Has anyone actually had success with WhatsApp recovery after a phone crash?
A couple weeks ago, my iPhone completely froze during an update and wouldn't restart. Long story short, I had to do a full restore. I thought I had everything backed up, but apparently my WhatsApp chats weren’t included in the iCloud backup like I assumed. Years of messages, photos, and voice notes from friends and family just... gone.
I’ve been looking into WhatsApp recovery options, and I keep seeing mixed results. Some people say it’s impossible, others claim data recovery tools can pull messages directly from the device—even without a backup. I’m especially interested in recovering WhatsApp messages from before the crash, not just whatever’s stored in iCloud.
Has anyone here actually gotten their WhatsApp data back after a situation like this? I came across a service called Gbyte Recovery that claims to help with lost app data from iPhones and iPads, but I’d really like to hear some real experiences before going any further.
Would love to hear what worked (or didn’t) for others in a similar situation.