iCloud messages not transferring

Hi, I recently lost my iphone and in retrieving my Icloud account and I don't think all of my text messages have transferred from the cloud. All text stop on 30/09/2022. Photos, Watsapp etc history reverts back to 2018

New (old) Iphone XR running version iOS 18.5

Messages in Icloud is toggled "On".

Keep messages forever is also toggled and I am "sure" was same on my lost Iphone.

Messages in Iphone storage @ 380MB vs Icloud at 15GB.

Iphone has used 60GB of 128GB storage

Icloud storage used 43GB of 2TB

Icloud backup is on and backed up from lost phone 3 days prior to losing on 12/6/25 (under one month ago). Backup size 3.2GB

Icloud backup from new Iphone currently at 1.2GB last run yesterday 5/7/25.


Is it possible to obtain dates from when Icloud messages are stored?

Can you view the number of messages stored on each device understanding that the storage will usually be different?

Thanks

iPhone XR, iOS 18

Posted on Jul 6, 2025 11:04 AM

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