hit backspace on a fully highlighted area and now it is lost

How do I recover an entire note that I had accidentally highlighted the whole note and then hit backspace? Now it is gone

iPhone 5, iOS 10

Posted on Dec 19, 2022 02:00 PM

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Dec 19, 2022 02:09 PM in response to budsophstash

Immediately after it happens, you can try shaking the phone to undo the backspace. After that, it's gone.

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