i accidentally deleted all of my iMessages when my phone was in my pocket unlocked and I want to upload them back on my iPhone. They are backed up to my iCloud but I can’t figure out how to make them come back in my messages on my phone
iPhone 13 mini, iOS 15
Once deleted, messages are erased immediately. Messages in iCloud simply synchronizes messages across devices. If you do NOT use messages in iCloud, you may be able to restore messages from a prior backup (albeit at the expense of anything new since then as you'll have to restore your device).
You would have to restore the new phone (and replace everything on it) with the backup of the old phone.
See this Apple Recommended 2021 post by ASC contributor Chris0107: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252570738?answerId=254843299022#254843299022
Click on this link to discover how to 'Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup' --> https://support.apple.com/HT204184
or watch this video if you're using a Mac to do this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbp3gGTQygg
I logged into my iCloud on my old phone and it brought everything right back up just like it was before I deleted it so I backed it up on my old phone then I went to my new phone and looked in my messages and they still weren’t there so I backed it up but still nothing
Hello Krimdellakrim,
You got the idea needing to use a backup, but not actually which backup you need to use nor how to use it. I suggest reading beyond what was recommended if you want to learn how to implement a solution.
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