restore messages
I was going to delete just one piece of a message and the entire thread disappeared. How can I get it back?
iPad Air 2, iPadOS 13
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Assuming you don’t house your messages in iCloud, they are saved on your iPhone backup. Restore that backup to retrieve the messages that were present when the backup was created.
Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support