Retrieve Text Messages without iPhone

“I’m so hurry to catch my train, so i suppose i lost my iPhone. But now there are some text messages are very important for me, is it possible for me to retrieve text messages without iPhone?”

“It’s really a headache that when i lost some of my iPhone data, because I’m not good at recovering them and playing those new tech. So i listened my friends advice and did some backups on my iTunes and iCloud. But how could i recover them from my backups when i don’t have the iPhone any more?”

As you have inquired about this issue, in this page, we’ll show you some ways about how to retrieve text messages without iPhone for example. now we’ll briefly introduce you iRefone, which is a professional iOS data recovery software.

It can recover as well as backup more than 16 kinds of files, including contacts, notes, messages, photos, reminders, calendars, WeChat messages ect. Also it can help us extract data from iTunes and iCloud backup selectively, and it allows us to preview them before restoring.

Also it can be compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod. Now you can download and install the free trial version to have a try.



Retrieve Text Messages from iTunes Backup

iRefone can help us recover our lost text messages from iTunes backup, and it allows us to preview them selectively.

Step 1. Run iRefone, launching your iTunes. Choose “Recover from iTunes Backup”, then all your backup files on iTunes will show up.




Step 2. Now click “Select” at the end of the files you need, then we’ll enter the new interface with many data icon and media icon that iRefone can recover, click “Message” icon, and it’ll be scanned by the software.



Step 3. Wait a few seconds for scanning, then you can preview and choose text messages you need, tap on “Recover to PC”.



Retrieve Text Messages from iCloud

Now with the help of iCloud, we can restore text messages from iCloud backup selectively, and it doesn’t need us to erase all content and settings.

Step 1. Run iRefone, choose “Recover from iCloud Backup”, log in it with your Apple ID and password.



Step 2. When log in, all your backup files on iCloud will show up. Click “Download” at the end of the files you need.



Step 3. When finish downloading, new interface with many data icon and media icon that iRefone can recover will show up. Tap on “Message” icon, and it’ll be scanned by the software.



Step 4. Wait a few seconds for scanning, then you can preview and choose text messages you need, tap on “Recover to PC”.



For more similar issue, you can refer to below article:

Transfer Text Messages from iPhone to PC