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I updated my iPhone 13 to IOS 16 but don’t have a “recently deleted messages” option on the message, edit drop-down. Does anyone know why?

Posted on Oct 7, 2022 01:49 PM

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sberman

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Posted on Oct 7, 2022 01:50 PM

Likely because you have not yet deleted any messages in iOS 16.

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sberman

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Oct 7, 2022 01:50 PM in response to Regina1572

Likely because you have not yet deleted any messages in iOS 16.

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