Extract WeChat Recall Messages from iCloud Backup

January 23 2017

Do you know how to extract WeChat recall messages from iCloud backup? From this article, we’ll learn how to extract WeChat recall messages from iCloud backup. Read it and learn how to do it.

When someone send us an WeChat messages, when you view it you find the WeChat messages have been deleted by the sender, then we’ll call it WeChat recall messages. So it’s deleted messages. We couldn’t view it any more unless we do backup in iTunes and iCloud or come for the help of third-party iOS data recovery software. When there is backup in iCloud, we can extract WeChat recall messages from iCloud backup with two ways, now see how to do it.

Extract WeChat recall messages from iCloud backup directly

When iPhone is connected with Wifi, we can restore WeChat recall messages from iCloud backup directly. But it will need us to erase all content and settings before restoring.

1.Connect your iPhone with Wifi, go to Setting--General--Erase all content and settings, when all content and settings are erased, go to set up assistant with a hello screen.

2.Swipe to begin the set up progress, choose the files you need, tap on “Restore Backup”, and confirm with “Restore”.

Extract WeChat recall messages from iCloud backup with iRefone

iRefone can help us extract data from iTunes and iCloud backup selectively, and it allows us to preview them before restoring. Also it can recover more than 16 kinds of files. Like contacts, notes, messages, photos, WeChat messages, WhatsApp message ect even you didn’t do any backup.

Now you can download and install the free trial version to have a try.

Step 1. Run iRefone, choose “Recover from iCloud Backup”, log in it with your Apple ID and password.

Step 2. When log in, you’ll see all your backup files. Click “Download” at the end of the files you need.

Step 3. When finish downloading, we’ll enter the new interface with many data icon and media icon that iRefone can recover. Click “WeChat Message” icon. And it’ll be scanned by the software.

Step 4. After scanning, you can preview and choose WeChat recall messages you need, tap on “Recover to PC”.

For more related issue, please refer to below articles:

View WeChat Recall Messages on iPhone

How to Check WeChat Recall Messages on iPhone