Do your messages save when you back up your iPhone?

Do your messages go to your new phone after you back up everything on your old phone?

iPhone 7, iOS 14

Posted on Dec 12, 2020 5:42 PM

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Dec 12, 2020 5:46 PM in response to jaquan212

There are 2 ways:

  • Go to Settings/[your name]/iCloud - Messages - if it is on your messages sync to iCloud, and when you turn on the switch on the new phone they will sync
  • If that switch is off then messages will be saved in backups.


Here are the full instructions for transferring to a new device ➡️ Transfer data from your previous iOS device to your new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

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