Recover WhatsApp Messages Online: 7 Solutions You Can't Live Without

Let’s see how to selectively recover deleted WhatsApp messages online on iPhone:

Step 1: First and foremost, install Dr.Fone – Recover (iOS Data Recovery) on your computer and plug in your iPhone through a genuine USB cable. Now, launch the program and then press the ‘Recover’ button.

Note: Prior to running the software, turn down the iTunes auto-sync for your iPhone. Browse, ‘iTunes’ > ‘Preferences’ > ‘Devices’ > select the ‘Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically’ checkbox.

Step 2: Hit on the ‘Recover from iOS Device’ tab from the left-side panel. You can now see the list of recoverable file types on screen.

Step 3: Click on ‘WhatsApp & Attachments’ checkbox and subsequently push the ‘Start Scan’ button. Upon completing the scan process, the program displays the list of lost and existing data on your screen.

Step 4: In order to select the deleted WhatsApp messages and attachments, tap the ‘filters’ drop down and choose ‘Only display the deleted items’ option.

Step 5: After that mark the ‘WhatsApp’ and ‘WhatsApp Attachments’ checkboxes on the left-panel and preview the data.

Step 6: Click the ‘Recover to Computer’ button and save the data on your computer.

1.2 Selectively Recover WhatsApp messages online from iTunes

In case, you have an iTunes backup that contains the lost WhatsApp data, then this method with Dr.Fone – Recover (iOS Data Recovery) is perfect for you. Make sure to turn off auto-sync on iTunes, to prevent the loss of deleted WhatsApp (or other) data forever. Here, you will see how to selectively recover WhatsApp messages online using iTunes backup.

Let’s go through the guide for iTunes method to recover deleted WhatsApp messages online:

Step 1: After launching the program, tap ‘Recover’ tab and then hit ‘Recover iOS Data’ tab from the program interface.

Step 2: From the left-side panel, tap on the ‘Recover from iTunes Backup File’ option and wait a bit. Once the tool detects and loads past iTunes backups, pick the desired backup file here.

Note: In case, your iTunes backup has been from another system and transferred here through USB or other mode. Tap the ‘Select’ button from the bottom of iTunes backup list and load it, before hitting the ‘Start Scan’ button.

Step 3: Now, tap the ‘Start Scan’ button and allow some time to get it over. All the data from the backup file will be extracted here.

Step 4: Preview the data once extracted and then choose the checkboxes reading ‘WhatsApp’ and ‘WhatsApp Attachments’. Now, press ‘Recover to Computer’ button and wait till the data gets saved on your computer.

1.3 Selectively Recover WhatsApp messages online from iCloud

Having an iCloud backup for WhatsApp and your device means, you can use that to recover WhatsApp messages online using Dr.Fone – Recover (iOS Data Recovery). In this part of the article, we are going to show you that exactly.

Here is the quick guide to recover WhatsApp messages online from iCloud:

Step 1: Once you download Dr.Fone – Recover (iOS Data Recovery), install it. Now, launch it and tap on the ‘Recover’ tab over there.

Step 2: Press the ‘Recover iOS Data’ tab and then from the left-side panel tap on ‘Recover from iCloud Backup File’ option.

Step 3: Key in the iCloud account details for logging in and go through the list of iCloud backups there.

Step 4: Pick the one you want to recover WhatsApp messages from and tap ‘Download’.

Step 5: On the following popup, mark the checkbox against ‘WhatsApp’ and hit ‘Next’. In few minutes the data gets downloaded.

Note: If you have a pre-downloaded iCloud backup, then no iCloud login required. Tap the "To preview and scan previously downloaded iCloud backup file"link to upload it.

Step 6: Once backup file is scanned, preview it and then select ‘WhatsApp’ and ‘WhatsApp Attachments’ from the left panel. Hit the ‘Recover to Computer’ button at last for recovering WhatsApp messages online for free to your computer.

1.4 Recover WhatsApp messages online (Apple’s official way)

It is not strange to carry out WhatsApp data recovery online using the official way. As you mostly take up iCloud backup for your iPhone data, WhatsApp might be right there to get recovered. But, the problem associated with this method is, you might find all existing data get erased on your iPhone with iCloud recovery. For safer alternatives, you can go with the above discussed guide.

Let’s see Apple’s official method of WhatsApp message recovery from iCloud data backup:

1. Browse ‘WhatsApp Settings’ on your iPhone > ‘Chat Settings’ > ‘Chat Backup’ for verifying iCloud backup containing WhatsApp chat history is there.
2. Delete and reinstall ‘WhatsApp’ from App Store.

1. Launch ‘WhatsApp’ > verify phone number > restore WhatsApp Chat history using onscreen prompts.