A lot of iPhone users have reported that their text messages are randomly disappearing after update to iOS 12/11.3 or other reasons. When messages are gone, they are unable to get the messages back on their devices. While it is still unknown why this is happening, a lot of troubleshooting procedures have been fruitless.

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If you have noticed that your messages on iPhone disappeared, don't worry. Data which disappeared from your iPhone may not vanish forever. Sometimes, they are just marked as deleted and still hidden on your devices. Thererfore, it is possible to recover them. In this article, we will give you some suggestions on how to get disappeared iPhone messages back, even iOS 12/11.3 is running on your iPhone. Keep reading to find out how.

Part 1. Try Basic Troubleshooting Steps

Follow the steps below to troubleshoot the problem:

Step 1: Try hard reboot your iPhone:

• On an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus device: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and Volume Down button at the same time for at least 10 seconds until the Apple logo appears.

• On an iPhone 6s and earlier device: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and Home button for at least ten seconds continuously until you see the Apple logo.
• On iPhone 8 and iPhone X, press Volume Down button and then Volume Up button. Then keep holding Sleep/Wake button until Apple logo appears on the screen.

Step 2: If the issue still exists, go to Settings > iMessages to turn it off. Turn it on a few minutes later to see whether the messages you need will appear.

If the above solution doesn't work, try our second option.

Part 2. If You've Backed Up Messages to iTunes/iCloud

1 Extract Text Messages from iPhone Backup Files

It is very likely that you missing text messages could be on an iCloud or iTunes backup if you back up your iPhone regularly. There is a tool for you to extract just the text messages from the backup efficiently. It is iMyFone D-Back iPhone data recovery tool Win or iPhone data recovery tool Mac (iOS 12 supported). You can use it to check whether the missing messages are in iTunes or iCloud backup files, and then extract the messages from your backups. See what the program can do for you:

Key Features:

• Extracts 22+ types of data from your iCloud/iTunes backup. You can extract photos from iTunes backup, view and extract contacts from iCloud and get more data.
• You don't have to restore iTunes or iCloud backup to any iOS device. The data will be extracted to your computer.
• It can export data from your iPhone for more uses even you are using iOS 12/11.3 on the latest iPhone X/iPhone 8. For example, you can print your iMessages conversations.
• It is basically a data recovery which supports to recover 22+ types of data directly from your iPhone. This efficient iOS data recovery tool has been recommended by Cult of Mac as a reliable data recovery tool.

Here's how you can recover disappeared text messages from backup files. But before we begin, you need to download and install iMyFone D-Back to your computer. Once this is done, follow these simple steps to gain access to your backup files and extract the text messages from your backups.

Extract the Text Messages from an iTunes Backup File

Step 1: Launch the program and from the main window, choose 'Recover from iTunes Backup' and then click 'Start.'

Step 2: Select the iTunes backup file that likely contains the missing text messages and click 'Next.'

In the next window, select the file type you wish to recover (in this case Message).

Step 3: When the scanning process is complete, select the missing text messages from the results displayed and click 'Recover.'

Extract the Text Messages from an iCloud Backup

If you have backed up the messages on an iCloud Backup file, follow these very simple steps to recover the messages.

Step 1: On the main window, select 'Recover from iCloud Backup' tab and click on 'Start.'

Step 2: Sign in to your iCloud account and in the next window select the iCloud backup file that contains your missing messages. Click 'Next' to proceed.

The next window will allow you to select the type of file you wish to recover. Choose 'Message' and click 'Scan' to continue.

Step 3: Preview and select the missing text messages on the next window and then click 'Recover' to get them back.

2 Restore Your iPhone to a Relevant Backup File

You can also use your iTunes backup that includes your text messages to restore your iPhone. But please note the existing data will be overwritten in this way. You can refer to the picture below to restore the backup to your device.

But note that if you want to restore an iTunes backup made for iOS 11/10/9/8/7 to an iOS device running iOS 12, the method will not help.

Part 3. If You Haven't Backed Up Your Messages Before

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As explained, the disappeared data may still be on your iPhone, so if you hadn't backed up the messages, there are still some chances that you might be able to use a recovery tool to get them back. There are many third-party tool in the market. We would like to recommend iMyFone D-Back iPhone data recovery Win or iPhone data recovery Mac (iOS 12 suppported) because it is famous for its high recovery rate in the industry to recover the disappeared data.

