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How to recover deleted call history on iPhone with or without backup
Four step-by-step methods to try to track down and retrieve deleted calls from iPhone call history, no matter you have a backup or not.
Call history, gathered within Recents of iPhone's Phone app is used to record incoming/ outgoing calls and missed calls, including the name and phone number of the caller, and the time & date and call duration. Accidentally deleted a couple of important phone history? No worries, this article will tell you where to find deleted calls on iPhone and how to recover deleted call history on iPhone in the right way.
People often delete call history on their iPhones consciously or unconsciously. Perhaps you mistakenly deleted a number from call log that you didn't save it to Contacts (see how to recover contacts from iPhone.) Or maybe your recent calls disappeared after iOS update. Now, jump to the iPhone call history recovery strategies below.
Erased recent calls can be viewed and retrieved on an iPhone, with or without backup.
Can you recover deleted call history on iPhone?
You can see and retrieve deleted call history on iPhone, by using iCloud backup, iTunes/ Finder backup, a 3rd-party data recovery software tool, or contacting your carrier.
1. If you don't have recent backup to recover your deleted call history, try iPhone Data Recovery. It supports previewing deleted calls, and recovering them without erasing your iPhone.
2. To retrieve deleted phone calls from iCloud backup, you'll have to restore your whole iPhone, which renders data that was created after the backup lost.
3. To restore deleted iPhone call history with iTunes/ Finder backup that was made prior to deleting the call log, you need to erase your device.
4. You can also call your carrier or sign in to your account on your carrier's website to get back your deleted call history.
Part 1- Retrieve deleted call history iPhone without backup [No Data Loss]
When it comes to the ways of recovering deleted calls on iPhone, restoring your device from a recent iTunes/ iCloud backup before the stuff was deleted probably comes into your mind firstly - though this will wipe the existing data in your phone. But what do you do if there's no backup from which to recover call history on an iPhone?
Thankfully, computer backup and iCloud backup are not your last resort, instead, the call history you deleted from iPhone can even be recoverable with a specialized recovery software application, specifically the iPhone Data Recovery.
Overview: iPhone Data Recovery works totally well and is good at what it does: retrieving a wide range of lost or deleted iPhone data files without easing any current content, including call logs, messages, contacts, notes, photos, WhatsApp chats, reminder, video, audio and more. A cool feature is its deep scan engine, which is capable of analyzing file types in iPhone's internal database and offers a complete preview of deleted data after scanning.
What you may like it for deleted call history recovery:
Recover from iOS Device mode allows you to find and recover deleted call history on iPhone without backup.
Deep scan engine gives you the ability to see deleted calls on iPhone, as long as they're not overwritten by other data.
Selective recovery technique gives you the freedom to quickly check deleted call history of a number and recover exactly what you need back in a CSV or HTML file.
Recover from iTunes Backup File and Recover from iCloud backup File modes let you preview deleted call history in the backup without restoring iPhone and erasing data.
User-friendly interface and easy to adapt to for all Apple users.
Simple guide— How to see and retrieve deleted calls on iPhone without backup or data loss
In case you did not do a backup since the calls you need to recover, do the following to recover the deleted phone history.
Step 1. Run iPhone Data Recovery on your PC or Mac after download and installation.
Step 2. Choose "Recover from iOS Device" mode from the left side bar.
Step 3. Attach your iPhone to your computer via a lightning cable.
Step 4. Click the Start Scan button to scan your entire iPhone for finding deleted calls. Once the scan is finished, this iPhone call history recovery software will sort all files by types with the amount of each, like photos, contacts, messages, call history, etc.
Step 5. View old deleted call history on iPhone from the scanning result. Click "Call History" category on the left panel, and the call logs should be listed in details with name, call number, date, location, type and duration. You can see deleted calls of your iPhone easily.
Step 6. Recover your old deleted call history for iPhone device. Choose the call logs you want to restore and hit Recover button. This will not factory reset your phone or erase any content and settings.
The retrieved call history iPhone will be saved in a CSV or a HTML file on your computer. You can print for later use or manually get a deleted phone number from the call history back to Contacts app.
4-minute video tutorial for iPhone deleted calls recovery:
Some users may have their call records backed up using iTunes or Finder to store safely on computer, or iCloud, in a way to restore call history when losing on the iPhone.
To achieve the restoration, just be sure there's a backup containing the call logs you've deleted, meaning that the backup would have had to occur before the data was deleted, and no backup has occurred since that time, which would likely replace the previous backup. Then continue reading the article to find and retrieve deleted phone calls from iPhone by restoring a backup.
