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How to recover deleted text messages

How do you recover deleted text messages?

iPhone XS

Posted on Oct 4, 2019 1:10 PM

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Posted on Oct 4, 2019 1:43 PM

If you're using iCloud Syncing for Messages, once you delete a message, it's gone for good.


Keep all your messages in iCloud - Apple Support


If you're not using iCloud syncing and you have a back up containing the messages, you can restore your phone from that back up.


Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support


Note that restoring your phone from a back up will overwrite everything currently on it.

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Oct 4, 2019 1:43 PM in response to Zeborah1

If you're using iCloud Syncing for Messages, once you delete a message, it's gone for good.


Keep all your messages in iCloud - Apple Support


If you're not using iCloud syncing and you have a back up containing the messages, you can restore your phone from that back up.


Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support


Note that restoring your phone from a back up will overwrite everything currently on it.

How to recover deleted text messages

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