iPhone Deleting Messages By Itself? Here Is The Real Fix!

Learn To Easily Fix iPhone Deleting Text Messages By Itself & Get Back Missing/Disappeared Messages!

Overview: Does your iPhone deletes text messages by itself? Or experiencing issues such as iPhone randomly deleting messages without asking, iPhone messages disappear after restart and so on. Just Relax! In this tutorial guide you will learn easy solution to fix iPhone deleting messages by itself and recover your lost/disappeared/missing messages. So, just go through the guide and resolve your problem.

 Expert Recommendation: One of the best and quick solutions to recover deleted, missing, disappeared or lost text messages from iPhone is to use professional iOS Data Recovery software.

With iOS Data Recovery Tool, you can:

• Efficiently restore disappeared, lost, missing or deleted messages (text SMS, iMessages) from iPhone that got deleted by itself with or without iTunes or iCloud backup.
• Retrieve automatically deleted or disappeared messages from iPhone, iPad, iPod touch after iOS 12/11/10/9 update.
• Also recover deleted or lost photos, videos, contacts, voice memos, notes, music, WhatsApp messages and other data deleted by itself on iPhone.
• Support all models of iPhone such as iPhone XS (Max), XR, X (Plus), 8 (Plus), 7 (Plus), 6 (Plus), 6S (Plus), SE, etc.

Free Download Trial Version/Buy Now iOS Data Recovery To Recover iPhone Messages Deleted By Itself

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*Trial version only scans and previews recoverable files.

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Auto deletion or randomly deletion of messages on iPhone has become one of the common issues. Many iPhone users are complaining about this specific issue on various forums and community websites.

For example, just check out below-mentioned practical scenarios!

Practical Scenario 1: User’s iPhone Messages Gets Deleted By Themselves

Practical Scenario 2: iPhone 7 Deleted All Messages By Its Own

Similarly, there are lots of iPhone users out there encountering the same kind of problem “iPhone keeps deleting messages by itself”.

So, now the question is – how do you fix iPhone deleting text messages by itself?

Well, we will come to the solution, but before that let us know – why iPhone delete messages by itself?

Also Read: iPhone Text Messages Disappeared? Here How To Retrieve!

Reasons: Why iPhone Delete Messages By Itself?

All the iPhone users who has faced the problem of messages missing or disappeared or deleted by itself on iPhone XS, XS Max, XR, X, 8/8 Plus, 7/7 Plus, 6/6 Plus, etc has said that they have not deleted the messages manually.

Then, how messages get deleted by its own?

The causes are mentioned below!

One of the major causes for the automatically deletion of messages from the iPhone could be that your message history settings might be set to keep messages for 30 days or 1 year, instead of “Forever”.  If it is so, then your messages on iPhone will automatically get disappeared or deleted once it reaches the expiry date.

Besides that, the automatic/randomly deletion of messages on iPhone may also occur due to following reasons:

• Not enough memory space available in the iPhone.
• iOS update or downgrade.
• Bugs available in iOS.
• Syncing iPhone with iTunes.
• Restoring iPhone with iCloud or iTunes backup.
• Jailbreaking iPhone.
• Virus infection.

In any of the above-mentioned causes, your iPhone may delete messages by itself and you will notice that iPhone text messages disappear from inbox.

But you don’t need to worry about it at all, because here we provide the easy solutions to fix iPhone deleting messages by itself as well as how to recover automatically deleted text messages from iPhone.

Note: Below mentioned solutions is applicable to all iPhone models such as iPhone XS/XS Max, iPhone XR, iPhone X/X Plus, iPhone 8/8 Plus, iPhone 7/7 Plus, iPhone 6/6 Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 6S/6S Plus, etc.

Also Read: [Fixed] iPhone Stuck At ‘Attempting Data Recovery’ On iOS 11/10

Quickly Fix iPhone Deleting Messages By Itself

Check your iPhone message history settings, if it set to “Keep Messages for 30 days or 1 Year”, then simply set it to “Keep Messages for Forever”.

Here follow the steps on how to do it:

• Tap “Settings” on your iPhone.
• Tap “Messages” and under “Messages History” tap on “Keep Messages”.
• Now see how long the messages history is set at.
• If it is set to 30 days or 1 year then set it to “Forever”.

Also make sure that your iPhone is having enough storage memory, if it is not then it’s quite possible that your text messages may get deleted by its own or by itself.

The above solutions will help in fixing the issue of iPhone deleting messages by itself.

But now the question is – How can I recover messages that already got deleted or disappeared on iPhone by itself? Or how to get back deleted iMessages that got deleted by its own?

For such questions, please follow the below-mentioned solutions.

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Solution 1: Recover Text Messages That Got Deleted By Itself on iPhone [Recommended]

Let me honestly tell you that deleted text messages or iMessages does not get deleted permanently from iPhone, they remain on the device until and unless they does not get overwritten with new messages or data.

So, it is possible to recover text messages that got deleted by its own on iPhone, with the help of professional and most popular iOS Data Recovery which is perfect iPhone Messages Recovery software. This is reliable and trusted iPhone Text SMS Recovery Tool that will help you to easily and quickly retrieve text messages or iMessages lost, missing, disappeared or deleted by itself, by its own, automatically or randomly on iPhone as well as iPad or iPod touch.

The best thing about this iPhone Text Message Recovery Software is that it restores deleted messages with or without iTunes or iCloud backup and it is available for both Windows and Mac computer.

*Trial version only scans and previews recoverable files.
*Trial version only scans and previews recoverable files.

The software supports all models of iPhone as mentioned-earlies and compatible with all iOS version such as iOS 12, 11, 10, 9 and so on.

