Add an iPhone

EvidentlySo for Windows reads your iPhone’s messages from a backup of your iPhone on your PC.

What you need

• Your iPhone and its charging cable.
• Your iPhone’s passcode (the code you type to unlock it).
• A Windows PC with EvidentlySo for Windows installed.
• About an hour. The first backup can be slow.

Get Apple Devices

Apple Devices is Apple’s free app for Windows.

1. On your PC, click Start, type Microsoft Store, and press Enter.
2. In the search box at the top, type Apple Devices.
3. Click Apple Devices, then click Get. Wait for it to install.

Back up your iPhone

1. Unlock your iPhone: press the button on its side, then type your passcode.
2. Plug the iPhone into the PC with its charging cable.
3. On the PC, open Apple Devices.
4. On the iPhone, a box asks “Trust This Computer?” Tap Trust, then type your passcode.
5. On the PC, click your iPhone’s name on the left.
6. Click General, then choose Back up all of the data on your iPhone to this computer.
7. A backup password is optional. If you set one, write it down. Without it, nobody can open the backup, including you.
8. Click Back Up Now. Leave the iPhone plugged in until the backup says it’s finished.

Make your PDF

1. Open EvidentlySo on your PC.
2. Click Add a phone, then iPhone, then Look again.
3. Choose the backup you just made. If you set a password, type it.
4. Choose a conversation and its dates, then click Generate PDF.

Still stuck? Contact support.