Deleted text messages

If you accidentally delete a text message, is there a way to recover it on your iPhone or iPad?

iPad Air 3

Posted on Aug 5, 2023 05:50 AM

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Posted on Aug 5, 2023 07:38 AM

Hello there!


If you recently deleted a message, you can restore this!


Follow these steps:

1) First open the apple messages app


2) Tap on the upper left corner: Edit


3) Then, all the way at the bottom, tap: show recently deleted


4) Then select the text’s you want to recover.


5) And the last step: tap on recover


Hope this helps!


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Aug 5, 2023 07:38 AM in response to HCLou

Hello there!


If you recently deleted a message, you can restore this!


Follow these steps:

1) First open the apple messages app


2) Tap on the upper left corner: Edit


3) Then, all the way at the bottom, tap: show recently deleted


4) Then select the text’s you want to recover.


5) And the last step: tap on recover


Hope this helps!


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