Part 2- How to retrieve deleted calls on iPhone with iTunes/ Finder backup
You can either use iTunes/ Finder (on Mac with MacOS 15.2 or later), or iPhone Data Recovery utility and therefore to get back deleted iPhone calls logs.
Option 1: Use iTunes/ Finder (a full restore is required)
1. Plug your iPhone to your computer.
2. Open iTunes or Finder, and locate your connected device.
In iTunes, click the tiny device icon on the top left, then choose Summary from the left column.
In Finder, click [your iPhone] under Locations on the left sidebar, then select General tab on the right pane.
3. Click Restore Backup.
4. Check the date of each iPhone backup and pick the most relevant one. There's no way of previewing iTunes backup file so you know if it includes your phone calls.
5. Hit Restore button to trigger the process that your deleted calls history is being recovered. When it's done, eject your iPhone and the call logs are where they should be on the iPhone.
Note that recovering the call history with backup restores your entire iPhone and overwrites all existing data on your device. You have no options to see deleted phone calls in iTunes backup. In case you don't want your iPhone to be restored to factory settings and newer data to be lost, try iPhone Data Recovery program which is featured with Restore from iTunes Backup File mode. Follow the steps in Option 2 below of how to find and retrieve deleted call logs on iPhone from iTunes backup.
Option 2: Use iPhone Data Recovery tool (see deleted calls from iTunes backup without restoring iPhone)
After you open iPhone Data Recovery and choose "Recover from iTunes Backup File" mode, you're able to preview your iTunes backup and find your deleted or lost call history. Then you can restore the call records individually or in batches, instead of restoring the entire backup which overwrites the stuff currently on your iPhone.
Part 3- How to recover deleted call history on iPhone without computer
In order to retrieve deleted call log from iPhone without computer, you will need to restore your iPhone from a recent iCloud backup before the calls were deleted. If your call history has already backed up to iCloud over the air, then use these steps to restore the iCloud backup and have your deleted call logs back to the Recents list with the call numbers retrieved.
You have to first erase anything on the iPhone that all new information created after the save point should be lost, and then restore your device to the backup when the log was on it. You cannot preview your iCloud backup to check the deleted calls, though.
Here's how to recover call history on iPhone from iCloud backup:
In Settings app, tap General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Erase All Content and Settings.
Tap Continue to confirm the erasing process. All files will be deleted.
When your iPhone restarts, set it up from the scratch. Be sure to connect the phone to an active Wi-Fi network connection.
In the Transfer Your Apps & Data screen, tap on From iCloud Backup option.
Continue to sign into your iCloud account with Apple ID and password.
Select an iCloud backup you want to use and the restoration will start. Your iPhone is downloading the call logs and any other data associated with your iCloud account. Depending on the size of the backup, the process may take a few minutes to finish.
After the process is done, the disappeared call logs in the iCloud backup will save to your iPhone inbox directly, which is where your incoming, outgoing and missed calls to be found.
Part 4- Log into your carrier's site to find deleted calls on iPhone
For find your call history, you can also log into your carrier's website or app (if it has one) where you can review your call history for the last 60-90 days, and retrieve the ones you've accidentally deleted.
FAQs- iPhone recent calls recovery
Recent call history disappeared after installing iOS 17. How can you restore call history?
If all of your recent calls are gone from Recents after iOS update, try installing a backup that includes the call history to get it back.
To recover iPhone call logs from backup using Finder or iTunes, connect your device to your computer containing your backup, select your iPhone, then choose "Restore backup," and select the backup to restore your recent call logs.
If you recently got a new phone number before the update, you will not able to retrieve the call history for that previous number.
Can I see deleted calls on my iPhone?
You're not allowed to view the deleted calls until you wipe iPhone and install a backup from iCloud or iTunes/ Finder.
The only way to let a deleted call to be viewed on the iPhone is to use iPhone Data Recovery application. With it, you can not only see deleted phone history in the phone memory, but also preview the data from the iTunes backup if you did one. When retrieving call history with or without backup, the software won't restore your iPhone replacing any data currently stayed in the device.
How can I recover expired call history on an iPhone?
According to Apple, iPhone stores up to 1000 recent calls, but only displays 100 calls in the Phone app. To access older iPhone call history, you can either delete recent calls in the "Recent" list, log in to your mobile provider's website, or restore from an iCloud backup by deleting existing data through a factory reset.
