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Recover old text messages

How do I recover old text messages on my iPhone?

Posted on Oct 20, 2020 8:12 AM

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Posted on Oct 20, 2020 11:53 AM

If you had messages in iCloud turned on Keep all your messages in iCloud - Apple Support and those messages were deleted, then they are permanently gone. If that feature wasn't turned on, you can restore from a backup -- Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support.

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Recover old text messages

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