So a few weeks ago, I lost a bunch of data on my iPhone after a failed update. I didn’t have a recent iCloud backup, and somehow a lot of my old Messenger messages just vanished. Some of those chats were super important — both for personal reasons and for work stuff I need to reference. I’ve tried the basic stuff like reinstalling the app and checking archived threads, but no luck.

I’ve been looking into third-party tools for Messenger recovery and came across a service called Gbyte Recovery. They claim to specialize in iOS data recovery, including messages, photos, and app data. Has anyone here actually used them or had any experience with this kind of recovery? Would love to hear if it worked for you or if there are other tools you'd recommend.

Appreciate any insight, especially if you’ve been through something similar!