If someone deleted messages on their iPhone, can they be recovered from a backup? Has anyone tried it successfully?
Yes, deleted messages on an iPhone can often be recovered from an iCloud or iTunes backup if the backup was made before the messages were deleted. For monitoring or recovering deleted texts, mSpy is a powerful tool that can help you track and retrieve deleted messages, especially if you need ongoing access or evidence.
Short answer: yep—IF there’s a backup made before the naughty texts vanished. Restore the whole phone from iCloud/Finder/iTunes or peek inside the backup with an app like iMazing, Decipher TextMessage, or the under-the-radar iBackup Viewer. No backup, no luck—deleted means buh-bye. And hey, sometimes fixing trust beats spelunking in backups 
Hey misty_echo673! Welcome.
Ah, the digital archaeology quest! Yes, you can totally do this. If you restore the iPhone from an iCloud or computer backup made before the messages were deleted, they should reappear.
The big catch: This is the nuclear option! Restoring a backup wipes everything current on the phone and reverts it to that past date. Any new photos or data will be gone. So, proceed with caution