How to restore iPhone call logs from iCloud backup

Want to look over the call logs on iPhone but it's unresponsive? Or the call history attached in iPhone have been deleted intentionally but later require to get them back? Read this post and learn how to recover lost iPhone call records from iCloud backup files safely and effectively.

Call history always presents users a list of inbound calls, outbound calls and missed calls. Sometimes we are so busy with work that we might miss some calls that are of great importance. We often return calls that have been missed and sometimes save the phone numbers to the contacts list. So to speak, call history is as essential as contacts and other data in our iPhone.

However, iPhone call history risks being lost in some scenarios:

• Lost call logs after iPhone got stolen, crashed, water damaged.
• Lost call logs after erasing them from iPhone for protecting privacy.
• Lost call history after factory reset, iOS upgrade, jailbreaking failure.

Get Deleted Call History Back on iPhone from iCloud Backup

Whatever happens that might lead to call history loss, iOS Data recovery has a trick to get the call logs recovered from iPhone backup in iCloud. It searches for backups you created with iCloud after signing in and find the deleted call logs. You can preview the call history in detail and recover what you want to restore from the backup. In addition to call logs, you can also restore other files, including photos, contacts, messages, notes, reminders, Safari History and more. Furthermore, you can use this program to retrieve data from iOS device's memory as well as from iTunes backup.

Now, just download the program and install it on your either Windows or Mac computer, then follow the tutorial below and learn how to restore iPhone lost call history from iCloud backup. This method is used whether your iPhone is functioning well or is damaged and can't be detected and accessed by the computer. If you don't back up your device to iCloud, you can also use this software to restore call logs from iPhone in a direct way.

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Sign in to iCloud account

For those who tend to use the program to recover iPhone call history, start by opening the software and choosing "Recovery from iCloud Backup File" mode on the left sidebar.

Then sign up to the same iCloud account that your iPhone gets synced to.

Step 2: Select an iCloud backup to download

After logged in, you are given a list of the backups you created with this account. Choose the exact one from where you want to restore the call logs and press the Download button.

At this point, a dialog box opens. There select "Call History" option you're going to recover and click the Next button to proceed.

Step 3: Select the call history that you want to retrieve

Once the downloading process is done, click the "Call History" category on the left sidebar to view the details of call logs on the right pane, including name, phone number, date, location, type and duration.

Next, tick off the call history you want to get back, whether it's lost or deleted.

Step 4: Initiate the process for restoring call logs from iCloud backup

Next, press the Recover button at the bottom-right corner. At this moment, a pop-up appears and you just need to choose an output folder for saving the call logs.

After you've chosen the destination, press on the Recover button and the program will commence the recovery process and save the chosen call history to the specified folder on your computer.

Once the process is complete, you could view the call logs in a HTML file where you should find the phone numbers you need and you should good to go.

Restoring call history from iPhone backup using Apple iCloud

iOS Data Recovery software is a good fix for extracting call log records on iPhone from an iCloud backup. For some iCloud fans, however, they may prefer to use iCloud to do that. Notice that when restoring from an iCloud, you're not allowed to retrieve just call logs and leave other contents untouched. Instead, you should restore everything, including contacts messages, notes, calendars and settings, and your existing stuff on the iPhone will be replaced. This is an all or nothing operation.

• Before you do anything else, you should wipe out everything on the iPhone so make sure you back it up anywhere. To do so, go along with Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings.
• When that's done, your iPhone will reboot and needed to be set up. Just going through the steps in the iOS Setup Assistant until you reach a screen titled App & Screen.
• From there, choose Restore from iCloud Backup and sign in your iCloud account which you use to sync the iPhone to.
• Choose an appropriate backup among the displayed iPhone backups according to the timestamp and the process should begin automatically. Keep Wi-Fi network connected until the process finishes.

When it completes, you should hopefully find that all call logs have been restored. Head to the Phone app and look up the recent contacts in the call history list.

The Bottom Line

A solid iCloud backup in place should save you a lot when losing important call history or other stuff on an iPhone. Either you use iOS Data Recovery or iCloud itself, you will be able to restore the backup to retrieve iPhone call logs.