Have you ever accidentally tapped Clear History and Website Data on iPhone Safari, or deleted a single history record in Safari? There may be important files in such Safari history records. And unfortunately, simply undoing cannot help you get them back. Don't worry! This article will show you how to recover deleted Safari history on iPhone easily.

Method 1: See Deleted Safari History on iPhone in Settings

Safari often keeps cached website data even after you clear your browsing history, as long as you didn't select Clear History and Website Data together. Therefore, you can try checking the deleted history in Safari on iPhone.

Step 1. Open Settings and scroll down to the bottom to click Apps.

Step 2. Scroll and find Safari.

Step 3. Tap Advanced at the bottom.

Step 4. Select Website Data.

Step 5. Tap Show All Sites to view the cached Safari domains.

Method 2: Use Screen Time to Find Deleted Safari History on iPhone

If you have enabled App & Website Activity before deleting Safari history, Screen Time may still have a record of the website you visited.

Step 1. Open Settings and tap Screen Time.

Step 2. Click See All App & Website Activity below the column chart.

Step 3. Keep clicking Show More in the Most Used section until you see relevant websites.

Step 4. Look through and check whether there is the Safari history you deleted.

Method 3: Recover Deleted Safari History on iPhone with the Same Apple ID

If you have signed in with the same Apple ID on your Mac or iPad and enabled Safari sync, other devices may keep the Safari history records before iCloud sync completes.

Step 1. On your other Apple device, open Safari.

Step 2. Click History in the menu bar.

Step 3. Browse records before auto-sync erases them.

Method 4: Recover Deleted History on Safari on iPhone in One Click

If none of the methods above help you find the deleted Safari history, you can try professional data recovery tools, such as ApeakSoft iPhone Data Recovery, to help scan your iPhone or local backups to find and recover deleted Safari history without overwriting your current data.

Step 1. Download and install ApeakSoft iPhone Data Recovery on your computer from the button above.

Step 2. Connect your iPhone to your computer via a USB cable.

Step 3. Select Recover from iOS Device (the default one). Click the Start Scan button to enable this software to scan your iPhone for deleted Safari history.

Step 4. After a successful scan, check Safari History from the left bar.

Step 5. Check the deleted Safari history you want and click the Recover button.

Method 5: Restore Deleted iPhone Safari History from iCloud/Finder Backup

If you have created a backup before you deleted the Safari history, you can try restoring it via an iCloud or iTunes backup. But we should remind you that it will overwrite the current data.

Restore Safari History from iCloud Backup

Step 1. First of all, you should erase your iPhone via Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Erase All Content and Settings.

Step 2. Follow the setup steps and select From iCloud Backup.

Step 3. Select the backup created before you deleted Safari history.

Restore Safari History from Finder

Step 1. Connect your iPhone to your computer and open Finder.

Step 2. Select your device and click Restore Backup.

Step 3. Choose the pre-deletion backup and click Restore.

Final Verdict

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