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BenjaminBlaze
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Jan 09, 2025
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How do I recover deleted whatsapp messages on iPhone?

Hello everyone! Recently, I encountered a terrible thing. I accidentally deleted WhatsApp chat records on iphone that are very important to me. I was really anxious! 😭 I am using an iPhone now, and ...
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    MaverickNexus
    Jan 10, 2025

    I was in the same situation and used FonLab to recover my deleted WhatsApp chats from my iPhone, even without a backup. It’s super easy to use on Windows, and it worked great for me—definitely worth trying!

    I followed this tutorial and it worked great for me: 

    https://www.egardget.com/recover-deleted-whatsapp-messages

     

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LukaBaylor
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Jan 10, 2025

I accidentally deleted my WhatsApp chats on my iPhone, which were very important to me, and I was very anxious after deleting them. I heard that iCloud might have backups, but I never backed them up manually, so I wasn't sure if it would help me retrieve deleted WhatsApp messages from iPhone. To solve the problem as quickly as possible, I decided to try the iCloud recovery method.

Steps in detail:

  1. Check if iCloud backup is turned on
  2. I turned on my iPhone and went to Settings > [My Name] > iCloud > iCloud Backup.
  3. Double-check that iCloud Backup is turned on and check the time of the last backup.
  4. Key point: If the backup time was before the chats were deleted, then I have a chance to retrieve deleted WhatsApp messages from iPhone.
  5. Press and hold the WhatsApp icon and tap Delete App. Although I deleted the app, I know that the data is still stored in iCloud.
  6. Open the App Store, search for "WhatsApp", and re-download and install it.
  7. Log in and restore chat history
  8. After I installed it, I opened WhatsApp and entered my phone number.
  9. During the verification process, WhatsApp will automatically detect the backup in iCloud.
  10. If there is a backup, the system will pop up a prompt to "Restore chat history from iCloud backup". I clicked "Restore" without hesitation, and then patiently waited for the backup file to download. A few minutes later, all my chats were back!

Notes:
If iCloud backup has never been enabled, or the backup time is later than the chat history is deleted, this method may not help me retrieve deleted WhatsApp messages from iPhone. The recovery process will overwrite all current WhatsApp data, for example, my resent messages may disappear.

Recovering via iCloud is a simple and convenient solution. No need to use third-party tools, as long as I enabled iCloud backup before and the backup time is appropriate, I can successfully retrieve the chat history. Using this method, I was finally able to retrieve deleted WhatsApp messages from iPhone, and important data was preserved!

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