering deleted SMS via SMS Backup & Restore
This program allows you to create backup copies of messages on Android both manually and automatically, so you can protect yourself from unintentionally destroying important data. Therefore, before recovering deleted SMS, you should make a return point (backup). To do this you need:
To return erased messages, you just need to launch the program, select the “Restore” option and indicate which backup to use (if there are several of them).
This program only works with previously created restore points. So if you don't have them, it will be useless.
Using the Data Doctor Recovery - SIM Card utility
This program allows you to return not only erased messages, but also a list of calls you made from your phone.
Before recovering deleted SMS, you need to acquire:
- computer (laptop);
- USB adapter (card reader);
- the program itself.
The resuscitation procedure is as follows:
Recover SMS on iPhone
You can recover deleted SMS messages on iPhone using:
- iCloud cloud storage;
- programs for synchronizing your phone with your PC iTunes;
- additional software (Tenorshare iPhone Data Recovery, iPhone SMS Recovery, SmartPhone Recovery, etc.).
The first two methods assume the presence of previously created system restore points. So, to use iCloud, synchronization with cloud storage must be activated on the gadget, and for iTunes, an OS backup must be recorded on the computer. Another disadvantage of these methods is that It is not possible to return messages alone– you will need to do a full system restore, and this is not always convenient. Therefore, if it is necessary to resuscitate one or more SMS, a third-party program is often used.
Recover Messages on iPhone using Tenorshare
Let's look at how to recover deleted SMS on iPhone using the Tenorshare iPhone Data Recovery utility as an example. Using this program, you can recover not only lost text messages, but also photos, videos, notes, etc.
Recovering accidentally erased SMS is not as difficult as it might seem. For this purpose, many programs and applications have been developed that you need to understand.
Deleted Items folder
It happens that messages can be recovered without resorting to third-party programs and utilities. If your phone has a “Deleted Items” or “Trash” folder, then you won’t have to struggle long with the one on Android (Samsung or Sony quite often put these folders on their phones). You can also connect your smartphone to your computer and look for the backup folder.
Unfortunately, such luck rarely happens. In most cases, the data recovery process still takes some time. Fortunately, there are enough ways, and at least one should help.
What is needed for recovery
There is one more thing you need to know: it will become almost impossible to recover SMS if a number of conditions are not met:
- SMS messages should be stored on the SIM card, and not in the device memory.
- After deleting messages, the phone with the SIM card should not be rebooted, otherwise the cache memory, which will be useful during recovery, will be erased.
- SMS were deleted not long ago.
If these conditions are met, then you can safely proceed to data recovery using special utilities.
A special Sim reader will also not hurt if you have one (which, however, is unlikely, since it is mainly sold abroad). It works in the manner of adapters for memory cards. It looks like a regular flash drive with a slot into which a SIM card is inserted. The flash drive itself is connected to the computer.
How to recover deleted SMS on Android using Android Data Recovery
If you think that in order to recover data on your phone, you need to be a god-given programmer, then you are deeply mistaken. All you need is the Android Data Recovery utility; even an inexperienced user can figure it out. In addition, the program is available in a free trial version, which is enough to recover SMS. To work with media files (photos, music, videos), you will have to buy the full version.
So, first you need to download the program from the official website and install it on your computer.
Before recovering deleted SMS on your Android phone, connect your smartphone to your computer via a USB cable. B must be turned on (switch the phone to storage mode).
When you connect your phone to your computer, a window may appear on the former's display asking for permission to debug. Of course, allow it, otherwise synchronization will not happen.
Run the Android Data Recovery utility on your computer and make sure that the program sees your phone. Select the file types you want to recover and click Next. In the next window, check one of two options: “search only deleted files” or “show all files on the device” and click “Next” again.
Depending on your version of Android, a window may again appear on your phone screen, this time asking you to confirm the utility's access to the device system.
The process will start and all you have to do is wait. When the scan is complete, you can choose which files to restore.
Other SMS recovery utilities
Of course, Android Data Recovery is not the only program of its kind, and there are quite a few alternatives. They are all very similar in interface and capabilities, differing mainly in terms of distribution (in other words, some are free, others are not). Here is one of them.
PC INSPECTOR File Recovery is a completely free analogue of Android Data Recovery. The ideal utility for recovering media files on a computer or mobile device if you don't want to spend money. However, there are problems with how to recover deleted SMS on Android: the program often does not recognize Sony and Samsung. In principle, problems can arise with smartphones from any manufacturer, so first try Android Data Recovery.
Is it possible to recover deleted SMS on Android through applications?
Let's say that you don't have a computer nearby, and you urgently need to recover a recently deleted SMS message. In such a situation, SMS Backup & Restore app can help you. The application is absolutely free and can be installed via the Play Market.
There is, however, one very unpleasant nuance: in order to restore SMS, the application will need backup copies of the data. Otherwise, nothing will work out.
Therefore, it would not be a bad idea to install SMS Backup for prevention, who knows when you accidentally delete a very important message. If you make regular backups, which is easily done through the application itself, then you will be ready for anything.
How to protect your data
So that in the future you don’t have to rack your brains about how to recover deleted SMS on Android, take care of the so-called “backup” in advance. There are many applications for this, for example Titanium Backup.
This app will not only backup your SMS messages, photos, music, etc., but even save the settings of all apps. Let's say you updated the firmware unsuccessfully, and all the information was erased. With Titanium Backup, you don't have to install everything from scratch—you can get everything back in just a couple of minutes.
Titanium Backup allows you to backup one or more specific applications or all files and settings at once. To create your first backup, go to the “Backups” tab. Then open the Batch Actions menu and choose whether you want to commit or save all data. Start the process. Backups are saved on the memory card.
You can mark applications for which you plan to make backups regularly with special tags via “Main Menu - Filters - Create Tag”. Don't forget to also set up automatic scheduled backups.
To use the application you will need Root rights.
