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Is there a way to retrieve deleted messages?

iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 13

Posted on Nov 30, 2020 6:09 PM

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Posted on Nov 30, 2020 6:11 PM

If you are using iCloud Messages, no. If not, then the only way is to restore the iPhone to a backup made when the message was still on the phone. No backup, no recovery. Just remember when you restore to a backup, it takes the iPhone back to that date/time, and anything done since then is lost.

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Nov 30, 2020 6:11 PM in response to Vj1949

If you are using iCloud Messages, no. If not, then the only way is to restore the iPhone to a backup made when the message was still on the phone. No backup, no recovery. Just remember when you restore to a backup, it takes the iPhone back to that date/time, and anything done since then is lost.

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