How to Print Text Messages from iPhone 7/6S/6/5S/5/4S/4

"I need my text messages for legal reasons. How can I print a string of text messages from my iPhone 6. Any one can help? Thanks a lot!"

Printing iPhone text messages has been a common desire for iPhone users. Whether for an evidence in legal proceedings, for archiving purposes or simply for memorial of the story with your loved one, the best way to preserve the important messages on your iPhone is to keep a printing copy of the text messages at hand. However, iPhone itself doesn't support Air print, which means that you cannot print out text messages from your iPhone directly. To solve the problem, 3 workarounds to print text messages from iPhone 7/SE/6S/6/5S/5/4S/4 will be explained below.

Solution 1: Print screenshots of text messages
If you only have a few text messages to print, the easiest way is to take a screenshot and then e-mail it to yourself. Hold the "Home" button and "Sleep/Wake" button on your iPhone simultaneously for 5 seconds until you hear a shutter sound. Repeat the process if it is needed. Your will find the screenshot stored in "Screenshots" folder in Photos app on your iPhone.

Solution 2: Print Text messages from iPhone with a third party tool
To print complete conversation from iPhone, you can rely on a third party application. Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery is a trusted and widely used program which enables you to get access to the text messages on your iPhone or in iTunes backup and print them out. You are allowed to perview and print out the text messages with full information including time, date, sender and content in organized format. Just download it and follow the steps below:

Step 1: Launch the program and connect your device to computer. ( You can click "Next" to print text messages from iTunes backup as well.)
Step 2: Click "Start scan", the program will scan and analyze the text messages automatically.
Step 3: Click "Messages", select the text messages you want to print and click "Recover" to save the message file on your computer.
Step 4: Open the html.index file, select "Print Messages" and then click "Print" to print text messages from iPhone.

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Solution 3: Send text messages to e-mail account

If you don' t have to retain the format, copy & paste is another option. 

1. Open the "Messages" app, touch and hold the messages for a few seconds. A "Copy" button will show up, tap on it.

2. Open "Mail" app and enter your e-mail address in the "To" field, paste the text messages in content field. Tap on "Send".

3. Open the e-mail in your account, and print the text messages out with the printer connected to your computer.

More info about printing text messages from iPhone:

How to Print Text Messages from iPhone

[Voicemail Recovery] How to Retrieve Deleted Voicemail on iPhone

I have deleted an unheard voicemail on my iPhone 6S by mistake and want to get it back desperately. How to recover it? Any help will be appreciated!

As a great feature of iPhone, Visual Voicemail makes you listen to your voicemails in an easy manner. Whether it is a birthday wish from your loved one or voicemail  from a distant friend, the message precious voicemail worthy of replay for us. However, due to some unexpected reasons like accidental deletion, system crash and iOS upgrade, voicemail on iPhone can get lost.  Fortunately, you still stand a chance to retrieve them.  You would find one solution suitable for you among the 3 simple methods on how to retrieve deleted voicemail on iPhone 6S/6/5S/5/4S/4 introduced below.

Solution 1: Recover deleted voicemails from Phone app

Although this feature is often ignored, it is easy to use. And it is the first place you should look when you want recover a deleted voicemail on iPhone.

1. Open Phone app and tap on "Voicemail".

2. Scroll all the way to the bottom and look for the "Deleted Messages" item, tap on it and it will bring up a list of deleted voicemail recoverable.

3. Select the deleted voicemails you want to recover, tap "Undelete". You will find the deleted voicemail moved back to your main voice mail list.

Solution 2: Retrieve deleted voicemail from iPhone or iTunes backup

If you still cannot find your deleted voicemail, you can make use of Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery to recover deleted voicemails. It enables you to retrieve deleted voicemails from iPhone directly or from iTunes backup within just 3 steps without data loss. Just download it and follow the instructions below:

Step 1: Install&launch the Voicemail Recovery and connect your iPhone to computer. ( You can skip the connection and click "Next" to retrieve deleted voicemail from iTunes backup.)

Step 2: Click "Start scan" to allow it scan and analyze deleted voicemail on your device.

