If you're clearing out old text messages on your iPhone and accidentally delete an important one, don't panic. Chances are, you can still get it back.

How to recover deleted text messages if you use the Google Messages app If you use Google’s Messages app, you can recover your text messages – but only if they are saved in a backup of your phone.

You can also recover all of your deleted text messages at once -- don't select any message and then just tap Recover All.

Although the data recovery apps that we tested turned out to be a waste of time, you may still be able to recover deleted text messages.

How to restore text messages with SMS Organizer Make sure the SMS Organizer app is installed on your new Android phone during setup. If it isn’t installed, go to Google Play and install the app.

The simple two-click method to recover deleted SMS Retrieving deleted text messages on your iPhone is now remarkably straightforward thanks to Apple's recent system updates.