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How do I restore a stream of messages?

How do I restore a stream of messages? My daughter (6 months old) deleted all of my messages from her father including the one he just sent so I haven’t seen it. How can I retrieve deleted messages?


When I restore ...the messages from him can not even be searched! OMG!

iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 13

Posted on Nov 21, 2020 7:13 AM

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Posted on Nov 21, 2020 7:17 AM

Deleted messages are gone forever, unless:

  • You don’t sync messages to iCloud

AND

  • You have a backup that contains the messages


If both of these are met you can restore that backup. I’m curious, however; Apple makes it difficult to delete a message thread by requiring that you swipe across the message, then confirm deletion on a different spot on the screen. If your 6 month old can do that she is very talented.

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Nov 21, 2020 7:17 AM in response to Joclyn77

Deleted messages are gone forever, unless:

  • You don’t sync messages to iCloud

AND

  • You have a backup that contains the messages


If both of these are met you can restore that backup. I’m curious, however; Apple makes it difficult to delete a message thread by requiring that you swipe across the message, then confirm deletion on a different spot on the screen. If your 6 month old can do that she is very talented.

How do I restore a stream of messages?

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