Old iPhone 4 with iMessgaes

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Old iPhone 4 with iMessgaes

I have an old iPhone for with IOS7. I want the old iMessages on this phone. However I can't back them up or sync them. This phone is from 2014 and was turned off and never used again, its on it's last legs and won't let me change any of the settings.

I want the iMessages to go on my iMac. How can I get this to work? do I need to buy a third party app?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 16, 2020 1:42 AM

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Nov 16, 2020 2:13 AM in response to peita144

I have iPhone 4S iOS 9.3.6, iPhone 6 iOS 12.4.9, iPhone SE iOS 14.2, iPhone 8 iOS 14.2 and an iPad Pro iPadOS 14.2. Prior to that I had iPhone 3GS, which I have stopped using because it is carrier locked.

I have been updating all these devices whenever a new iOS are released.

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Download the latest version of iOS or iPadOS for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Make sure that your device is signed in to the iTunes & App Store with your Apple ID.

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Choose which devices can send and receive text messages from your iPhone. If you're not using two-factor authentication for your Apple ID, a verification code appears on each of your other devices: enter that code on your iPhone.
* Don't see the Text Message Forwarding setting on your iPhone? Go to Settings > Messages, turn off iMessage, turn it back on, tap Send & Receive, tap Use Your Apple ID for iMessage, then sign in with the same Apple ID used on your other devices.
To forward an SMS/MMS from your iPhone, you need a text-messaging plan. Contact your wireless carrier for more information.

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Nov 17, 2020 12:51 AM in response to SravanKrA

Thanks for this. I was hoping to get the old iMessage a d texts off the phone. Apple support say I can’t. It looks like I need a third party app to extract the messages to put on my iMac. This was not recommended

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Old iPhone 4 with iMessgaes

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