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How do you find iMessage backed up in the cloud to read them

iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 12

Posted on Apr 29, 2019 4:28 PM

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Posted on Apr 29, 2019 5:19 PM

You cannot read messages in your iCloud backup. The backup is designed to be able to restore an iPhone completely with the backup, not view individual content.

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Apr 29, 2019 5:19 PM in response to shaunabardo

You cannot read messages in your iCloud backup. The backup is designed to be able to restore an iPhone completely with the backup, not view individual content.

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