How to retrieve deleted iMessages on Apple iPhone 8?
If you deleted some important iMessages on your Apple iPhone 8 that you shouldn't delete, you may try your best to figure out a way to bring them back. Is that possible? YES, it is. Here in this tutorial, we guide you through how to recover deleted iMessages from Apple iPhone 8 in simple steps.
iMessage is a great feature of the Messages app available to all iOS devices, for example Apple iPhone 8. It supports sending lots of free messages via Wi-Fi or cellular data connection to one person or to a group at the same time on your device. However, you may accidentally lose valued iMessages on your Apple iPhone 8 due to mistakenly deletion, jailbreak, iOS upgrade and so on. Fortunately, you can rely on iOS Data Recovery to help you find these deleted iMessages back on your Apple iPhone 8. Check out a quick guide on how to retrieve deleted Apple iPhone 8 iMessages via using this data recovery app for Apple iPhone 8.
iOS Data Recovery (It is available for Mac and Windows, simply download the proper version depending on your computer's OS.) 
Part 1: How to retrieve deleted iMessages from Apple iPhone 8 on Windows?
Mode1. Recover from iOS device Step 1: Run iOS Data Recovery, select "Recover from iOS Device" mode and connect your Apple iPhone 8 to your computer. Once detected, the current device name will be displayed on the interface of the program. 
Step 2: Click "Start Scan" button to begin scanning your Apple iPhone 8 for deleted data on it.
Step 3: Select the files you want to restore, and click "Recover" to get back and save your data in local disc.
After the scan, you can preview all data found on your Apple iPhone 8 in the scan result before recovery. The category and number of files (included the deleted file number) will be listed in the right sidebar. Click one category on the left column, the specific content will be displayed on the right. You are allowed to rotate photo and view previous/next photo.
- 1. Please make sure you've installed iTunes on your computer and it's the latest version.
- 2. When recovering data, please don't open iTunes to avoid the deleted data overwritten.
- 3. Don't use your device when data is lost because it could produce new data to overwrite the lost data and decrease the accuracy of data recovery.
- 4. For iOS 7 devices, press "Trust" when first connection and follow the instruction on interface to recover your data.
- 5. If your Apple iPhone 8 has never been synced with iTunes and is password protected, you will be prompted for passcode. Please enter passcode to unlock your device and click "Start Scan" button again.
- 6. For the content of Contacts, Messages, Call History, Calendar, Notes, Reminders, Safari bookmark and Whatsapp, the scan result includes the deleted and existing data, distinguished by different color. Click "Only display the deleted item(s)" button to display only the deleted data.
Step 2: All iTunes backup files will be listed in the left list area including information about device name and Last backup date. Step 3: Select the backup file you want to recover from and then click "Start Scan" to enter scanning mode. Step 4: After the scan, you can preview all data found on your device in the scan result. The category and number of files will be listed in the left sidebar and the specific content will be displayed on the right panel.
Step 5: Select the files you want to retrieve, click "Recover" to regain and save your data in local disc. Tips:
- 1. Please make sure you've installed iTunes on your computer and it's the latest version.
- 2. When recovering data, please don't open iTunes to avoid the deleted data overwritten.
- 3. If the corresponding backup file of your Apple iPhone 8 hasn't appeared in the file list area, it might be because the device has not been synced with iTunes yet. Please do a backup in iTunes and then retry.
- 4. When a lock mark appears in the backup list area, it means that the iTunes backup is encrypted and input password to unlock it for scanning.
- 5. The scan result includes the deleted and existing data, distinguished by different color. Click "Only display the deleted item(s)" button to display only the deleted data.
Step 2: Click Download to download the iCloud backup file to your computer. After download, the program will enter the scanning mode automatically. Step 3: After the scan, you can preview all data in the scan result. The category and number of files will be listed in the left sidebar and the specific content will be displayed on the right panel.
Step 4: Select the files you want to retrieve, click "Recover" to regain and save your data in local disc. Tips:
- 1. Please make sure you've installed iTunes on your computer and it's the latest version.
- 2. Please don't connect your Apple iPhone 8 during recovery, in order to avoid the backup file being updated or modified.
- 3. If you forgot your Apple ID or password, please click the Forgot Apple ID or Password on the bottom of the program to get it back.
Part 2: How to retrieve deleted iMessages from Apple iPhone 8 on Mac?
Mode 1: Recover from iOS device Step 1: Run the software, select "Recover from iOS Device" mode and connect your Apple iPhone 8 to your Mac machine. Once detected, the current device name will be displayed on the interface of the program. 
Step 2: Click "Start Scan" button to begin scanning your Apple iPhone 8 for deleted data on it.
Step 3: Select the files you want to regain, click "Recover" to get back and save your data in local disc.
After the scan, you can preview all data found on your Apple iPhone 8 in the scan result before recovery. The category and number of files (included the deleted file number) will be listed in the right sidebar. Click one category on the left column, the specific content will be displayed on the right.
Tips:
- 1. Please make sure you've installed iTunes on your computer and it's the latest version.
- 2. When recovering data, please don't open iTunes to avoid the deleted data overwritten.
- 3. Don't use your device when data is lost because it could produce new data to overwrite the lost data and decrease the accuracy of data recovery.
- 4. For iOS 7 devices, press "Trust" when first connection and follow the instruction on interface to recover your data.
- 5. If your Apple iPhone 8 has never been synced with iTunes and is password protected, you will be prompted for passcode. Please enter passcode to unlock your device and click "Start Scan" button again.
- 6. For the content of Contacts, Messages, Call History, Calendar, Notes, Reminders, Safari bookmark and Whatsapp, the scan result includes the deleted and existing data, distinguished by different color. Click "Only display the deleted item(s)" button to display only the deleted data.
Step 2: All iTunes backup files will be listed in the left list area including information about device name and Last backup date. Step 3: Select the backup file you want to recover from and then click "Start Scan" to enter scanning mode. Step 4: After the scan, you can preview all data found on your device in the scan result. The category and number of files will be listed in the left sidebar and the specific content will be displayed on the right panel.
Step 5: Select the files you want to retrieve, click "Recover" to regain and save your data in local disc. Tips:
- 1. Please make sure you've installed iTunes on your computer and it's the latest version.
- 2. When recovering data, please don't open iTunes to avoid the deleted data overwritten.
- 3. If the corresponding backup file of your Apple iPhone 8 hasn't appeared in the file list area, it might be because the device has not been synced with iTunes yet. Please do a backup in iTunes and then retry.
- 4. When a lock mark appears in the backup list area, it means that the iTunes backup is encrypted and input password to unlock it for scanning.
- 5. The scan result includes the deleted and existing data, distinguished by different color. Click "Only display the deleted item(s)" button to display only the deleted data.
Step 2: Click Download to download the iCloud backup file to your computer. After download, the program will enter the scanning mode automatically. Step 3: After the scan, you can preview all data in the scan result. The category and number of files will be listed in the left sidebar and the specific content will be displayed on the right panel.
Step 4: Select the files you want to retrieve, click "Recover" to regain and save your data in local disc. Tips:
- 1. Please make sure you've installed iTunes on your computer and it's the latest version.
- 2. Please don't connect your Apple iPhone 8 during recovery, in order to avoid the backup file being updated or modified.
- 3. If you forgot your Apple ID or password, please click the Forgot Apple ID or Password on the bottom of the program to get it back.
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