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Can you airdrop messages from one iPhone to another?

My husband accidentally deleted all the text messages I sent them. Is there a way I can air drop the messages from my iPhone to his? He has an X Max and I have an 11 Pro Max Both on the latest iOS.

iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 14

Posted on Oct 7, 2020 10:16 PM

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Posted on Oct 7, 2020 10:20 PM

Unfortunately those messages that were accidentally deleted are gone. They can only be retrieved if you do not use iCloud for Messages AND have a backup file of your husband's iPhone with those messages in it.

You cannot AirDrop Messages to another iPhone user. AirDrop is to exchange files such as Photos, Videos and documents etc.


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Oct 7, 2020 10:20 PM in response to Bbishop222

Unfortunately those messages that were accidentally deleted are gone. They can only be retrieved if you do not use iCloud for Messages AND have a backup file of your husband's iPhone with those messages in it.

You cannot AirDrop Messages to another iPhone user. AirDrop is to exchange files such as Photos, Videos and documents etc.


Axel F.

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Oct 8, 2020 6:13 PM in response to Bbishop222

No. It does not work that way. If you do not use iCloud for Messages and have a backup of your iPhone on iCloud then that backup file, as a whole, can be used to restore an iPhone. Backup file contains everything in it that the iPhone had. Texts are not separated or archived to be sent to iPhone users at will.


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Can you airdrop messages from one iPhone to another?

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