Deleted Text Messages

How do I retrieve deleted text messages on my teen's iPhone 7?

--Linda

iPhone 6s, iOS 14

Posted on Aug 29, 2021 3:23 PM

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sberman

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Posted on Aug 29, 2021 3:24 PM

Unless you house your messages in iCloud, they are saved on your iPhone backup. Restore that backup to retrieve the messages that were present when the backup was created.

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

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sberman

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Aug 29, 2021 3:24 PM in response to LindaRWarner

Unless you house your messages in iCloud, they are saved on your iPhone backup. Restore that backup to retrieve the messages that were present when the backup was created.

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

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