How to look at deleted messages on facebook app

How to look at deleted messages on facebook app

3 Ways to Recover Deleted Facebook Messenger Messages on iOS- dr.fone

Deleting messages by mistake from Facebook Messenger can seem like a disaster because FB does not have a recovery option. Relax! ... provided you are using an Apple device, the dr.fone toolkit – iPhone Data Recovery application can recover deleted Facebook messages quickly and easily.


To retrieve deleted Facebook messages you need a professional iPhone recovery software to help you. But if you have archived the messages, you will have no problem getting them back because they have merely been hidden in another part of your system’s memory.
In this article I will show you how to recover deleted Facebook messages as follows:
  • Part 1. How to recover deleted Facebook Messenger messages
  • Part 2. How to archive Facebook messages on iOS
  • Part 3. How to recover archived messages on Facebook Messenger

Part 1: How to recover deleted Facebook messages?

To recover deleted messages from Facebook messenger on iOS device, you need to use a third-party data recovery tool, such as dr.fone - Recover (iOS). It allows you to scan your iPhone/iPad to retrieve deleted data from it.

dr.fone - Recover (iOS)

World's 1st iPhone and iPad data recovery software
  • Provides three ways to recover deleted data from iPhones and iPads.
  • Recovers Facebook messages, photos, videos, contacts, messages, notes, call logs, and more.
  • Previews and selectively recovers what you want from iPhone, iTunes and iCloud backups.
  • Trusted by millions of users around the world and has received rave reviews.
  • Works for all iOS devices. Fully compatible with the latest iOS 11.

Steps to recover deleted Facebook messages from iOS devices.

No matter how long it is since you deleted them, you can retrieve these messages in just a few simple steps provided your device is running on the Apple operating system (iOS):
  • • Open dr.fone on your computer and click "Recover".
  • • Connect your iPhone and then tap on Recover from iOS device.
  • • After the phone is connected, you can select the specific file types to recover from your iPhone.
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  • • Tap "Start Scan".
Once the scanning has finished you will be able to select the Facebook messages you want to retrieve.
As you can see, the next screen shows a complete list of what has been deleted from your device ... calls, photos, contacts, messages, calendar, reminders, etc ... down the left-hand side of the screen.
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  • • Click on "Messenger".
  • • Find the messages which you would like to restore.
  • • Select these messages by checking the related box.
  • • Tap "Recover to Device".
That’s it. Your messages have been restored.
Simple, isn’t it, thanks to dr.fone?

Video Guide: How to recover deleted Facebook messages with dr.fone

Now ... 2 Bonus Tips ... I am going to show you how to archive messages in iOS and then how to retrieve them.
This will get rid of the need to recover deleted Facebook messages.

Part 2: How to archive Facebook messages on iOS

Rather than deleting messages you no longer want, you can archive them. The great thing about archiving is that you can retrieve archived messages at any time.
Here’s how you archive your Facebook Messenger messages on an Apple device:
  • • Tap the "Facebook Messenger" application to open it
  • • Select the "Messages" tab.
  • • Locate the message or conversation you want to archive.
  • • Tap on the message or conversation to select it.
  • • Tap "Archive" to send the message into the archives and delete it from your list of messages.
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As you have seen, archiving messaged on Facebook Messenger for Apple devices is super easy. And you can find them easily and retrieve them whenever you want.

Part 3: How to recover archived messages on Facebook Messenger

Provided you archived a message rather than deleting it, it will be in your archives.
You can find particular archived messages by typing your contact`s name in the search feature or by going to the whole archive itself. To search the archives:
  • • Under the "Messages" tab, tap "More".
  • • Select "Archived".
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  • • Now search for the name of the contact that you had a conversation with.
  • • Tap the name to open the "Actions" tab.
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  • • Tap "Unarchive".
Job done ... the messages of that conversation will appear once again in your Facebook Messenger list.
As you can see, archiving messages and retrieving them from the archives is a piece of pie. So why not make a habit of archiving messages rather than deleting them?
There you have it... in this article you have learned how to retrieve deleted Facebook messages using the dr.fone toolkit ― iPhone Data Recovery. You have also found out how easy it is to archive messages and retrieve them later.
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