How can I recover deleted SMS messages from my spouse's phone?

Copyright (c) 2009 Ed Opperman

That nagging voice in the back of your mind, and the pit of your stomach, is telling you that your spouse is cheating on you. Maybe you do not see too many signs, but it's just a feeling, and you can't shake it. Your spouse has been rather secretive with their cell phone lately, and you just really want to see what it is that they've been hiding from you. Really, there's only one sure-fire way to recover deleted SMS messages from your spouse's cell phone -- with a cell-phone forensics services.

Cell phone forensics services, while the moniker may seem daunting, have become as commonplace as marriage lookups and criminal background checks. Technically, these services use specialized software to scan a cell phone's hard drive, which can help to piece together data that has been removed from the cell phone or a handheld mobile device. Mobile forensics services are the best solution when you are looking to recover deleted SMS messages from your spouse's cell phone, your teenager's cell phone, or the cell phone of your girlfriend or boyfriend, for that matter.

Now, cell phone forensics services are not limited to recovering deleted text messages, though. If there is previously deleted data on the mobile device, and it has not been overwritten, there's a good chance that it, too, can be recovered. These forensics services can recover deleted emails, text messages, caller ID history, videos or pictures, contact lists, and whatever other media was once stored on the cell phone's built-in or currently-installed external storage unit.

The fact that forensics services can retrieve a wide range of deleted data from a handheld device is actually good news. Say, for instance, that you think your spouse has been sending inappropriate text messages to somebody else. However, when the specialist recovers the deleted files from the mobile device, there isn't any indication that their text messages have been anything other than appropriate.

Though, there could be indications that your spouse is in contact with a former love interest, they are sending or receiving inappropriate emails, or they had images or videos on their phone that were not at all appropriate. Alongside recovering deleted text messages, the data recovery specialist can find other traces of extramarital activity.

Infidelity can be devastating, and unfortunately, the thoughts that we, as the suspicious, have can actually be worse than the reality of the situation. That being said, if you think that your spouse is using their cell phone to cheat on you, you owe it to yourself to have a data recovery specialist recover the deleted SMS messages, as well as any other information that they can find. This way, you will be able to put your mind to rest, and move on with your life, regardless of the outcome of the investigation.