4 Ways to Recover Deleted WhatsApp Messages on iPhone — Apple World Today

Now, at some future date you may need to restore some or all of your WhatsApp messages. First, uninstall the WhatsApp app by tapping and holding the app icon, then selecting Remove App (iOS 14) from the menu that appears. In iOS 14 you’ll be asked if you wish to delete the app or just move it to App Library and hide it — select Delete App.

At this point, you may wish to restart your iPhone by selecting Settings > General > Shut Down. Once your iPhone has been shut down, wait for a short time, then power it back on.

Go to the App Store and re-install the WhatsApp app on your iPhone by tapping the download button.  Once it has been reloaded, launch WhatsApp, tap on Settings, tap on Chat Backup, and then tap Restore from iCloud. On the screen that appears, tap Restore Chat History, and all of your chats are restored from the iCloud Backup.

More Ways to Recover WhatsApp Messages

The other three ways to restore lost WhatsApp messages to your iPhone involve a handy utility called iMyFone D-Back iOS Data Recovery. While there are full instructions on how to recover deleted WhatsApp message on iPhone, we’ll show you how to use iMyFone D-Back right here!

Now our first method listed above is free, but it has some complications. First, it takes multiple steps and requires you to delete and reinstall WhatsApp. Also, it assumes that you have previous backed up WhatsApp, either to iCloud or through a connection to your Mac. Backups to a Mac used to be done through iTunes, but since that application has been replaced by Apple Music, the backup function is now part of macOS. Apple provides complete instructions on how to back up and restore your iPhone on Mac on this web page. 

What if you never did a backup, either to iCloud or to your Mac? That’s where our second recovery method — Recover from iOS device — works. iMyFone D-Back comes in handy as it can restore data directly from your iOS device.

To get  iMyFone D-Back iOS Data Recovery, clicking this link and then clicking the Buy Now button. The app is fully compatible with iOS 14, and is updated each time a new version of iOS is created by Apple. If you have a one-time need to restore your WhatsApp messages, try the 1-month plan for just $39.95. Use iMyFone D-Back to restore your data, then cancel the auto-renewed subscription. 

A better idea is to get the 1-year subscription for $49.95, since chances are good that if you’ve lost data once, you may lose it again! This is a subscription that is renewed annually until you cancel it. Finally, for families or small workgroups, consider the lifetime plan for $69.95. You’ll never need to subscribe or pay again, and the plan works for up to five iOS devices. Regardless of which plan you select, your purchase is covered by a 30-day money back guarantee.

OK, have you downloaded and installed the app? Once it’s installed on your Mac, launch iMyFone D-Back and start at the “Recover from iOS Device” tab. Click on the Start button as seen in the image below.