Step 3: Check "Voicemail" and preview the deleted voicemail, select the ones you want and hit "Recover" button to save the voicemail file on your computer.

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Note: Turn on "Airplane mode" after you lose voicemail in case any new data will overwrite the deleted voicemail.

Solution 3: Restore deleted voicemail from iCloud backup

Restoring from backup is another choice. If you have backed up your iPhone with iCloud regularly, you shall be able to retrieve deleted voicemail.

1. Go to "Settings">"General">"Reset">",  tap "Erase All Content and Settings"

2. Tap on "Erase iPhone" and enter your iPhone password. Select an iCloud backup and tap "Restore".

3. Keep your device connected to "WI-FI" or turn your network on, the process will take some time depending on the size of the backup and your network.

Note: Restoring from iCloud backup will ask you to erase all data on your iPhone and the newly added data you haven't backedup yet will be wiped. Think it twice before applying this method.

More info please read on How to Recover Deleted Voicemails from iPhone.

How to Recover Deleted Notes on iPhone/iPad

The Notes app on iOS devices is widely used for various purposes like keeping ideas from wandering off, jotting down a shopping list or whatever we want to keep handy on our iPhone or iPad. We rely on electronic device to keep important information nowadays. However, we all make mistakes. Notes on iPhone or iPad may get lost due to accidental deletion. Imagine that you have typed a note for a presentation or a speech on an iPad for a whole afternoon but find it gone because you accidentally hit the delete button. This could be a paralyzing feeling that could generate anxiety and frustration. To ease your mind, 3 ways to retrieve deleted notes from iPhone 6S/6/5S/5/4S/4 or iPad Pro/Air/Mini will be introduced below.

Option 1: Recover deleted notes from Notes app itself
If your iPhone/iPad runs iOS 8 or later and you accidentally deleted a note from your device, all is not lost. Chances are that the deleted note is still on your device. Your recently deleted notes are kept in a special folder called "Recently Deleted" in Notes app for 30 days before they are permanently erased.
1. Open Notes app and tap "Recently Deleted" folder.
2. Tap "Edit" on the upper right corner and select the deleted notes you want.
3. Tap "Move To" and select a folder to recover your deleted notes. Your notes will be back on your device.

Option 2: Retrieve deleted note from your device directly or from iTunes backup
Cannot find your note in "Recently Deleted" folder? There still may be hope. A third party recovery tool can help you recover those deleted notes. Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery is a professional software that enables you to retrieve deleted notes from your iPhone/iPad or iTunes backup. Just download it and follow the steps as described below:

Step 1: Launch the Notes Recovery and connect your device to the computer. If you want to retrieve notes from iTunes backup, you can click "Next" and choose an iTunes backup to extract your notes.

Step 2: Click "Start scan" and it will scan and analyze lost notes automatically.

Step 3: Click" Notes", preview and recover deleted notes.

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Notes: Turn on Airplane Mode on your device after losing notes in case any newly generated data may overwrite your deleted notes.

Option 3: Restore notes on iPhone from iCloud

If you have enabled iCloud sync before, you can retrieve your deleted notes from iCloud, assuming you act within a reasonable time frame.

1. Go to "Settings" and tap "iCloud".

2. Turn off "Notes"and tap "Delete from My iPhone" on the pop-up.

3. Turn on "Notes" and it will re-sync your iCloud notes back on your device in a minute.

If it doesn't work, you can also go to iCloud.com and sign in to iCloud. Click on "Notes" to check if your deleted notes are there.

Option 4: Shake to undo

The "shake to undo" feature of iOS is unknown to or forgotten by most iPhone and iPad users. It is a simple but useful tips. When you accidentally delete a note, just shake your device. A pop-up will show up asking whether you want to" Undo Trash Note", tap on undo and your deleted note will be back on your device.

More info please read on:
How to Recover Deleted Notes on iPhone 6S/6/5S/5/4S/4/3GS
How to Retrieve Deleted Notes on iPad
How to Recover Lost/Deleted Notes on iPhone

How to Recover Deleted Videos from iPhone/iPad

"I managed to delete some videos that I didn't want to delete. I'd like to get those videos back and wondering if there is a way of doing it?"

