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Retrieve text messages

How to retrieve deleted text messages?

iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 12

Posted on Dec 16, 2021 7:56 AM

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Posted on Dec 16, 2021 7:57 AM

Once deleted, messages are erased.


If you have a device backup that contains the message, and you do NOT use messages in iCloud, you can erase your device and restore it using your backup. You'll lose anything new since the backup was created.

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Retrieve text messages

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