No option to view recently deleted

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syra64 Author

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No option to view recently deleted

What if it doesn’t have the ‘recently deleted’ option even with the update? Means it’s been cleared?

iPhone XR, iOS 15

Posted on Nov 25, 2022 4:32 PM

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Bob Timmons

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Nov 25, 2022 4:36 PM in response to syra64

The messages must have been deleted.......after......you installed iOS 16 in order to show up under Recently Deleted. If 30 days have passed since the messages were deleted, they have already been permanently deleted.

If you deleted messages......before......you installed iOS 16, the messages are gone.

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Nov 25, 2022 5:24 PM in response to syra64

According to your profile your phone has iOS 15. You need iOS 16 to recover delete texts, and they must have been deleted after you update to iOS 16→Recovering deleted texts and iMessages - Apple Community

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syra64 Author

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Nov 25, 2022 5:22 PM in response to Bob Timmons

What if it’s up to date and let’s say the messages were deleted a few days ago (after the update) but there’s still no option of “recently deleted” ? Does that mean they were permanently deleted from the ‘recent deleted’ option or is there another reason the option isn’t showing?

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