The first public beta version of iOS 12.1.4 for iPhone/iPad was released recently, which provides important security updates and is recommended for all users. But this version doesn't seem as consummate as users expected since it may cause the data loss after the update. What if you are in such a situation, how would you deal with it? If you have done backup on iTunes/iCloud before the upgrade, it'll be much easier. But what would you didn’t? In this article, we strongly recommend you with iFonebox to recover lost data from iPhone after an iOS 12.1.4 update.
Restoring with the iTunes backup or iCloud backup will wipe the current data on your iOS devices. Even worse, you did not perform backup before iOS 12 upgrade. As an all-in-one iOS data recovery software, it’s aimed to undelete files without backup or extract files from backup without wiping current data. It can recover up to 17 file types like messages, iMessages, notes, phone numbers, safari history, call logs, reminders, WeChat data, WhatsApp data, photos, videos, voice memos, etc. Below you can take a brief look at its main features:
- Quite easy to use all thanks to its user-friendly interface
- Three excellent working modes: recover from iOS device, recover from iTunes backup, recover from iCloud backup
- It’s suitable for a large variety of iPhone/iPad/iPod touch
- The trial version allows you to view all the recoverable data for free
- You can choose target data to back up instead of back the entire device up
- It’s 100% safe and the progress can be finished in a while
Before we start the instructions, you need to download the program to your computer. iFonebox has two available versions: Windows version and Mac version. Please make sure to install the right version for your computer. Once you have installed the program, next I will show you how to retrieve vanished content after you upgrade your iPhone to iOS 12.1.4.
Step one: Launch iFonebox
Connect your iPhone to the computer, in this interface, you'll see “Next” in blue area, click it to continue. It’s necessary to enable the flight mode and keep the USB cable connected stable during the progress.
Step two: Scan data
Take WeChat messages for example, it will scan automatically after you click the “WeChat Messages” icon, the duration depends on the amount of your data so it might take your some time, please wait patiently.
Step three: Get back data
After the scan completes, a list of WeChat messages will show up on your program interface. Just choose the items you want and click the “Recover to pc”.
