Recover Lost iMessages on iPad after Updating to iOS 10.3

Q: “I use iMessages on iPad to contact with my friends, and now my notes are missing after I update my iPhone 7 to iOS 10.3. I’m so panic and I really need to get them back urgently. Could you please help.”

iPad iMessages recovery has always frequently asked by users who lost their iMessages especially after upgrade to the latest iOS like the above user above. Therefore, it that any way to recover lost iPad iMessages after update to the newest iOS, especially the coming iOS 10.3? Absolutely Yes! You are able to find disappeared iMessages even if you mistakenly delete or lost after iOS 10.3 update.

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iRefone will help in this situation. It supports to recover lost iMessages on iPad after iOS 10 upgrade with/without backup, it also allow to restore deleted contacts, SMS, photos, videos, call logs, document and more on iPhone/iPad after iOS update. Three recovery mode is available: directly recover from device, recover from iTunes backup, recover from iCloud backup. Suitable for losing data due to iOS upgrade, iOS jailbreak, device damaged/broken, deleted mistaken and so on. Supports almost all the models of iOS devices such as iPhone 7(Plus), iPhone SE, iPhone 6S/6(Plus),iPhone 5S/5, iPad Pro, iPad Mini, iPad Air on iOS 10.3.

You can download it on your computer first. Both Windows and Mac version are available.



Recover Lost iMessages after Updating to iOS 10.3 from iPad Directly

Step 1: Run iRefone and connect iPad with computer. Click on “Start” button.



Step 2: Then it will bring you to a interface to ask you choose the data you want to scan. Choose “Messages” icon and the software will automatically scan and analysis your device after you click it.



Step 3: When the scanning is finished. All of the Messages of your iPad will be displayed, including these lost iMessages. Select these messages you need and click on “Recover to PC” or “Recover to Device” to save these data on your computer or directly transfer back to iPad.



Recover iPad Lost iMessages after Updating to iOS 10.3 from iTunes Backup

Step 1: Launch iRefone and choose “Recover from iTunes Backup” as the recovery mode. All of the iTunes backup files which you have ever synced with iTunes on this computer will be automatically found and listed in the software. Click “Select” or double click the backup you need to access the data interface.



Step 2: Choose the data you want to scan and recover. Click the icon of “Messages” to start the scanning.



Step 3: When the scanning is finished, preview the messages in your iTunes backup and pick out these iMessages you need to save on your computer. Click “Recover to PC” to choose the store folder.



Recover iPad Lost iMessages after Updating to iOS 10.3 from iCloud Backup

Step 1: Choose “Recover from iCloud Backup” to recover data. Sign in your iCloud account with Apple ID and passcode.



Step 2: Choose the data you want to recover in your iCloud. This process will reduce the time of downloading. The less data you choose, the less time wait for the downloading.



Step 3: When the downloading process is stopped, you can click the icon of Messages you need in your iCloud backup file.



Step 4: You could preview all of your iMessages in iCloud backup. Select these messages you need to backup them on your computer.