More and more iPhone and iPad users tend to use their handsets to capture moments for it high-resolution camera and convenience. Some videos record special and memorable moments like wedding, graduation, anniversary, birthday in life and we prefer to keep them forever. But sometimes videos on iPhone be deleted by mistakes. Losing important videos may lead to anxiety. To ease your mind, 3 ways to recover deleted videos on iPhone will be introduced below.

Solution 1: Recover deleted videos from "Recently Deleted" Album in Photos App
If your iPhone or iPad runs iOS 8 or later version, your recently deleted videos will be stored on your device and kept for 30 days.
1. Go to Photos, scroll down the Albums list to the bottom and tap on "Recently Deleted". All the photos and videos you recently deleted will be stored in the folder.
2. Preview the videos, tap on "Select" on the upper right corner and pick the ones you want to recover.
3. Tap on "Recover" on the lower right corner on the screen and then tap "Recover Video". Your deleted videos will be back to original folder.

Solution 2: Take advantage of a third party tool

Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery is a professional software designed to recover deleted contacts, text messages, photos, videos and other data from iOS devices. With the help of the software, you can restore deleted videos either from your device or from iTunes backup with just a few simple clicks. Just download it and follow the steps to recover deleted videos:

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Step 1.  Install & Run the video recovery program and connect your iPhone/iPad to computer via USB cable. ( If you have a backup in iTunes, directly click "Next" and recover deleted videos from the iTunes backup.)

Step 2: Click "Next" to start scanning your device. The program will analyze the videos on your device directly,

Step 3: Preview and select the videos, then click "Recover" button to save videos in a target folder on your computer.

Solution 3: Retrieve deleted videos via iCloud
Another way is to retrieve videos via iCloud. If you have synced photos and videos before, you can restore deleted photos via iCloud with ease.
1. Open your browser and visit iCloud.com. Sign in to iCloud.
2. Click on "Photos" icon and then click on "Albums". Tap on "Videos".
3. Check if the deleted video you want is in the Videos Album. If yes, Click "Select Videos" on the upper right corner and select the videos you would like to retrieve, then click "Download".

How to Export and Print Contacts from iPhone

"How can I export and print all my contacts? I would prefer to keep a backup in case my contacts get lost and I'm yet to find a way to export all my contacts." ---from Apple discussion

To prevent contacts loss, lots of people will backup their contacts but some of them, however, may have no idea of  printing contacts from iPhone 6s/6/5s/5/4s/4. Saving a backup in iTunes or iCloud is easy, but what if you want to have a paperback reserve of contacts in hand? From time to time, you may need to get several or all contacts for some use. Here comes the question: Is there any way to print out hundreds of contacts with detailed information? The answer is absolutely yes. Three methods available will be introduced below to  to help you achieve that.

Method 1: Make use of third-party software

One way to print contacts from iPhone is using Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery. The software enables you to print contacts from iPhone directly or from iTunes backup with just a few simple click. 

Step 1: Launch Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery after downloading and connect your iPhone to computer. ( If you have a backup in iTunes, ignore the step and choose an iTunes backup to extract and print contacts from the backup. )

Step 2: Scan your device for the contacts. Click" Start scan" and the program will scan and analyze your contacts automatically.

Step 3: Preview and print contacts on iPhone. Tap "contacts" to preview detailed information of the contacts on your iPhone. Click "Recover" to save contacts file on your computer. Open the index.html file and check "Print contacts" option, then click "Print"button to print contacts from iPhone.

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Note: The Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery is able to find deleted and existing contacts on your iPhone.

Method 2: Take advantage of iTunes syncing

Another way is to sync your contacts from iPhone for later printing with the use of iTunes. However, you must install the latest version of iTunes on your PC first. iTunes presents you data in organized format and you can print a complete list of contacts through it, but you need to convert it into a spreadsheet first. Follow the steps below to print contacts from your iPhone:

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to computer. Launch iTunes and click on the iPhone icon.

