How to View Text Messages (SMS) on iCloud Pc/Mac - iOS Hacks

How to View Text Messages on iCloud

Trying view your iPhone SMS messages and iMessages on iCloud, only to realize there is no step-by-step solution? We previously explained how to retrieve deleted messages text messages on iPhone. Here we will provide you an easy and smart way to view iCloud messages.
The entire contents of your iPhone, including the text messages, can be backed up to iCloud or iTunes on your computer. If your iPhone is damaged, broken or lost, you can restore this backup to your new iPhone and have up-to-date copies of your messages. However, there seems no way to preview the text messages on your iCloud backup before you completely restore your iPhone. How to view and download the iCloud messages directly on the computer without performing a whole restore? Here is an iOS content manager - AnyTrans that gives you the access to iCloud backup, and view iCloud messages, contacts, notes, calendar and more.
Now follow us to check out why AnyTrans is so reliable, and how AnyTrans exactly makes the text messages viewable on iCloud.

AnyTrans Main Features

1. iCloud backup management: AnyTrans allows you to log into iCloud, and view the backup files including messages, notes, contacts, calendar, call history, photos, etc. You can also download the backup files to computer directly.
2. iOS data transfer: AnyTrans supports transferring & managing data on iPhone/iPad/iPod like messages, contacts, notes, photos, music, videos, apps, books, etc.
3. Full-way transferring mode: AnyTrans supports transferring data between iDevice and iDevice, iDevice and Computer, iDevice and iTunes. You can easily transfer iPhone text messages to computer or to another iPhone directly.

How to View Text Messages on iCloud with AnyTrans

1. Download and install AnyTrans on your PC/Mac.

2. Open AnyTrans, and link your iPhone to the computer.

How to View Text Messages on iCloud with AnyTrans

3. On the homepage of AnyTrans, click the iCloud button, and sign in with your Apple ID.

How to View Text Messages on iCloud with AnyTrans

4. Select a backup you need, and click Messages.

5. Now you can see the text messages with phone numbers or contact names. And you can also download them to your computer by clicking the To PC button.

How to View Text Messages on iCloud with AnyTrans

 6. Then choose the destination that you want to store the messages on your computer, and click Open to start exporting messages. They will be saved in a folder named "AnyTrans-Export-2015-xx-xx".

Note: The function of extracting messages on iCloud works for iCloud backup files that based on iOS 8.4.1 and before. If the iCloud backup is for an iOS 9 device, AnyTrans may fail to load the data.