text messages disappearing

Hi pmtpam,

To help us get a better understanding of the issue, we’d like to ask a few questions.

1. Is this happening with all messages, or only messages/conversations with certain contacts?

2. Were any changes made to your device or settings before this happened? If so, what changes were made?

The above details will help us plan how to proceed.

Please also check out this link, which has information that may be able to help you recover messages, if they were deleted in error: Recover deleted text messages on your iPhone or iPad

How to retrieve a deleted message or conversation

1. In Messages, tap Edit on the conversations page. If you previously turned Message Filtering on, the Edit button doesn't appear. Instead, tap Filters on the conversations page.

2. Tap Show Recently Deleted .

3. Choose the conversations with the messages you want to restore, then tap Recover.

4. Tap Recover Message or Recover [Number] Messages.

You need iOS 16, iPadOS 16.1, or later to recover deleted messages and conversations. You can only recover messages and conversations that you deleted within the last 30 to 40 days. If you delete a message before you update to iOS 16, iPadOS 16, or later, you can't recover that message.

Learn how to delete a message or a Messages conversation on your iPhone

Thanks!

Welcome back pmtpam,

Thanks for letting us know. In this case, we'd suggest reaching out to Apple for additional troubleshooting assistance using: Official Apple Support

Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.

Cheers!