Below, follow the steps to recover messages deleted, lost or disappeared from iPhone with the help of iOS Data Recovery software.

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Steps To Recover Text Messages From iPhone That Got Deleted By Itself

Step 1: Connect iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch To Computer

First download, install and launch iOS Data Recovery on your computer.

Connect your iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch) to your computer with the help of USB cable. Then launch iOS Data Recovery and click on “Recover” option.

Once the software detects your iOS device, it will display the following windows as shown in the screenshot below.

Tip: Disable automatic iTunes sync before connecting iOS device to computer. Launch iTunes > Preferences > Devices, check “Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically”.

Step 2: Scan Your iOS Device To Find Deleted Data On It

Click on “Start Scan”. This will start scanning your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to find delete or lost files.

Step 3: Preview And Recover Data

Once the scan process gets complete, you can then preview the recoverable files within the preview screen of the software. Select the files that you want back and then click on “Recover” button to save data on your computer or to your device.

Tip: For Recovering Data

By default the recovered data are saved to computer. However, for text messages, iMessages, contacts, notes, when you click on “Recover” button, a dialogue box pop-up asking you to “Recover to Computer” or “Recover to Device“. If you want to save those recovered data on your device then click on “Recover to Device”.

*Trial version only scans and previews recoverable files.
*Trial version only scans and previews recoverable files.

Also Read: Top 4 Ways To Transfer Data From Old iPhone To iPhone XS/XS Max/XR

Solution 2: Restore Automatically Deleted iPhone Messages Via iCloud Backup For Free

If you have already taken a backup of your iPhone messages to iCloud, then it becomes very easy to recover iPhone messages deleted itself via iCloud backup for free.

Below follow the steps!

Steps To Recover iPhone Messages Deleted By Itself From iCloud Backup

Step 1: First of all you have to erase all contents of your iPhone before you can use the iCloud backup file to restore your iPhone. So, to erase all contents from your iPhone go to Settings > General > Reset> Tap Erase All Content and Settings.

Step 2: Once your device contents get erased, Turn ON your iPhone. You will see the Hello Screen. Simply follow onscreen setup screen, until and unless you reach “Apps & Data screen”. Here tap on “Restore from iCloud Backup”.

Step 3: Now log-in to your iCloud account with your Apple ID and password that is linked to your iCloud account.

Step 4: Select relevant backup file by looking the size and date of each backup file. Once you select the backup file, the transfer starts. If a message pop-up that says a newer version of iOS is required then simply follow the onscreen steps to update iOS.

Step 5: If asked, then log-in to your Apple ID account in order to restore apps and purchases (If you have purchased Apps or content from iTunes using multiple Apple IDs, then you will be asked to log in to each account.) But you can also skip this step in case if you can’t remember the password and log-in later.

Step 6: Simply stay connected and wait for the restore process to get completed. Once completed, you can finish the setup and use your iPhone with all data back (including text messages) on your iPhone.

Note: The data like text messages, photos, music, apps and other information may continue to restore in the background for next several hours or day. So, please keep your device switched ON and connected to Wi-Fi to let the process complete.

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Solution 3: Restore iPhone Messages Deleted By Itself Via iTunes Backup For Free

If you have already taken a backup of your iPhone messages to iTunes, then it becomes very easy to recover iPhone messages deleted itself via iTunes backup for free.

Below follow the steps!

Steps To Recover iPhone Messages Deleted By Itself From iTunes Backup

Step 1: Open iTunes on your PC or Mac in which you have earlier backed-up your iPhone data. Make sure that you have latest version of iTunes.

Step 2: Connect your iPhone to computer with the help of USB/lightning cable. If requested to enter your device passcode or to trust this computer, then simply follow the onscreen steps and agree the request.

Step 3: Select your iPhone icon as it appears in iTunes.

Step 4: From the left panel, go to “Summary” tab.

Step 5: Under the Backup section, click on “Restore Backup”.

Step 6: Now select the most relevant backup file. Look at the date and size of each backup file.

Step 7: Finally, click on “Restore” and wait for the restore process to get completed. If asked, then enter the password for your encrypted backup.

Note: Keep your iPhone connected to your computer after it restart and simply wait for it to sync with your computer. Once the sync finishes, you can then disconnect your iPhone.

Also Read: iPhone Security: Tips To Protect Your iPhone From Hackers Or Theft

Bonus Tip: Back Up Your iPhone To Handle Such Text Messages Loss Scenarios

It is always suggested that you must always keep backup of your important data whether it is your iPhone text messages/iMessages or any other data so that you can easily restore your data from the backup files at the time when you accidentally or unexpectedly lose your original data.

So, what is the best method to backup text messages/iMessages of iPhone?

Well, you can back up your iPhone messages and other data to iTunes or iCloud backup.

But when we talk about best method, then it is recommended that you must use iOS Backup & Restore software to backup your iPhone messages. It is because when you want to restore messages from the backup, then this software allow you to restore selected messages that you wish to recover and not all messages or other data.

Here follow the steps to backup and restore iPhone text messages/iMessages.

Wrap Up

We all know that losing text messages on iPhone is really annoying, particularly when the message contains important or sensitive information. So, if your iPhone deleting text messages by itself then you can fix the issue that is mentioned in this tutorial guide.

However, if you are looking to get back automatically deleted messages from iPhone, then it is highly recommended that you must follow Solution 1 that is try iOS Data Recovery software over Solution 2 and 3 that is restoring messages from iCloud or iTunes backup.

Max Field

Max Field

Max Field is a founder of recoveriphone-data.com. He is an iOS lover and loves to write tips, tricks, fixes for errors, data recovery solutions and more related to iOS, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, iTunes and iCloud.

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