How Can I Search Messages on iPhone

If you are an iPhone messages fan, it would be the basic way that you choose to communicate with others. With the release of iOS 10, iPhone messages has improved a lot which would bring the better using experience. You may receive a lot of messages every day, and it may be a serious challenge to search text messages on iPhone. If you are in the dilemma that cannot find the messages you need in a fast way, in this post we will share you the methods to search messages on iPhone.

Part 1: How to Track Old Messages on iPhone

1. Tap Message app.

2. While viewing the Messages list swipe down with your finger to expose the search box.

3.Enter the search string/keywords/phone number in the search box and the results list will automatically update as you type.

Tips: You can also search text messages on iPhone with Spotlight. Just tap and swipe to the right to bring up Spotlight Search from the Home screen. Then, tap the search bar and enter the information you are searching for. When the search results appeared, swipe down to scroll through the list to locate the Messages section.

Part 2: How to Search Deleted Messages on iPhone

To search deleted messages on iPhone, it is necessary with the help of the iPhone data recovery software names iRefone. As the professional iPhone data recovery software, this tool supports to recover deleted data like messages, notes, contacts, whatsapp, wechat and more. It not only enables you recover data directly from your iOS devices, but also extract from iTunes and iCloud backup.

Download the free version of the software to get to know how to recover deleted text messages from iPhone with iRefone.



First, run iRefone and connect your iPhone to computer with USB cable. Then the software will detect the device automatically. Click on the “Start”.



Then, you will enter into the interface to ask you choose the data you want to scan. Choose and click on the icon of Messages to start the scanning and analysis of your iPhone.



Finally, when the scanning is finished, all of the messages in your iPhone will be displayed in the software, including these deleted messages. You could preview them one by one and select these messages you need. Click on “Recover to PC” or “Recover to Device” to recover deleted messages to your PC or directly transfer back to iPhone.