Step 2: Click on "info" tap on the left side and tick on the box of Sycn Contacts with Windows. Choose selected Groups if desired. Select "Windows Contacts" and click on "Sync" button.

Step 3: Press Windows + R on your computer to open Run Command, input "Wab" and hit "OK". A new window will pop up, click tiny forward Arrow to the right of share with button and select "Export", choose "CSV" and click "Export" in the pop-up.

Step 4: Choose a location to save your contacts CSV file and click "Next", select the iPhone contacts field you want and then click "Finish". A dialogue will appear saying you have successfully export contacts from iPhone.

Step 5: Open the CSV file to the Excel and print out the contacts.

Method 3: Export contacts from iPhone by using "Google Contacts"

If you have send all contacts to Gmail, you can easily export your contacts to excel format. Open your browser and go to google contacts. Login into your account and select the contacts you want, then go to "More" and click "Export". Choose Google CSV format and click "Export". Finally, open the CSV file to Excel and print the contacts from iPhone.

Recover deleted iMessages from iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch

I mistakenly deleted iMessages from my iPhone and would much like to recover them, can anyone figure out how to get them back?

iMessage is a great service designed by apple that allows users to send unlimited free messages along with pictures, videos, links, etc to a person or a number of friends at once via WI-FI or cellular networks. As iMessage becomes more and more popular among iDevice users due to its distinctive features, getting lost of iMessages due to accidental deletion, unstable iMessage system and other reasons is not rare in daily life. Question of imessage recovery like the above is commonly seen on different forums. So is there any way to to retrieve deleted iMessages? The answer is definitely yes. Below are three feasible and helpful ways to recover iMessages from iPhone 6s/6/5s/5/4s/4, iPad or iPod Touch.

Method 1: Recover from iOS devices directly or from iTunes backup.
Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery is a powerful software designed for recovering deleted data including iMessages from iOS devices directly or from iTunes backup. Please download and follow the steps below to recover your deleted iMessages.

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Step 1: Launch Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery after downloading and installing it.
Step 2: Connect your iOS device to the computer and click on "Start scan" to begin scanning. The program will scan and analyze your deleted iMessages automatically. ( If you have backed up your device with iTunes before, you can switch to recover from iTune back up mode without the need to connecting your device)
Step 3: Preview and recover deleted iMessages. After scanning, preview the iMessage content and select the ones you intend to recover.

Method 2: Retrieve deleted iMessages from iCloud Backup. 

If you have backed up your device with iTunes or iCloud before. You can retrieve iMessages from iCloud backup. 

Step 1: Go to "Settings" > "General" > "Reset" and choose "Erase All Content and Settings". 

Step 2:  Tap "Erase iPhone" and choose an iCloud backup that contains your deleted iMessages and then tap "Restore"

Step: Keep your device connected to WI-FI during the process of downloading. It may take some time to restore the data. 

Method 3: Find deleted iMessages from other Apple devices.

If you have activated iMessage with the same Apple ID on iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, you will find that iMessages data will be synced across on each device. Deleting iMessages on a device doesn't mean forever loss of the deleted iMessages. If you mistakenly deleted iMessages from your iPhone, you can turn to iPad, iPod Touch or Mac and will find the deleted iMessages appear on those devices. And vice versa.

How to Get back Deleted Viber Messages from iPhone without Backup

Viber is one of the most popular instant chat apps now. However, almost every single thing that people like and rely on will become a burden in some ways. If you use Viber to chat with people, no matter your friends or business partner, you’d better care for your data safety. Backup your Viber message with iTunes or iCloud if you use iPhone/iPad. Or you have to move on and learn how to recover Viber messages from iPhone without backup.  

Under this condition, we have to ask help from professional recovery software. Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery is no doubt one of the best. You can view the recovered messages for free with this tool.

1. Install Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery.
2. Run the program.
3. Connect your iPhone/iPad to computer via a USB cable.
4. Click “Scan”.
5. Click “Viber” to view the messages in conversations after the scanning is done.

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To maximize the recovery possibility, please turn on "Airplane Mode" on your device and use this program as soon as possible. You can retrieve the deleted Viber message as long as it hasn't been overwritten.

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