How can I undo deleted words iPhone 11? (single instance of a block of text)

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How can I undo deleted words iPhone 11? (single instance of a block of text)

I typed a long email message and accidentally deleted it when I selected the whole text passage to change the font. For future reference, is there a way to undo (recover) this block of text? I've made this same mistake in the past when creating long social media posts and notes. It is frustrating not being able to recover my work. I was told to shake the phone but that didn't work for me. Maybe those directions were intended for an older iPhone and operating system.

Would you please point me in the right direction? Thank you.

Please Note: I'm not asking how to restore text messages. I know how to backup & recover.

iPhone 11

Posted on Jul 11, 2020 7:20 PM

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Axel Foley

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Jul 11, 2020 8:05 PM in response to wwords

I understand you and that is that you want to know whether there is a way to recover deleted text message (From the text entry box) before it was sent. Unfortunately, the answer to your question is a NO. Currently that is not possible. When composing a text message, the text while in edit mode, it is not saved anywhere and therefore cannot be recovered once deleted.

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wwords Author

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Jul 12, 2020 7:11 PM in response to Axel Foley

Hi Axel,

I appreciate your reply. I just wanted to confirm that the "shake to undo" text feature is not available on my model of the iPhone? Please advise.

Thank you again for your help.

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Axel Foley

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Jul 12, 2020 10:01 PM in response to wwords

The "Shake to Undo" feature is available on your iPhone and it is found in settings.

Open Settings ➔ Accessibility ➔ Touch ➔ Shake to Undo - You can turn that ON. Note that it is NOT going to undo the action for any text that is deleted in the text box. It is a general Undo command that works where applicable.

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How can I undo deleted words iPhone 11? (single instance of a block of text)

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