How to Retrieve Deleted Text Messages on a Cell Phone

1. Download and install a text message recovery software program. Click the links in the 'References' section below to be directed to some sites with free trials.
2. Connect a SIM card USB adapter to one of your computer's USB ports.
3. Remove your phone's SIM card and insert it into the USB adapter.
4. Open your text message recovery software program. Choose PC or Mac device recovery.
5. Double-click the USB drive icon. Wait for the files to be recovered (this can take awhile), then sift through the information to find what you're looking for.