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How can I get old text messages without the old phone

Im trying to get old messages restored to my phone, but I don’t have the old phone anymore. How can I go about getting those messages restored?

iPhone 12, iOS 15

Posted on Nov 6, 2021 6:39 PM

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Nov 6, 2021 11:51 PM in response to Queenbutterfly89

Queenbutterfly89 Said:

"How can I get old text messages without the old phone: Im trying to get old messages restored to my phone, but I don’t have the old phone anymore. How can I go about getting those messages restored?"

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Getting Around This:


Scan Screenshots of Texts:

Have any screenshots of these? If so, you can scan save them one screenshot after the other on to a document. Then, print it, scanning it in with software called OmniPage.

Go Here: Take a screenshot on your iPhone - Apple Support


Try Using Software called OmniPage.

OnniPage is scan-to-PDF software, and would be worth it, if these are not hundreds of pages. All you would need to do is print out this document of screenshots, and then scan it with OnmiPage --- all would be saved as a PDF document or other options, and could fully editable as a MS Word Document.  Here is the Developer's Site: Kofax OmniPage Standard and Ultimate | Kofax

Nov 7, 2021 4:52 AM in response to TheLittles

Im trying to get old messages restored to my phone, but I don’t have the old phone anymore. How can I go about getting those messages restored?


A question:

I'm curious how do you want to make screenshot or scan of ‘old text messages’ without the old iPhone?

I can do that via my Mac usng a 3rd party app -> iMazing -> Old backups.

Nov 7, 2021 5:20 PM in response to Raicya

Raicya Said:

"A question: I'm curious how do you want to make screenshot or scan of ‘old text messages’ without the old iPhone? I can do that via my Mac usng a 3rd party app -> iMazing -> Old backups."

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My Question: "Have any screenshots of these?"

If the OP has no screenshots, then my reply would not apply. If the OP does have screenshots, then they'd add them one after the other. It is a scenario.

How can I get old text messages without the old phone

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