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Here's how to do that.

Step 1: Launch the program and then click on 'Recover from iOS device'. Click on 'Start' to begin.You will then be asked to connect the device to the computer using USB cable. Click 'Next' once the program recognizes your device.

Step 2: In the next window, select 'Message' under 'Message & Call Log' as the file type we want to recover. Then click 'Scan'.

Step 3: Once the program has detected the program, click on 'Scan' to allow iMyFone to scan the device for the missing messages. When the scan is complete, find the messages in the recovered files displayed on the next window and then click 'Recover.'

Now you get several ways to recover disappeared text messages from iPhone or iPhone backup, and they all supports iOS 12/11.3. Choose the one suits your situation most and try it. Don't forget that iMyFone D-Back also offers Free Trial version for all the Windows and Mac users.

Microsoft released the final version of Office 2016 today, a major update for the enterprise and a big step in the right direction. It’s an incredibly powerful suite that hits on all of the right touch-points. There is now a co-authoring feature in Word where you can collaborate on a document in real-time and see what someone else is typing. The desktop suites can now use multi-factor authentication for better security. And, there’s a host of new features that are designed to make you more productive.

Other than the co-authoring, which I wrote about last week, there’s a new feature in Microsoft Word 2016 called Tell Me that’s a real game changer for those in business or just making a shopping list.

The name Tell Me is an interesting choice of words for the feature, considering Microsoft used to own a speech processing company called Tellme up until 2012. It pops up in Word as a small field above the ribbon and seems rather unimportant. Yet, as productivity software gets ever-more complex, the feature is a godsend. You can type just about anything you want and Word will show you the menu choices related to that objective. It means you don’t have to read through mountains of documentation or view any training videos. You barely need to know which new features are included in Word 2016. You just need an inkling of what you want to do.

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I tried this for a few tasks. I wanted to do a smart look-up for a phrase, so I selected it and then typed “smart lookup” in the Tell Me field. It showed that option with some background info, so I didn’t have to wade through any menus. I heard about a few new charts types, but I forgot how to even add a chart. I typed “chart” and saw the option to add one. I know there is a way to share a document with another person if you save it on OneDrive, so I typed “share” and found the option easily. In a few cases, a feature I wanted to look into didn’t show up. For example, I remember hearing that you Skype now integrates into Office 2016 but Tell Me wasn’t that helpful. You can use it to search the Web to find out more about Skype, but you can’t find out anything else.

Tell Me is not just for new users. In many ways, it is for advanced users who just forget how to use advanced features or use so many apps they get them confused easily. In fact, new users might not need Tell Me because they will stick to the basics -- typing documents, saving them, printing them. If they do stumble into the feature or wonder why there is a field above the ribbon, they will find many useful options. If you type “print” you can print, see printing options, or adjust the page settings. If you type “spell” you can check spelling but also change the language you use for a document.

Dividing this bridge between new users and power users is what makes the Tell Me feature so useful. It’s one of those unusual extras in a high-end application that helps with random discovery. For example, you can type “table” and find out that Word lets you draw a table. That might not be obvious if you have come back to Word after sticking with an online app for many years. You can literally stumble into power features.

Word 2016 has found a delicate balance. It is a desktop app with a classic (read: reliable and secure) tone. It sits in the Windows 10 Start menu and is available in just two clicks. You can use it on a plane without having to pay for Wi-Fi access. (Google Docs has an offline mode, but it’s still somewhat limited -- at least for me, I can never get the spell check to work.)

Yet, Microsoft has done a good job making Office 2016 and specifically Word 2016 feel as though it is cloud-enabled. When you save a document to OneDrive, you can quickly load it on your iPhone or Android device without having to figure out which version is the latest.

All of this is enough to make me want to stick with Word for a while, even though I tend to use Google Docs normally. (One of my main reasons I use Docs is simply that I can click one tab over to check email.) With Word 2016, the power and extra features, not to mention the ease of exploring the new features, is enough to make me go back and stick with this app -- for now.