How to obtain a lost message thread from iCloud

I am using Forever option for keeping messages on my iPhone X. I need to retrieve messages of a contact that is lost and not on my iPhone before a specific date. Could be a bug of iMessages or carrier.


How can I retrieve from iCloud to my laptop, mac or my phones, those messages that are lost?

Posted on Aug 18, 2020 4:09 PM

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Aug 18, 2020 4:25 PM in response to zinacef

The contact is in connection, but all messages before Apr 2020 are not on my phone. It seems he had some phone issues at that time, but it should not affect on my side.


Retreive from iCloud? Yes, I assume the backup is synching the messages on iCloud and there are tools doing that:


https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2018/06/how-to-obtain-imessages-from-icloud/


But I want an Apple suggestion as well.

Aug 20, 2020 10:10 AM in response to Bio2

Bio2 wrote:

I am not sure why you are repeating your reply and play with Visible term. If you read my original question and other messages,
It is clearly about "Restoring" the messages "FROM" iCloud to a destination like iPhone or mac.

I do not want to view messages on iCloud, I know it is not possible and I did not ask it.

Hence my use of the word access. And my very simple no to your question two days ago.


So let me add restore to the list of actions you can't take on Messages in iCloud.


Again, there is no restore process when using Messages in iCloud.


Aug 18, 2020 4:15 PM in response to Bio2

Bio2 wrote:

I am using Forever option for keeping messages on my iPhone X. I need to retrieve messages of a contact that is lost and not on my iPhone before a specific date. Could be a bug of iMessages or carrier.

Did you happen to lose the contact or was it the message that was lost?


How can I retrieve from iCloud to my laptop, mac or my phones, those messages that are lost?

Retrieve what from iCloud?

Aug 18, 2020 4:45 PM in response to zinacef

It could be a bug from system, or since the contact said, he had issue with his phone at that time, may be changing the phone or the carrier caused that. So nothing on my side, unless I recently saw there are no message before that specific time.


But the reason of why this happened does not matter, fro me. What I am looking for is to see if retrieval is possible from iCloud?

And what are the alternate solutions or Phone breaker software like eclomsoft that are around 200$.


Aug 20, 2020 9:56 AM in response to LACAllen

I am not sure why you are repeating your reply and play with Visible term. If you read my original question and other messages,

It is clearly about "Restoring" the messages "FROM" iCloud to a destination like iPhone or mac.


I do not want to view messages on iCloud, I know it is not possible and I did not ask it.


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